Canon launches new color inkjet printing system for sheetlet and continuous paper

Source: Age of Regeneration

On December 21, 2021, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. released new products of its varioPRINT iX series sheetlet and ProStream 1000 series continuous paper inkjet printing system. VarioPRINT iX series of sheetlet inkjet printing system with stable capacity, flexible operation and other characteristics can well meet the needs of commercial short edition printing, on-demand publishing and personalized customization; ProStream 1000 series continuous paper inkjet printing systems combine excellent print quality with high productivity, making them the preferred choice for commercial or publishing applications in the short to medium edition market. Canon, the release of two series of new products, and can be widely used in color printing, brochures, books, magazines, bill various scenarios, through the rich sheet-fed and continuous inkjet printing system has realized the color inkjet printing paper double linkage, is a commercial printing field can provide sheet-fed and continuous feed inkjet printing system manufacturers, For commercial printing field customers to provide a more diverse, perfect choice.

Canon varioPRINT iX series sheetlet inkjet printing system

(The length, width and height of the equipment in the picture: about 8,800 x 2,750 x 2,300 mm)

Canon ProStream 1000 series continuous paper inkjet printing system

(About 18,000 x 2,550 x 2,000 mm)

Canon has always adhered to the technology as the foundation and continued to deeply cultivate the inkjet printing market. Canon varioPRINT iX series and ProStream 1000 series products have covered the global market and been installed in many countries and regions, accumulating rich successful cases and market experience. It has laid a solid foundation for continuously providing quality services to users.

Mature technology to ensure high quality output

Commercial printing field for high quality requirements are very prominent, printing quality plays an important role in expanding the market scale of enterprises, the two series of new products in high quality output has multiple advantages. First, the varioPRINT iX series uses Canon iQuariusiX technology and the ProStream 1000 series uses DigiDot technology, both with real 1,200dpi piezo print-on-demand nozzlers. Smooth shadows, dramatic dark detail, and crisp fonts are achieved with a true 1,200dpi print resolution and variable droplet size. At the same time, by controlling nozzle uniformity and nozzle activity, it can automatically detect and correct nozzle failure or stop printing in real time to ensure consistent and smooth printing quality. Secondly, varioPRINT iX series products and ProStream 1000 series products are polymer-based water-based pigment inks, and equipped with ColorGrip online pre-coating technology, can not only provide excellent images for different paper types, ensure color consistency, but also ensure color firm and long-term stability. It is worth mentioning that the color performance of the two series of products can meet Fogra international standards, which can well provide added value for enterprises.

In the field of digital inkjet printing, printing drying link is also very important, will directly affect the quality of finished products. In terms of drying technology, varioPRINT iX series of products using a cylindrical non-contact drying system, hot air drying technology makes printing ink on the water evaporation, providing reliable fixing results, can be processed after. The ProStream 1000 series also uses a contactless drying system to evenly dry the print to ensure the best image and protect the paper surface even on sensitive substrates. The contact-free drying system also uses smart sensor control circuits to constantly adjust the temperature during the printing process to ensure optimal drying Settings, achieving exactly the same drying results, delivering impressive quality results whether printing a fashion magazine or high-value direct mail.

Wide adaptability provides multiple scenarios

In commercial printing, the customer's main concern is to deliver the right print and ensure quality, which needs to adapt to a wide range of media while supporting post-processing. VarioPRINT iX series products use on demand pre-coating technology, ProStream 1000 series products use full version of pre-coating technology, both have a wide range of paper adaptability, can support traditional copper plate, dumb powder coated paper, offset, photocopying and other non-coated paper, but also support inkjet optimization paper.

VarioPRINT iX series of products support from 90 grams to 350 grams of coated paper, from 60 grams to 350 grams of uncoated paper, can allow a variety of weight and background printing paper mixed and output, can be widely used in color pages, brochures, books, magazines, postcards, high-end direct mail and other printing scenarios. ProStream 1000 series product support from 40 grams to 300 grams of various kinds of paper, color and monochrome, number of pages and the content of the format can be continuous change, realize the seamless switching, provide the operator with the easy-to-use operation mode, makes either digital or offset any of the production environment, it can be incorporated into the existing work process, For maximum flexibility.

VarioPRINT iX and ProStream 1000 series products support a wide range of application

High speed, efficient and stable production, cost saving and innovative revenue

Bod at the same time, to achieve the balance of production capacity, efficiency and benefits is the top priority in the field of commercial printing, varioPRINT iX series products and ProStream 1000 series products with high efficiency, high capacity, automation and other advantages, can well meet the demand production and help printing plants to control costs to achieve profitability.

The varioPRINT iX family of products is equipped with PRISMAsync controller with 8-hour production planning function, supporting more than 9000 print SRA3/ h and 320 print A4/ min. The all-in-one printing platform supports end-to-end automation workflow to ensure the first delivery of documents. Thanks to paper transfer control technology, the varioPRINT iX series is capable of feeding up to 23,400 sheets of A4 paper or 13,500 sheets of any size for up to 3 hours without adding paper; Before entering the printing process, the system will automatically detect and discard paper problems such as bending and breakage. The automation technology effectively reduces paper waste, printing errors and labor time, reduces costs and ensures production efficiency. In addition, the varioPRINT iX family of products does not require daily calibration, supports more than 90% uptime, provides greater stability and reliability, can fully meet the needs of commercial short edition printing and boD.

                                                                                                                       Internal structure of Canon varioPRINT iX series products

Thanks to the powerful SRA MP controller architecture, the ProStream 1000 series products can achieve high output speeds of up to 133 m/min x 4, producing 107,500 sheets of A4 paper or 11,300 sheets of B2 paper per hour. Printing calendar, posters and sales of color pages and other products, the printing width up to 556 mm, length up to 1524 mm, and do not need to stop production to switch different printing length, comparable to the traditional printing capacity strength, can fully meet the short and medium edition market demand for a large number of orders. The ProStream 1000 series can also be integrated with PRISMA workflows to automate production, significantly increasing productivity and reducing labor and equipment operating costs.

Flexible operation, worry-free production

The varioPRINT iX series and ProStream 1000 series have multiple additional advantages based on excellent hardware configuration. In terms of flexibility and adaptability, the two series of new products can be seamlessly connected to a variety of work processes, and can realize the adaptation of the original system; Visual production process and convenient and simple operation, so that enterprises can enter production without extra tedious training for staff. In terms of environmental protection, varioPRINT iX series of products and ProStream 1000 series of products using polymeric water-based pigment ink to water as a solution carrier, not only safe, non-toxic, non-flammable, non-explosive, no irritating smell, but also because of the excellent non-permeable ink ink characteristics, Waste printed matter will not cause pollution to the environment, and can be reused as resources, constantly improve the conversion rate of resources, to ensure that every printed matter meets the requirements of safety and environmental protection, but also to ensure that the production of environmental protection without burden. At the same time, the varioPRINT iX family of products with its sheet paper inkjet technology, even if the device has printed millions of copies, the use of its products do not generate ozone. In terms of service, based on the data driven service concept, the Canon inkjet printing system can be used to complex data analysis to increase the uptime every printer, the printer shows that since the last service cycle has produced many print runs and through the data analysis algorithm to detect whether equipment subsystem display error message, Canon will arrange the next on-site maintenance at a convenient time for users according to the prompts. Canon's rich sheet and continuous paper inkjet printing system products from hardware to service, can provide users with a secure guarantee, so that the production is more convenient, more intelligent.

          scenarios varioPRINT IX series sheet inkjet printing system

ProStream 1000 series continuous paper inkjet printing system