OKI Printing Solutions today announced a strategic partnership
with Degrava Systems, to deliver a unique solution for high speed
label production.
The alliance integrates OKI Printing Solutions' superior quality
digital LED print engine into Degrava's DP 8500 digital press to
deliver a very affordable, high quality and simple solution for short
run label printing.
The DP 8500 creates brilliant, durable and visually superior
colour for labels, tags and other narrow web applications. It is
powered by Degrava Colour Pro (DCP) software and will RIP the most
challenging images fast, while providing consistently professional
quality colour.
The Degrava DP 8500 digital press will be exhibited on Booth 6F25
at Label Expo in Brussels, 26-29 September.
Tony Lock, General Manager Sales & Marketing at OKI Printing
Solutions comments: "We welcome the chance to collaborate with Degrava
in this innovative way. By bringing together the technologies of our
two companies, we're now able to provide the EMEA market with a
superior, short run label printing system."
Mike Bertolani, International Sales and Marketing, Degrava Systems
says: "OKI Printing Solutions, with their outstanding marketing, sales
and customer support, provides Degrava Systems LLC with the best
possible opportunity to support users of the DP 8500 in the EMEA
market. We are extremely pleased that OKI Printing Solutions has
agreed to this strategic partnership, supporting our efforts to
release the DP 8500 to the international market."
The Degrava DP 8500 will be available from selected OKI Printing
Solutions channel partners from 1 October 2007. Visit
www.okiprintingsolutions.com for more information.
Notes to editors:
-- OKI Printing Solutions is the brand name of Oki Data
Corporation
-- Annual turnover for Oki Data Corporation is 187.1 billion yen
(approx. $1.6bn, FY06)
-- OKI Printing Solutions' sales are divided between 50% EMEA,
24% Americas, 17% Asia and Oceania and 9% Others
-- OKI Printing Solutions is represented in 120 countries
worldwide
-- Oki Electric, established in 1881, is a Japanese electronics
manufacturer with an annual turnover of 718.8 billion yen
(approx. $6.1bn, FY06)
-- Oki Electric employs approx. 21,380 people throughout the
world with 6,975 employees outside Japan
-- More details on Oki Electric can be found at www.oki.com
About Degrava Systems
Degrava Systems, LLC is "The Continuous, Narrow Web, Digital Color
Specialist" located at 1150 Northmeadow Parkway in Roswell, Georgia,
30076 - USA. For information visit www.degrava.com
Label Expo takes place on 26 - 29th September 2007 at the Brussels
Exhibition Centre, Belgium. For further information visit
www.labelexpo-europe.com
