MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging
solutions, today announced the new imagePRESS C65 Color Digital
Press. Ideal for the creative community, including advertising
agencies, graphic design studios, packaging design, marketing
departments and more, this model builds upon the success of its
predecessor: the imagePRESS C60 Color Digital Press. Powerful,
compact and scalable, the imagePRESS C65 enables users to produce
vibrant creative output with reliable color registration, Gloss
Optimization technology and enhanced finishing options to help
visual artists reproduce their designs on paper with the look and
feel that closely matches their creative intention.
"The imagePRESS C65 Color Digital Press was designed to meet and
exceed the needs of the high-demand creative market, recognizing
that print-quality is of utmost importance," said Toyotsugu
Kuwamura, executive vice president and general manager, Business
Imaging Solutions Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "The focus on color allows our
creative customers to produce crisp, visually striking and
consistent output, at high speeds to be readily available when
needed in their creative process."
Dependable Performance
Producing graphic design
quality images, the imagePRESS C65 can help visual artists meet
critical deadlines and apply last-minute changes with the ability
to print at speeds of up to 65 letter-size images per minute with
fast first-copy-out time. Increasing productivity and speed, the
Advanced Twin Belt Fusing uses induction heating and cooling
techniques to achieve high productivity on wide range of media
while controlling gloss and output quality. The Compact
Registration Module helps deliver accurate, automatic front-to-back
registration for professional presentation books with little user
intervention needed.
Brilliant Impressions
Featuring CV Toner and a
32-Beam Red-VCSEL Laser, the imagePRESS C65 Color Digital Press is
able to produce a wide color gamut with a consistently smooth,
precise and vivid image quality for vibrant retail designs and
subtle mood boards as well as accurate reproduction of corporate
colors and original artwork, allowing designers to effectively
review layout proofs, packaging markups and more.
Creative Choices
The imagePRESS C65 can print on a
variety of attention-getting stock, including uncoated, coated,
textured and recycled paper. The device offers a larger canvas for
creative firms and design professionals with its new optional
feature to print auto-duplex on up to 30 inch long sheets for
true-size proofs and comps of 6-panel brochures, magazine inlays,
dust jackets or larger packaging designs. The imagePRESS C65 will
be able to be outfitted for in-line stapling and booklet-making
options with the new in-line Multi-Function Professional
Puncher-A11, offering in-line creasing and enabling die
punching for the full range of imagePRESS C65 supported paper
weights up to 110 pound cover stock. The device also enables die
punching of letter, 11 inches x17 inches and 12 inches x 18 inches
paper formats for a broader diversity in finishing including oblong
presentation books.
"Having tangible, vibrant prints is integral to the creative
process," said Justin Aherns,
Creative Director of Rule29, a design firm based out of
Geneva, Illinois. "Despite the
onset of digital design work, printing on paper is still the
preferred way to present high value ideas to help meet customers'
demands. It is vital to have a device in the workspace that is able
to produce high-quality print comps and proofs to better
collaborate with customers and fellow designers to weigh the best
options and see the work as is."
Availability
The imagePRESS C65 Color Digital Press
is scheduled to be available to ship in October. Pricing may vary
based on configuration. For more information,
visit www.usa.canon.com.
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 2015† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's
Most Admired Companies in 2015. 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 LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for
the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest
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† Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
[1] Not available at launch. Current expected availability: Q4
2016. A separate availability announcement will be issued at a
later time.
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