MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc. today announced its
new UVgel printing technology. This unique technology will
soon be featured in a new line of roll-to-roll printers that will
offer large format print providers an unprecedented combination of
productivity, image quality, application range, automation and low
cost of operation.
"We are very excited to show this revolutionary new
game-changing technology at SGIA," said Toyotsugu Kuwamura,
executive vice president and general manager, Business Imaging
Solutions Group, Canon U.S.A.,
Inc. "This new technology will power an upcoming generation of
roll-to-roll printers that will help our customers increase their
print production efficiency while lowering their operating costs,
enabling them to profitably grow their business."
Key elements and benefits of the UVgel technology:
- A radically new UV curable ink from Canon that instantly gels
on contact with the media, resulting in precise dot placement and
area control for consistent high-quality images at high speed
- The large color gamut of solvent inks combined with the
environmental benefits and safety profile of latex and UV inks
- Ultra-thin ink dispersion with almost no discernible physical
profile and the lowest ink consumption rate can provide up to a 40
percent reduction in printing costs compared to eco-solvent and
latex
These features all result in cost-effective, non-toxic, durable,
color fast, high-quality prints for almost any flexible media
application.
This amazing new UVgel technology incorporates several
new hardware technology developments from Canon:
- Advanced, "next generation" piezoelectric printhead technology
employing patented acoustic sampling technology that monitors
nozzle performance on-the-fly during printing
- A unique LED UV curing sub-system that operates completely
independently from the printing system ensuring identical jetting
to curing timing for every droplet for unprecedented uniformity
across the printed image
- An LED-based UV system that cures without adding any heat to
the media whatsoever, making it easy to print on the thinnest, most
heat-sensitive flexible media
- Continuous, on-the-fly, nozzle performance compensation
facilitates confident unattended printing and reduced print
waste
Canon's new UVgel printing technology will be at
the core of a family of new roll-to-roll printing products, the
first of which will be a high productivity 64 inch roll-to-roll
printer to be released in the Spring of 2017. The significant
investment in this new technology demonstrates Canon's continued
commitment to be a leader in digital graphics markets. Canon has
already proven itself to be a leader in the UV flatbed market with
its highly awarded, market leading Océ Arizona series of flatbed printers.
Canon will be showcasing this new UVgel technology
in its booth (#1536) at the 2016 SGIA Expo, September 14-16 in
Las Vegas.
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 (excluding Mexico) markets. With approximately
$31 billion in global revenue, its
parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S.
patents granted in 20151 and is one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2016. Canon
U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is
dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and
environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas
Headquarters secured LEEDO Gold certification, a recognition for
the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
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