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Enabling people to achieve their dreams of homeownership has
been the role of MGIC for 42 years. Its role in America’s
housing industry is critical. The company makes it possible for
lenders to provide loans to borrowers who make down payments
of less than 20 percent. The essence of the nation’s leading
private mortgage insurer is captured in its tagline, ‘We don't
make home loans. We make home loans possible.”
First and foremost, MGIC Investment, through Mortgage
Guaranty Insurance Corp. (MGIC), is a private mortgage
insurer. Secondarily, MGIC Investment, through MGIC and
other subsidiaries and investments, provides numerous products
and services that enhance mortgage lenders’ ability to meet the
home loan needs of American families.
Documents in Motion
The documents printed at MGIC are a full spectrum of
statement, transactional, marketing and everyday needs of the
company. The mix includes billings, two- and three-part
carbonless forms, MI Certificates and Applications, highlight
color letters to customers and prospects, labels, and general "sys-
out" printing. Monthly volume fluctuates greatly, all printed in
three shifts, seven days a week.
“The variety of documents makes the print runs unique,”
explains Katy Hess, forms designer. “The applications are
broad-based and require highlight color, unique paper types
and a robust printer that’s flexible enough to accommodate
the work.”
“We use a wide variety of types and weights of paper,” explains
Hess. “Our requirement to print on paper from 20 to 65 lb
(bond), letter and legal sizes, and a on variety of label form
types including 16-up labels and die-cut papers–all with one
machine–can be a big challenge for printing equipment
providers.”
“We were committed to cut-sheet printing and also wanted to
duplicate our extensive highlight color print capabilities,” relates
Kathy Agg, computer operations manager. After evaluating
several options, MGIC selected the Océ Printing Systems’
PageStream 155, a 155-page-per-minute cut-sheet printer with
highlight color capability. “Our primary customer here is our
own marketing department. We felt we could expand our
capabilities with Océ technology.”
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Flexible Functionality Empowers Printing at MGIC
Flexible functionality was the goal, service was the icing on the cake.
“The results began with flexibility in paper handling. The
PageStream 155 has been able to accommodate many different
types and sizes of paper stocks without jamming,” says Agg.
“It has been a key contributor to our success.”
The PageStream’s highlight color ability has been an equally
powerful addition. MGIC currently uses black, blue, red,
green, magenta and is adding more colors through Océ’s
CustomTone program which supports development of colors
based on customer requirements. For example, toner can be
created to match logos and other corporate colors, helping
ensure visual consistency across printed materials–an important
element of branding.
“We are waiting for two more colors,” says Agg. “By using the
CustomTone Program and the PageStream 155’s Quick Change
Developer Station we’re able to print on a variety of paper
stocks and produce a variety of color types very easily.”
Océ’s unique Quick Change Developer Stations (QCDS)
enables users to change the color of toner in use in as little as
four minutes. This allows MGIC easy color changes between
print jobs with minimal downtime, bring the advantages of
highlight color to bear without a time penalty. All colors of
toner can be printed in various shades to add emphasis, display
information more effectively or aid branding.
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Dennis Westfahl and Katy Hess review the output quality from the Océ PageStream 155 system.
“Because we get data from the mainframe and the corporate
network we need the ability to produce PCL jobs from the
network at high-speeds and in highlight color. The
multifunctional ability of the PageStream is a real benefit,” says
Dennis Westfahl senior computer operations analyst.
Westfahl also appreciates the broad functionality of Océ’s
PRISMA architecture and the specific capabilities of the NT
spooler known as PRISMAoffice. “The ability to preview the
jobs for accuracy and the reprint capabilities that enable jobs to
be reprinted without the need for re-RIPing are particularly
helpful,” he says. “The GUI interface is easy to use and allows
us to prioritize jobs as needed.”
Such capabilities should resonate with many data centers and
in-plant printing operations. Océ’s network-ready PageStream
family of printers can accept and print jobs in a full range of
standard data streams, including PCL, Postscript, TIFF, PDF,
LCDS, IPDS, and Xerox metacode. This enables Océ printers
to operate seamlessly in mixed environments, delivering the
flexibility and control needed in demanding printing operations.
Developing a Solution
MGIC worked with several vendors while searching for the best
solution for its printing needs. According to Westfahl, “Océ
was the one that best listened to MGIC’s needs and provided
an effective solution based on what we said.”
Agg agrees. “We were able to meet our business needs from a
functionality standpoint and were able to meet our budget by
selecting the Océ solution.”
“Océ has not only listened to us, but has gone back and
provided changes we needed. What’s more, our experience
wasn’t limited to the trial and testing phase. It continues
today,” says Westfahl.Kurt Osterkorn, senior computer operations analyst,shows the Océ Quick Change Developer Station forcolor printing applications.
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“Océ is there every step of the way and is always available.
As for the service–specifically on the software side–they
continue to follow-up and provide enhancements. They
managed to provide a solution that operates seamlessly in
our unique environment.”
Agg echoes this experience. “I've never had to ask service or
sales for anything twice. When we call they are right here.
That shows a real dedication by Océ to work with us. They are
interested in who we are as a company. Océ has lived up to our
ideal of "partner" in this process.”
The Océ PRISMA software offers maximum flexibilityand functionality.
The Océ PageStream 155 printer provide high-speedcut sheet output.