First customer delivery of imagePRESS colour technologies is expected in the second half of 2006, and Steven Brown, market segment manager, Production and Graphic Arts, says as Canon has done in the past, this technology will revolutionise digital colour printing.
“We’re looking forward to redefining the hardware side of digital commercial print market with the new range of devices that we’ll release under the imagePRESS product family name,” says Brown.
The new imagePRESS family will expand Canon’s presence in the production colour market by meeting the needs of customers such as creative services companies, advertising agencies, design firms and marketing divisions who require best-of-class colour and image quality.
“The evolution of the colour market calls for new solutions – for a new beginning,” says Brown. “Canon’s imagePRESS technology is the result of one of the most significant research and development investments made by Canon and represents an unparalleled example of advanced digital colour imaging technology and imaging superiority.
“We expect imagePRESS will transform the production marketplace, allowing commercial and quick printers, as well as in-plant and variable data customers, to grow their client base, volume and profits.”
ImagrePRESS was developed with significant customer input and will provide advanced colour consistency and quality as well as support the custom printing demands of the production and graphic arts markets.
InfoTrends/CAP Ventures group director, Charlie Corr, says imagePRESS offers a digital complement to existing offset printing systems.
“This market has evolved to the point where, to remain competitive, print providers must offer their customers shorter run lengths and faster turnaround times at competitive pricing. Canon has consistently been at the forefront of digital imaging, and we see Canon’s imagePRESS representing the sort of innovative and flexible solutions required to deliver customised, relevant documents,” says Corr.
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