MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Keypoint
Intelligence has recognized the advances that Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging
solutions, has made in production print and wide format/display
graphics with the announcement of BLI Outstanding Innovation
Awards in Production Print for three Canon products: the
varioPRINT iX-series sheetfed inkjet press, the ProStream 1800
continuous feed inkjet press, and the Arizona 2300 flatbed printer series. This
award recognizes products that showcase exceptional
performance and productivity, offer reliable tools and solutions,
and whose capabilities make an impact in the print industry and set
the standard for innovation.
Selected by a panel of expert analysts with years of combined
experience in commercial print products and analyzing market
trends, the products were judged against three key metrics: how
ground-breaking or unique the product innovation was, its likely
impact on the market segment it addresses, and the expected
timeline for availability to the market.
"In the face of a challenging year for our industry, developers
and engineers continued to deliver innovative products—and with
in-person tradeshows having been cancelled or put on hold, we felt
it was even more imperative to showcase these accomplishments,"
said Aaron Hale, group director
& chief analyst, Keypoint Intelligence. "The winners of our
Outstanding Innovation Awards feature technologies that improve
output quality, enhance productivity, deliver workflow
efficiencies, impact sustainability, and advance their product
segments in meaningful ways."
Canon varioPRINT iX-Series
Excelling in quality, productivity, media versatility and
flexibility, Keypoint Intelligence highlighted that the varioPRINT
iX-series is "the first true sheetfed inkjet press capable of
handling different formats and weights of coated and uncoated
media. The press' maximum speed of 320 A4 images per minute and
monthly volumes of up to 10 million images per month were also
recognized as being impressive for its class."
Since its launch in April 2020,
the varioPRINT iX-series has seen more than 40 orders globally.
IMS, Inc., an integrated service provider for Conversational AI and
Omnichannel Communications, was one of the first customers
worldwide to install a varioPRINT iX-series. "We chose to invest in
the Canon varioPRINT iX-series this year because it gives us the
ability to run high-quality jobs – comparable to offset on an
inkjet press – expanding our ability to support our customers,"
said Josh Mashia, president and
chief operating officer, IMS Direct. "We've been able to displace
multiple toner boxes and drive our overall costs down while
increasing our efficiency."
Canon ProStream 1800
The ProStream 1800 was noted as "an impressive evolution for its
class," with its ability to achieve offset print quality on
standard coated stock with increased speeds of up to 133 meters per
minute. Its air flotation drying system and Canon's Inline Quality
Control high-performance camera system were also referenced as
"other innovations" contributing to the ProStream's superior print
quality.
DS Graphics/Universal Wilde, a full-service printer and
production facility in the Greater
Boston area, became one of the first beta customers to run a
trial of the ProStream 1800 ahead of its launch in August 2020.
"The Canon ProStream 1800 press quickly found a home in our
state-of-the-art facility and has been the perfect addition to our
current fleet of continuous feed inkjet," said Chris Wells, executive vice president, DS
Graphics/Universal Wilde. "Its high-speed, high-quality, variable
digital print options allow our clients to connect in a consistent,
targeted manner regardless of the size of their audience. We're
confident that our fleet of cut sheet and roll fed digital
equipment is now unmatched in the industry."
Canon Arizona 2300
Series
Launched in September 2020, the
Arizona 2300 was quickly
recognized for its ground-breaking Arizona FLOW technology. Using
an airflow suction technique, it combines a zone-less, multi-origin
table layout with easy-to-use registration pins to better secure a
substrate in place on the table. With this technology, the
Arizona 2300 no longer requires
operator time for masking the table or taping down the media,
reducing changeover time between jobs and shorter set-up times.
"We are humbled to have had these three printers recognized in
the inaugural Keypoint Intelligence BLI Awards. We are as
successful as the success of our customers and we are very proud of
the feedback we have received thus far on our production print
product portfolio," said Shinichi
Yoshida, executive vice president and general manager, Canon
U.S.A., Inc. "At Canon, it is our
top priority to deliver continuous innovation, quality, versatility
and productivity to our customers, and we pride ourselves on
providing high-quality, operationally-efficient solutions built to
help improve production efficiencies, expand their application
possibilities and, in turn, achieve business growth."
About Keypoint Intelligence
For almost 60 years, clients in the digital imaging industry
have relied on Keypoint Intelligence for independent
hands-on testing, lab data, and extensive market research to drive
their product and sales success. Keypoint Intelligence has been
recognized as the industry's most trusted resource for unbiased
information, analysis, and awards due to decades of analyst
experience. Customers have harnessed this mission-critical
knowledge for strategic decision-making, daily sales enablement,
and operational excellence—improving business goals and increasing
bottom lines. With a central focus on clients, Keypoint
Intelligence continues to evolve as the industry changes by
expanding offerings and updating methods, while intimately
understanding and serving manufacturers', channels', and their
customers' transformation in the digital printing and imaging
sector.
About Buyers Lab Outstanding Innovation Awards
Outstanding Innovation awards acknowledge newly introduced or
publicly announced products, capabilities, or technologies that
Keypoint Intelligence analysts believe will advance a product
category or move the industry forward in a meaningful way.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a
leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial
digital imaging solutions to the United
States and to Latin America
and the Caribbean markets. With
approximately $33 billion in global
revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third
overall in U.S. patents granted in 2019† and was named one of
Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2020. Canon
U.S.A. is dedicated to
its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon
U.S.A., sign up for the Company's
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† Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
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