Color in the Brain Bag Jeppesen Relies on Océ for Crucial Flight Information
One
of the bags every airline pilot always has on the flight deck is his or
her "brain bag" the collection of checklists, procedures, log books,
maps, and navigational tools that are essential in getting an airplane
safely from Point A to Point B. Some of the materials come from
Jeppesen, the leading producer of transportation navigation information
in the United States. Pilots and airlines around the world depend on
Jeppesen charting and navigation services for the latest information
about airports, runways and airspace. When changes occur at airports,
FAA requirements mandate that updates be published and delivered to all
pilots flying to those airports within a specified time frame.
Speed and Versatility While
these mission-critical flight manuals are indispensable tools for
helping pilots reach their destinations safely, producing them presents
several challengestight production windows, increasingly short runs,
exacting quality standards and variable content. Each flight manual is
compiled based on specific airline or pilot requests and contains
current data on hundreds of airports. The manuals, which feature
comprehensive full-color approach images, visual details about runways
and taxiways, and alerts highlighting recent changes or unusual
conditions, are updated frequently.
To better handle a diverse
array of jobs with speed, versatility and quality, Jeppesen will
replace two aging black and white printing systems with two Océ
ColorStream 10050 systems, expected to produce up to 14,000 different
jobs a month. With an average monthly volume of 25 million Jeppesen
sheets expected for the Océ ColorStream systems, Jeppesen can handle
the hard deadlines and high print volumes in a single pass. Automating
production tasks and removing manual intervention as much as possible
increase productivity, and the speed of the new systems will produce
the complex manuals within the tightest production windows.
With
the new systems, Jeppesen can produce black & white, full-color and
Océ CustomTone spot color applications on a single system. The Océ
ColorStream 10050 models include an optional fifth color station that
will be used to create brown contour lines on charts and maps to make
navigational information easier for pilots to understand.
With
its speed, capacity, paper-handling flexibility and quality, the Océ
ColorStream system will help us produce high-quality manuals within
very short delivery windows to satisfy FAA requirements. As Jeppesen
stays focused on customer satisfaction and adapting our business model
to include flexible digital print, Océ helps us improve the service
levels we can provide to our customers, said Jeppesen Manager of
Imaging and Printing Services, Ken Navarra.
Facilitating Offset-to-Digital Migration Previously,
color pages were produced on offset presses and hand-inserted into
flight manuals, a time-consuming and inefficient process. With the Océ
ColorStream digital systems, the color pages can be printed inline with
the job. What's more, Jeppesen can handle more color work in-house and
cost-effectively migrate volumes from offset to digital. In addition to
automating manual processes, Jeppesen can increase productivity with
faster changeovers, customization, and easier setup and operation.
Excellent Quality for Fine Lines and Halftones Jeppesen
manuals include images such as contour maps, runway layouts and photos
of airport approaches, so legibility is critical. The Océ ColorStream
10050 systems deliver the quality Jeppesen requires for screens,
halftones and precise printing of numbers, lines and other data. Océ
ColorStream multilevel screening ensures that even the smallest details
are clearly visible. This is truly a mission-critical application.
Lives depend on the readability of charts and flight manuals, and we
are proud to help Jeppesen provide high-quality aviation information,
said James Hughes, Director, Finishing and Continuous Forms Product
Marketing, Océ North America, Production Printing Systems Division.
Paper Handling Flexibility To
ensure that the lengthy flight manuals don't add too much weight or
take up too much space in the cockpit, they must be printed on
extremely lightweight paper. The Océ ColorStream system easily handles
the special 40-gsm paper required to ensure that the manuals are not
too bulky and are easy to handle. This is another way Jeppesen is able
to better accommodate customer preferences with the Océ ColorStream
systems.
Redundancy and Backup By installing two Océ
ColorStream systems, Jeppesen will establish redundancy and reduce the
risk of downtime. The Océ systems will integrate smoothly with existing
workflow using Océ PRISMAproduction Server and Océ TrueProof software
for quality control. The new systems will be installed in July with
final testing and live production expected to take place by late
August.
About Océ Océ
is a leading international provider of digital document management
technology and services. The company's solutions are based on Océ's
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.
Océ
employs around 23,000 people, with 2008 revenues of approximately $4.3
billion, operates in more than 90 countries and maintains research and
manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada,
Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Romania and Singapore.
Océ North America is headquartered in Trumbull, CT, with additional
business units in Chicago, IL; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; Salt Lake
City, UT and Vancouver, BC. North American revenues represented
approximately half of Océ's worldwide business in 2008, and employment
is approximately 10,000. For more information about Océ, visit . Outside the U.S., consult .
