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Océ Demonstrates Industry¹s First Entry-Level UV Hybrid Inkjet Printer for Sign Making Applications

Print Directly onto Rigid Substrates and Roll-Based Media in a Single Model

MIAMI, FL, Jan. 23, 2004 ­Océ (Nasdaq:OCENY), a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, is demonstrating the Océ Arizona 60UV hybrid inkjet sign printer in its booth #1971 at the Graphics of the Americas conference in Miami, FL, January 23-25, 2004. The Océ Arizona 60UV is an entry-level printer that uses UV (ultraviolet) curable inks to produce large format display graphics on rigid and flexible substrates. The Océ Arizona 60UV is unique in that it is the first inkjet printer to combine both flatbed and roll-to-roll printing capabilities with UV ink technology at an entry-level price. Other hybrid models in its price range use either aqueous or solvent inks, and other flatbed UV systems are priced several times higher than the Océ Arizona 60UV.

The Océ Arizona 60UV uses piezo printing technology and UV-curable inks to produce outdoor-durable graphics. Using the collapsible, rigid-media tables included with the system, an operator can print directly onto rigid substrates up to 60 inches wide by 96 inches long by 3/8 inches thick. Printing directly onto a variety of uncoated rigid substrates such as foam-core style mounting board, PVC sheets, styrene, aluminum-plastic composites and more is easy and profitable with the Océ Arizona 60UV. Roll-based media, such as banner and PSA vinyl, in widths up to 64 inches can also be used.

The Océ Arizona 60UV gives lower-volume shops some of the same capabilities as their bigger competitors, said Joyce Virnich, Vice President of Marketing for the Wide Format Printing Systems division of Océ North America, Inc. The ability to print onto both rigid and flexible media gives these shops the ability to compete on price and turnaround time. Being able to produce rigid or flexible prints on one piece of equipment enables these shops to grow their businesses with an affordable capital investment.

UV curable inks promise several advantages over solvent-based inks. Since UV-curable inks cure instead of dry, nozzle dropout caused by ink drying in the print heads is avoided. This reduces maintenance and increases printer productivity. UV-curable inks image well on a wide range of media, and on certain materials deliver better printing performance than solvent-based systems. In addition, there is no concern regarding fume exhaust. This eliminates the need to install a fume extraction system and enables the Océ Arizona 60UV to be placed in most any working environment. Ideally suited for sign shops, reprographics houses and franchise operations, the Océ Arizona 60UV offers affordable, quality, outdoor durable graphics for a wide range of applications such as point-of-purchase displays, exhibit graphics, backlit signs, banners, real estate signs and more. Intended for operation in light production environments, it is user-installable.

The Océ Arizona 60UV uses Océ ColorBlend six-color printing technology to deliver an apparent resolution of 600dpi. Print speeds are up to 55 square feet per hour in four-pass mode. It uses Océ Arizona 7200UV inks, packaged in 0.5 liter bottles. The Océ Arizona 60UV requires Onyx Workflow Software version 6.0 or later.

Availability

The Océ Arizona 60UV is currently in customer trials. Production shipments are expected to begin in Q2-2004 in the U.S. Hardware and ink pricing will be announced at a later date.

The Océ Arizona 60UV joins the company's popular Arizona family of outdoor-durable printers, which includes the Océ Arizona 90, Océ Arizona 180, Océ Arizona 500, and Océ Arizona 600 roll-based printers and the Océ Arizona T220 and Océ Arizona T220UV flatbed printers.

Océ is a leading provider of digital document management technology and services. The company¹s solutions are based on Océ¹s advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives -- locally and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Océ digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Océ also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions. Netherlands-based Océ N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY), with a workforce of more than 22,000 people and 2002 revenues of $3.2 billion, maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Japan. Océ¹s North American headquarters is located in Chicago with major business units in Chicago; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; San Jose, CA; Salt Lake City; and Coventry, RI. North American revenues were $1.3 billion for fiscal 2002, and employment is currently 9,600. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.

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Chicago, IL 60656
Phone: 530-346-2146
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