These are the imagePress C7010VP, C6010VP and C6010 colour presses. New features include faster simplex and duplex output on a wider range of stocks (from 60 to 325 gsm) and higher productivity on mixed-sided print jobs. They offer commercial printers, print-for-pay businesses and central reprographic departments (CRDs) a broader array of applications, Canon says. The new series delivers enhanced uptime and reduces service visits to give a more robust and efficient device, according to the company.
They also use the new X-Rite i1Process Control v3 (see separate story). Trevor Dodsworth, head of product marketing, business to business, Canon UK and Ireland said, “With the launch of the new flagship devices, we’re confident that our customers will reap the increased benefits offered by the imagePress C7010VP series, greater productivity and uptime and quicker turnaround on key applications. Extending their print-on-demand capabilities, the enhanced engines will also give customers the confidence to handle the most time-critical and premium-quality digital print jobs and enable them to pursue growth opportunities by making the leap into new areas of business.”
The new imagePress series can be paired with a range of new Canon controllers, the imagePress Server 3200, 2200 and 1200. Based on EFI technology, the controllers feature a new operating system, not previously available in existing Canon controllers, that delivers faster ripping speeds and job turnaround, leading to increased uptime for printers. Providing further efficiency gains, the new controllers also include Adobe’s PDF Print Engine (APPE). Customers are also given the option to incorporate Canon’s range of controllers based on imagePress CR Server A7000 which is powered by CREO Color Server technology.
Since Canon entered the digital colour production print market with its imagePress C7000VP at the last Ipex, more than 1000 imagePress engines have been installed across Europe since July 2007 and they’re now producing over 100 million pages every month.
The C7010VP series will be available from October 2010.
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