The New Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS Series of Digital Production Presses/Printers

Tuesday, 05 April 2011 09:00

Photocopier News - General News

Canon has just launched a new range of digital production presses/printers, the Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS series. The printers are the first to have been developed jointly by Canon in association with Océ and were launched at the AIIM On Demand Exhibition in the USA on 22 March. Canon believes this latest C7010VPS printer series achieves the highest standards of colour production printing and workflow efficiency on offer and it is hoped the new devices will provide corporate reprographics departments and in-plant facilities a truly robust and highly versatile digital printing solution.

Built on Canon’s advanced imagePRESS C7010VP platform and incorporating Océ’s PRISMAsync front-end controller, the three new imagePRESS series printer models, the imagePRESS C7010VPS, imagePRESS C6010VPS and imagePRESS 6010S deliver Canon’s world-renowned imaging and media-handling capabilities along with a larger package of finishing options, delivering impressive productivity and flexibility. As a result of the success of their partnership on this project, Canon and Océ are planning to roll-out Oce PRISMAsync across other Canon photocopiers targeting high-volume/production printing, including the imageRUNNER Advance photocopiers series.

Junichi Yoshitake, Senior Vice president of Canon USA’s Imaging Systems Group commented,

"The imagePRESS C7010VPS printer series improves colour production printing and workflow efficiency by offering customers the extraordinary reliability and image quality of Canon's imagePRESS digital presses paired with Océ's PRISMAsync production workflow capabilities…This product represents the first step as our companies join together to create the global leader in the print industry offering end-users an unparalleled portfolio of products and development capabilities."

The new imagePRESS printer models provide an intelligent, easy-to-use job scheduler accessible through the Océ PRISMAsync front-end controller to enhance printer productivity with up to 8 hours plan-ahead production. The controller also offers a high level of processing power as well as great flexibility and Adobe's RIP provides users with higher efficiency through increased media handling capabilities and advanced colour management, meaning truly rapid RIP speeds and exceptional image quality.

For environments using a variety of printing technologies, the PRISMAsync controller’s open workflow connectivity enables easy integration of the imagePRESS C7010VPS series printers into any industry standard workflow configurations. End-user uptime is maximised as the task focused workflow configuration allows pre-press specialists to focus on document preparation while operations can concentrate on the production-end.

Workflows are centred around a unique media catalogue for both pre-press and production. When submitting jobs, users select the correct media from a detailed catalogue with just a click. This informs the operator of the correct media and automatically configures the printer for it. This system allows quicker and more effective job processing, reducing preparation time, mistakes and waste.

David Preskett at Canon Europe commented,

“The high quality of Canon imagePRESS C7010VPS and the speed with which we have been able to launch it to market demonstrates the level of cooperation that already exists between Canon and Océ…By acknowledging each other’s expertise, we are becoming stronger together and, through such joint innovations as the imagePRESS C7010VPS, we are better positioned than ever to help our customers make the leap to new areas of business and take advantage of the opportunities available.”

The three new Canon imagePRESS production printers – the imagePRESS C7010 VPS, the imagePRESS C6010 VPS and the imagePRESS C6010S will be available from Canon Business Solutions Partners across Europe and the USA.