Océ ColorStream 3500

Smart communication in color

High speed inkjet full color printer with unprecedented flexibility

Highly flexible and versatile high speed, full color inkjet printer

The Océ ColorStream 3500 is the high speed, high quality full color inkjet printer with 1010 A4/min that simplifies the transition from monochrome to full-color or even 5 or 6 colors. The DigiDot multilevel dot modulation produces crisp details and smooth halftones with 1200x1200 dpi quality at full rated speed. It offers productivity and flexibility for high-speed color and monochrome production of transaction, TransPromo, direct mail, book and manual applications with the reliability, print quality and media range associated with the DigiDot technology. The Océ ColorStream 3500 provides a modular offering in various single and twin configurations. The flexible Océ ColorStream 3500 system allows you to adapt the printing mode to match your pace of the transition to color. A full-color Océ ColorStream 3500 can be set up as monochrome-only system when needed. The production and media flexibility contributes to a future-proof system that simplifies the transition of applications and business models to more sophisticated documents with variable personalization and smarter communication in color.

Benefit from proven high volume printing technology

  • Proven Océ DigiDot inkjet technology  and Océ SRA MP controller

  • Outstanding simplex/duplex flexibility through twin concept

  • Paper waste reduction through printing in speed-up / slow-down ramps and first page printing after short stop

  • Growth path into color from monochrome up to 6 colors (field upgradeable)

  • Low impact integration and coexistence with datacenter infrastructure

  • Seamless workflow integration with regards to prepress and finishing

  • High ease of use for increased operational efficiency

Productivity and Flexibility for High-speed Color Production

The Océ ColorStream 3500 system prints at 75 meters per minute with a print width of 540 mm (21,25”). That translates to 505 A4-size ppm (537 letter) for a single unit or 1010 A4-size ppm (1070 letter) for a twin configuration with average volumes up to 16 million A4 pages per month on a single system or up to 32 million A4 images per month on a twin system, all at 600 x 600 dpi resolution. With optional multilevel dot modulation, crisp details and smooth halftones can be produced with 1200x1200 dpi quality at full rated speed.

Smart innovations for smart communication in color

Several smart features of the ColorStream 3500 enable a fast switch between long monochrome runs and full-color prints.  The twin concept allows an easy entry into the world of inkjet printing by starting with a simplex mono version. The datacentre-infrastructure fit regarding size, weight and power supply as well as a seamless integration into existing environments with regards to workflow and finishing makes it easy to replace older toner-based continuous feed systems with the new ColorStream 3500, thus accelerating the transition to color.

Low risk innovation

The Océ ColorStream 3500 system builds on the best of Océ’s continuous feed technologies including the Océ DigiDot piezoelectric drop-on-demand technology, industry's fastest inkjet print heads to produce stunning color at top speeds, Océ SRA MP controller power and the flexibility of Océ VarioStream L-/H- or U-shape twin configurations. Together with the Océ service power and the investment protection and upgradability approach this ensures you a low risk innovation.

Configurations

The Océ ColorStream 3500 can be configured in many different ways to optimally match your production requirements.

  • Color: Start with monochrome printing and upgrade up to six colors with CMYK plus special inks including e.g. MICR.

  • Simplex / Duplex: Choose between 5 different configurations
    The Océ ColorStream 3500 can be configured as single unit, inline Twin or L-, H- or U-Twin for simplex and duplex productivity.

  • Quality: the Océ ColorStream 3500 offers a very good standard print quality in Bi-Level mode. The optional Multi-Level offers an even higher print quality for halftones and images.

The Océ ColorStream 3500 reduces environmental impact

The Océ ColorStream 3500 has a smaller carbon footprint, a more economical use of ink and less waste than its competitors, extending the Océ environmental sustainability commitment to the high volume color inkjet market.

Printing in speed ramps between the full stop and the nominal production speed as well as from production speed to a full stop for e.g. print quality inspection significantly reduces the amount or macule, i.e. paper waste. With that capability the Océ ColorStream 3500 ensures sustainability through reduction of paper waste. Especially in data centres, it is common to print the first few pages, adapt sensors, check for correct positioning and then start printing. With the Océ ColorStream 3500 this can be done with far less paper waste.