Canon unleashes a whopper of a printer
The
base model of the Canon imagePress C7000VP digital colour production
printer has a price tag of RM1mil, and is developed to meet the high
demands of the commercial print industry, said the manufacturer. This
model is able to provide its users with excellent image quality,
shorter run lengths and faster turnaround time, said Liew Sip Chon,
Canon Malaysia president and CEO. “It helps print businesses to
increase productivity and enhance cost efficiency.”
The
C7000VP is able to produce printouts with a natural glossiness, a
quality on par with that of traditional offset prints, thanks to its
Tough Carrier (T Carrier) and Gloss Optimisation technologies, said
Canon. But it will not replace offset printers which are already
dominating the print industry, according to Liew. He foresees the
C7000VP working alongside offset machines, helping commercial printers
expand their business opportunities or create new ones. This printer,
almost the size of a typical hotel reception desk, uses a
high-precision twin-beam read laser and vivid colour toner to produce
crisp text and stunning images at 1,200 x 1,200dpi (dots per inch) with
256 levels of gradation. It has a rated speed of 70 pages per minute
for both colour and monochrome images. The C7000VP also features an
oil-less fusing system to ensure printouts do not stick to each other
while helping to reduce the overall operating temperature of the
printer. Its Automatic Reciprocal Colour Density Adjustment Technology
(ARCDAT) calibration system provides a constant colour tone by
automatically regulating toner density according to changes in
temperature, humidity and other operational conditions. The machine’s
ColorWise Pro Tools software suite offers detailed, prompt and easy
colour management on the fly, said Canon. It also has a 10.4in
touchscreen display, can saddle-stitch booklets and has a 10,000-sheet
feeder with air-assisted paper-feed system that prevents double
feeding.