Canon U.S.A. Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canon Solutions America, Inc., announced the launch of the varioPRINT iX-series.
Built on the success of the varioPRINT i-series platform introduced in 2015, this sheetfed inkjet press utilizes iQuariusiX technologies.
These technologies combine the image quality of offset with the productivity and cost-efficiency of production inkjet to support customers with production volumes of one to 10 million letter images per month.
Offering an average 94% uptime and virtually eliminating the need for daily calibration and maintenance, the varioPRINT iX-series streamlines productivity, and helps to improve overall running costs.
Through this press, customers can print up to 4,500 12-inch by 18-inch sheets per hour (or up to 312 letter images per minute) on a wide range of media, including offset coated paper ranging from 90 to 350gsm with native 1200 dpi processing.
This feature allows customers to produce high volumes of commercial print applications, from marketing collateral and premium direct mail to catalogs, magazines and books.
“With more than 250 installations to date worldwide, the varioPRINT i-series has established Canon as a leader in sheetfed inkjet production printing for transactional applications, books and high-quality direct mail, and we plan to continue building on this success through the new varioPRINT iX-series.” said Shinichi Yoshida, executive VP and GM, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “This new press provides customers with advanced print quality, more media options and quick turnaround times in order to help them grow their print volumes, as well as manage flexibility and profitability of smaller, more diverse jobs.”
The latest iQuariusiX technologies of the new varioPRINT iX-series combine three innovations:
- A drying system utilizing heat, humidification, and cooling protects paper and helps ensure robust prints on a wide media range – straight and ready for finishing;
- New proprietary polymer pigment, water-based inks and ColorGrip for high-quality, vibrant and robust color on a variety of media, including coated stock up to 350gsm;
- iQuariusiX quality control technologies for high-end image quality.
The new varioPRINT iX-series inkjet press is expected to be available for customer installation in Q3 2020.