Entries by Michel van der Wal

Océ prints the world of ancient Egypt

It is a giant leap from historical times in ancient Egypt to the 21st century. Océ is bridging the two eras by recreating parts of the pyramid of Seti, a pharaoh in the nineteenth Dynasty, using Océ elevated printing technology.

Contract signed: BAM will build Océ’s new HQ

Anton Schaaf, Chief Executive Officer, and Ernst-Jan Minnema, Chief Financial Officer, signed the contract with BAM Bouw en Techniek to build Océ’s new headquarters on the Lodewijk van der Grintenstraat in Venlo.

How do fluids flow?

How do fluids behave and interact with their environment? New research seeks to get to the bottom of the mathematics behind fluid dynamics – opening up new perspectives for inkjet technology.

Océ consolidates manufacturing

High-tech printing company Océ transfers R&D and Manufacturing of the so-called “flatbed” wide-format printing systems to Europe. The goal is to increase the scale and effectiveness of Océ manufacturing.

Océ technology stories

Several of our technology specialists share how some of our technologies were born, and how they are helping us be ready for the future.

Getting around in New York, Sydney and Grave

Tactile street signage is bringing a new dimension to finding your way around the picturesque Dutch town of Grave. Thanks to a new collaboration between the municipality, Dedicon and Océ-Technologies B.V

Building our future, today

While most of our focus is on expanding what we are doing now, our Advanced Technological Development (ATD) programs in R&D 1 are all about looking into the future: from the world of print to printing the world.

Innovation collaboration

In R&D there are many initiatives for collaboration: with universities, with research institutes, with other companies and with other parts of the Canon organization, bilateral or in consortia.

The genius of the great masters at your fingertips

Many of our R&D employees across our sites do interesting activities outside their daily jobs. INNOVATE Magazine asked a few of these people to tell us about what they do to contribute outside their work.