Océ Case Study

Worcester Technical High School

The challenge—transitioning to digital document production In an increasingly technology-driven world, digital tools that

streamline administrative processes and enrich education are key

components of a world-class education. When plans were approved

to replace the 90-year old Worcester Vocational High School with

the new state-of-the-art educational facility, the Graphic Arts

Department, led by Director of Vocational Education, Peter Crafts,

began scouting for state-of-the-art digital equipment for the on-site

print center. The district wanted to implement a full-service print

shop that would support the printing needs of the school and the

district. The intent was to offer students hands-on experience using

a mix of monochrome and color digital technology that could handle

a variety of jobs, bindery requirements, and software applications.

Previously, the school had used Xerox equipment and some

offset devices. However, dissatisfied with the equipment and the

organization, the team decided to expand its search to include all

the major players.

“We spent two years looking at all the major companies that produce

hardware and software,” Crafts states. “We used one of the other

company’s equipment on a trial basis and found it to be totally

unacceptable. We wanted the best of the best—a company that

was on the cutting edge, education-friendly, had the most current

technology, and could meet our needs as the industry changes. Most

important, we wanted a company that wasn’t just interested in selling

a product, but in creating a partnership that would benefit both

parties for the long term. We found that this philosophy resonated

with Océ.”

Worcester Technical leverages digital printing technology to inspire excellenceIn the summer of 2006, Worcester Technical High School opened its doors to what is widely regarded as the finest

vocational technical high school in the United States. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the state-of-the-art, multi-

million dollar high school, funded by a public and private partnership, seeks to provide an exceptional vocational

education to students in grades 9 through 12. The school serves 1,500 students during the day and 3,000 after school

with more than 24 vocational programs that encompass everything from drafting, automotive technology, electro-

mechanics, and finance to telecommunications, plumbing, carpentry, cosmetology, and graphic arts.

Worcester Technical High School was impressed with the robust

engineering and maintenance, longevity, scalability, flexibility, ease of

use, and reliability of the Océ equipment. They also were impressed

with the Océ corporate culture. “The people at Océ are graphics

experts all the way up the org chart,” Crafts continues, “after talking

with Océ major account references, Océ was the obvious choice.”

Océ also offered some important differentiators. For starters, the

school system could rely on one vendor to support everything—

one leasing company, one service organization, and one point of

accountability. The real differentiator was the combination of state-

of-the-art equipment with a graphic arts curriculum that would

provide hands-on educational opportunities for students. The

digital printing curriculum was developed specifically for the print

industry—one of the largest manufacturing employment segments in

the United States—by Océ partner, Chesnut and Associates.

The multi-faceted curriculum combines theory, classroom training,

and hands-on experience to provide an overview of the graphics

industry, and best practices for running a print shop and succeeding

in a digital world. “Xerox offered a curriculum,” Crafts recalls, “but

it didn’t have the flexibility or provide the overview of the industry

that the Chesnut and Associates curriculum did. With the Chesnut

curriculum, provided in partnership with Océ, students gain an

understanding of modern printing environments and how to do

things in different ways.”

The combination of advanced technology, the digital printing

curriculum, and an emphasis on partnership proved to be a winning

combination that would provide an economic and educational

advantage for students interested in pursuing careers in the print

industry.

The solution—advanced digital printers, workflow, and booklet making In May 2006, Worcester Technical High School installed the new

Océ equipment that would power its state-of-the-art, on-site print

center. This included two Océ VarioPrint® 2100 production

printers for black and white printing, copying, and scanning, with

an integrated BLM6100 booklet maker and Océ Doc Works Pro™

software to enable electronic job submission, automate workflow

and track and manage jobs. An Océ CPS800 digital color press

was installed for full color work, along with Océ 3165 network

printer/copiers. One Océ 3165 was installed in the print center with

scanning software and Océ DocumentManager™ archiving software.

The other eight were installed throughout the school for general

copying purposes. In August 2006, the new print center—aptly

named the Océ Graphic Arts Training Center—went live when

the Worcester Technical High School opened its doors for the new

school year.

The document operation today Today, the Worcester Technical High School print center combines

innovative digital technology with two offset presses, bindery

equipment, and silkscreen technology to provide a full menu of

printing and document production services for the school, other

Worcester public schools, the City of Worcester, and non-profit

agencies in central Massachusetts. “We are an entrepreneurial center

that operates on a cost-recovery plus basis,” asserts Crafts, “run by

80 students and four instructors. We print more than a million pages

a month including everything from course materials, text books,

work books, and lesson plans to invoices, report cards, payroll sheets,

brochures, posters, business cards, and marketing materials for

the city.”

Worcester Technical High School was impressed with the robust

engineering and maintenance, longevity, scalability, flexibility, ease of

use, and reliability of the Océ equipment. They also were impressed

with the Océ corporate culture. “The people at Océ are graphics

experts all the way up the org chart,” Crafts continues, “after talking

with Océ major account references, Océ was the obvious choice.”

Océ also offered some important differentiators. For starters, the

school system could rely on one vendor to support everything—

one leasing company, one service organization, and one point of

accountability. The real differentiator was the combination of state-

of-the-art equipment with a graphic arts curriculum that would

provide hands-on educational opportunities for students. The

digital printing curriculum was developed specifically for the print

industry—one of the largest manufacturing employment segments in

the United States—by Océ partner, Chesnut and Associates.

The multi-faceted curriculum combines theory, classroom training,

and hands-on experience to provide an overview of the graphics

industry, and best practices for running a print shop and succeeding

in a digital world. “Xerox offered a curriculum,” Crafts recalls, “but

it didn’t have the flexibility or provide the overview of the industry

that the Chesnut and Associates curriculum did. With the Chesnut

curriculum, provided in partnership with Océ, students gain an

understanding of modern printing environments and how to do

things in different ways.”

The combination of advanced technology, the digital printing

curriculum, and an emphasis on partnership proved to be a winning

combination that would provide an economic and educational

advantage for students interested in pursuing careers in the print

industry.

The solution—advanced digital printers, workflow, and booklet making In May 2006, Worcester Technical High School installed the new

Océ equipment that would power its state-of-the-art, on-site print

center. This included two Océ VarioPrint® 2100 production

printers for black and white printing, copying, and scanning, with

an integrated BLM6100 booklet maker and Océ Doc Works Pro™

software to enable electronic job submission, automate workflow

and track and manage jobs. An Océ CPS800 digital color press

was installed for full color work, along with Océ 3165 network

printer/copiers. One Océ 3165 was installed in the print center with

scanning software and Océ DocumentManager™ archiving software.

The other eight were installed throughout the school for general

copying purposes. In August 2006, the new print center—aptly

named the Océ Graphic Arts Training Center—went live when

the Worcester Technical High School opened its doors for the new

school year.

The document operation today Today, the Worcester Technical High School print center combines

innovative digital technology with two offset presses, bindery

equipment, and silkscreen technology to provide a full menu of

printing and document production services for the school, other

Worcester public schools, the City of Worcester, and non-profit

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