04.02.20
Canon launched the varioPRINT iX-series, an advanced sheetfed inkjet press from Canon featuring iQuariusiX technology.
For customers with production volumes of 1 to 10 million A4 images per month, the new press combines the image quality and media range of offset or liquid toner systems with the productivity and cost-efficiency of inkjet.
Print more than 9,000 SRA3 images per hour (or 320 A4 images per minute) on a wide range of media, including offset coated paper from 90 to 350gsm. Users can produce high volumes of the full spectrum of commercial print applications, from marketing collateral and premium direct mail to catalogs, magazines and books.
The new press builds on the success of the varioPRINT i-series platform introduced in 2015.
The latest iQuariusiX technology at the heart of the new iX-series combines three key innovations:
“The appeal of inkjet is its excellent productivity in the face of ever-tighter deadlines and higher volumes of short-run jobs needing quick changeovers," said Peter Wolff, VP, Production Printing Products, EMEA Commercial Printing, Canon Europe. "With the varioPRINT iX-series, there’s no longer a need to compromise between quality and media range, or between productivity and cost-efficiency.
"Commercial printers can now say 'yes' to virtually any order, with confidence that print quality is flawless, media options are vast, and quick turnarounds are no problem," Wolff added. "And all of this is achievable with the varioPRINT iX-series. Customers wanting to offer the broadest portfolio of high-quality applications now have a sheetfed inkjet press that helps them to grow their volumes, as well as manage smaller, more diverse jobs flexibly and profitably.”
For customers with production volumes of 1 to 10 million A4 images per month, the new press combines the image quality and media range of offset or liquid toner systems with the productivity and cost-efficiency of inkjet.
Print more than 9,000 SRA3 images per hour (or 320 A4 images per minute) on a wide range of media, including offset coated paper from 90 to 350gsm. Users can produce high volumes of the full spectrum of commercial print applications, from marketing collateral and premium direct mail to catalogs, magazines and books.
The new press builds on the success of the varioPRINT i-series platform introduced in 2015.
The latest iQuariusiX technology at the heart of the new iX-series combines three key innovations:
- A drying system combines air and heat with humidification to protect the paper. This ensures robust prints on a wide media range, perfectly flat and ready for immediate finishing;
- New proprietary polymer pigment water-based inks and ColorGrip for outstanding, vibrant and robust color on a variety of media, including coated stock up to 350gsml;
- iQuarius quality control technologies for high-end image quality, thanks to true 1200 dpi image processing and 1200 dpi co-developed Kyocera print heads for printing razor-sharp text and line details, smooth gradients and perfect skin tones. Advanced nozzle uniformity control technology uses an inline scanner to automatically check and align single nozzles during the production run to eliminate streakiness. Nozzle activity control offers the capability of detection and auto-compensation of the nozzles during the job and thus reduces downtime and waste, and ensures high image quality.
“The appeal of inkjet is its excellent productivity in the face of ever-tighter deadlines and higher volumes of short-run jobs needing quick changeovers," said Peter Wolff, VP, Production Printing Products, EMEA Commercial Printing, Canon Europe. "With the varioPRINT iX-series, there’s no longer a need to compromise between quality and media range, or between productivity and cost-efficiency.
"Commercial printers can now say 'yes' to virtually any order, with confidence that print quality is flawless, media options are vast, and quick turnarounds are no problem," Wolff added. "And all of this is achievable with the varioPRINT iX-series. Customers wanting to offer the broadest portfolio of high-quality applications now have a sheetfed inkjet press that helps them to grow their volumes, as well as manage smaller, more diverse jobs flexibly and profitably.”