Canon has cut the ribbon on its new national print production showroom in Sydney, announcing that the division is now receiving more R&D dollars than any other stream. Anton Schaaf, president and chief executive of Océ, flew in to perform the opening ceremony with Canon Australia managing director Taz Nakamasu and Canon Production Print senior general manager Mike Boyle. Schaaf says Canon is now devoting its largest R&D spend to production print proportionate to that of any Canon division.

Taz Nakamasu, managing director of Canon Australia; Anton Schaaf, president and chief executive of Océ; and Canon Production Print senior general manager Mike Boyle

He says the company’s production print focus is backed by its solid belief in the future of the industry. He says, “Some say print is dead, that is way off the mark. Canon sees many growth opportunities and multiple new applications opening up, and we are investing heavily for the future.” The new showroom opening represents the culmination of what is effectively a relaunch by Canon Professional Print, which now has around 200 staff in the division and a host of new solutions. These include the newly launched Canon C800 digital colour production printer and the new Arizona 6100 series industrial scale wide format printer. Much of Canon’s product portfolio is on display at the Ryde showroom, in addition to the C800 and an Arizona there are imagePrograf printers, monochrome digital cutsheet solutions, as well as office and enterprise printers, and some new Canon solutions such as security systems.

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