125 years of innovation

Océ R&D has a rich history with 125 years of innovation.

Here are some of the major milestones of the 8 Océ innovation sites around the globe.

1927 Venlo
Diazo paper
introduced

1891 Venlo
Handrie Meuskens hired,
the birth of Océ R&D

1948 Venlo
Number plate for Océ 1960 Venlo
machines Océ 155 Combine
with sorter drum
introduced

1973 Venlo
Océ 1700 introduced. 1979 Venlo
Océ’s first plain paper copier Green button concept introduced
together with the Océ 1900

1995 Venlo
Océ 9800 with 1989 Créteil
Copy Press Océ in Créteil founded
introduced. after acquisition
Océ’s first
digital printer 1996 Poing
Siemens Printer
Division in Poing 1996 Venlo
became part Océ 3165 introduced
1996 Créteil of Océ
First controller
developed
(for the Océ 9800)

1997 Poing
PRISMAproduction
for continuous feed
introduced

1998 Poing 1999 Namur

Océ PageStream Océ in Namur
1000 introduced founded after
as best in class acquisition

2000 Poing
Océ CustomTone
introduced enabling 2001 Vancouver
printing of customer Océ in Vancouver founded
specific spot colors after acquisition

2002 Poing
Océ VarioStream
family introduced
2003 Créteil 2002 Vancouver
Next Generation Océ Arizona T220
Controller, first introduced
controller for color, (first flatbed printer)
introduced for the
Océ TCS400 2005 Namur 2005 Timisoara
PRISMAsatellite
(first product made Océ Software
for Océ) Romania in
Timisoara
founded

2006 Venlo 2006 Venlo

Océ VarioPrint 6000 OCEAN design introduced
with Gemini technology
introduced 2006 Vancouver
Océ Arizona 250GT
with VariaDot
imaging
technology
introduced

2007 Timisoara
Started working on PRISMAsync
User Interface touchscreen

2007 Venlo 2007 Venlo

First license sold Gold iF award for
PRISMAprepare Océ TDS700
received

2008 Singapore
Océ Technologies 2008 Venlo
Asia R&D group PRISMAsync
2008 Singapore founded controller 2008 Venlo
R&D support started of introduced Océ CrystalPoint and
Océ ColorWave family Toner Pearls introduced
manufacturing in addition to some
existing WFPS B&W printers
2008 Poing
2008 Créteil SRA Controller integrated into Océ JetStream, the first
WARP controller Océ continuous feed high productive inkjet printer
introduced for the Océ
ColorWave 600
2008 Vancouver 2008 Namur
White ink
introduced Océ in Namur
took over
PRISMAprepare 2009 Venlo
development Océ PlotWave 300
introduced with
controller from
2009 Singapore Créteil
First line R&D support
for Asia based product
lines started
2009 Timisoara
PRISMAaccess
first product fully 2010 Szeged
developed Océ in Szeged
founded

2010 Vancouver
Océ Arizona 550
multi row printer
introduced
2011 Poing
Océ ColorStream 3000 series,
the first own continuous feed
inkjet printer introduced
2011 Venlo 2010 Singapore
Color version R&D support for
of PRISMAsync manufacturing
(co-developed of Océ VarioPrint DP line
with Canon) introduced printers started

2012 Poing
Canon patent award received
for seamless welding of photo-
conductor belts 2012 Singapore
The first engineered user interface
panels built for Océ ColorWave,
2013 Venlo Créteil Océ PlotWave and
Océ PlotWave 340/360 Océ VarioPrint DP Line
with ClearConnect introduced

2013 Poing
Invisible security 2014 Créteil
ink integrated 1st patent on relief
in the Océ printing awarded. Start
ColorStream 3000 of Elevated Printing

2014 Vancouver 2014 Poing

Océ Arizona 6100 Océ ColorStream
2014 Szeged series high- 3000Z with Z-fold
irista photo library volume flatbed option introduced for
in the cloud printer Japanese market
introduced introduced

2014 Venlo
Océ ColorWave 2015 Venlo
900 high-speed Gold iF award
42“ wide format received for
printer introduced Océ PlotWave
500
2015 Venlo
2015 Szeged Océ VarioPrint i300 high-speed
Océ in Szeged and cutsheet inkjet printer with
Lifecake (a start-up iQuarius technologies introduced
acquired by Canon
Europe) started working 2015 Namur
together on irista PRISMAprepare 6.2 introduced

2015 Venlo
Océ metaljet
technology
introduced for
jetting of molten 2015 Timisoara
metal PRISMAdirect
with OCEAN 2.0
2015 Créteil designed,
2015 Vancouver WARP controller developed and
2016 Venlo 5000th Océ Arizona shipped branded as introduced
ColorGrip for Océ
Océ
POWERsync Océ POWERsync
VarioPrint i300 introduced introduced for the
2016 Singapore Océ ColorWave
R&D support for the 500/700/900
manufacturing of Océ
Colorado 1640 started

2016 Poing
2016 Canon patent award
received for smart paper
web tension concept
enabling pause function for 2017 Poing
inkjet printers Océ ProStream 1000
continuous feed production
inkjet system introduced

2017 Venlo
The varioPRINT 140
Series, the third
generation of the
varioPRINT DP product
line, introduced
2017 Venlo Créteil
Océ Colorado 1640 64” roll-to-roll printer
with UVgel technology and wide format
graphic arts controller introduced

Milestones per March 2017.

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We indicate the most significant site(s) per milestone. 125 years R&D Venlo