Canon Europe has launched its first 100 page-per-minute colour digital print engine, the new imagePRESS C10000VP series, to meet the demand for higher production volumes without compromising on quality.
According to the company the C10000VP series sets new standards in image quality and productivity by introducing technological innovations that enhance throughput, ensure reliably consistent colour and more accurate registration control and deliver flexible media handling and finishing.
The flagship device builds on the success of the imagePRESS range, which has seen 40,000 colour devices installed worldwide to date, with more than 2000 C800 series devices alone sold across Europe since its launch in July 2014.
Rated at speeds of up to 100 impressions per minute irrespective of media weight up to 350gsm, the imagePRESS C10000VP can maintain productivity even on long-run or mixed media jobs, including speciality stocks such as synthetic media. The Consistently Vivid (CV) toner offers improved transfer efficiency and a lower fixing temperature, delivering vibrant image quality even on textured media. A new air compressor also makes it possible to print onto thin coated media as light as 70 gsm.
The device offers significant versatility thanks to its finishing options, which include a new professional puncher that supports a greater range of media sizes and a new inline creasing functionality. A choice of digital front end controllers – Canon’s PRISMAsync or the new EFI Fiery FS200 – enables PSPs to select the right RIP and controller to streamline their workflow.
Featuring the same CV toner and 32-beam Vertical Cavity Service Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology as the C800 series, the C10000VP offers 2400 x 2400 dpi print resolution and vivid output quality.
A new developer unit maintains colour consistency, ensuring stable output even over long runs. This is further enhanced by the introduction of new Multi Density Adjustment Technology that allows for automatic real-time density correction, as well as an in-line spectroscopic sensor that enables daily colour calibration.
The press helps PSPs ensure accurate output with a second transfer belt that improves control over registration, as well as new Simple Registration Control technology, which helps to maximise productivity by enabling quicker and easier registration adjustments.
Mark Lawn, European professional print director, Canon Europe said, ‘Optimising productivity is business-critical for PSPs, so they need a solution they can rely on to deliver outstanding image quality, predictable colour consistency and accurate registration on whatever media they choose without compromising on speed. The new imagePRESS C10000VP perfectly addresses these needs.
The imagePRESS C10000VP will be available from October 2015 and will make its European debut at Canon EXPO in Paris later this year.
