Canon Solutions America Powers University of Notre Dame Athletics’ Printing Capabilities

Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., announced the ongoing success of a comprehensive strategic relationship with the University of Notre Dame, led by an on-campus print shop that caters to the needs of all university athletics.

Through its association, Canon Solutions America has supplied the university with a collection of printing devices powered by advanced technologies and services, along with an extensive support model aimed at propelling the university’s academic, research, and athletic missions.

The campus’s fleet, which represents 540 machines, consists of imageRUNNER Advance Multifunctional Devices, imageCLASS Laser Beam Printers, and a production center, and is supported by a support team of three on-site personnel.

“We have people on staff who are doing preventative maintenance and keeping us up and running 24/7,” said Kevin Cannon, associate director of Procurement, University of Notre Dame. “This campus works 24/7. We don’t sleep very often here. The students are always up doing things. Canon Solutions America is there for them making sure all things go smoothly.”

In addition to the managed fleet, Canon Solutions America runs a production center for Notre Dame’s Athletics Department.

The shop, located inside the Joyce Center, was established to ensure the university is equipped with a print program dedicated to yielding successful results specific to financial, productivity, and environmental goals.

“We do everything from your business cards to your letterhead. We can send out for trophies, tent cards, basically, anything that Notre Dame needs,” said Katie Grill of Canon Solutions America’s Athletic Print Shop at Notre Dame. “We can take the guesswork out of it for them and let them focus on doing what they do best, which is coaching and playing collegiate athletics at the highest level.”

In 2017, Canon Solutions America connected with the university’s Robinson Community Learning Center, an educational initiative established in 2001, to help celebrate the journey of the Robinson Shakespeare Company.

The 14-member ensemble traveled to England during the summer of 2017 to perform Cymbeline in the Great Garden of Shakespeare’s “New Place.”

Following the trip, Canon Solutions America assisted in producing a commemorative book of photographs taken during the trip. The book, entitled “Trip of a Lifetime,” was printed by a Canon Solutions America customer and donated to RCLC.