PrintPack 2017: Canon sells all but one machine on display

Canon India sold all but one press it showcased during PrintPack 2017. The sold presses included Imagepress C10000VP, the newly launched Imagepress C650, IR Advance 8585, IPF 671E and 771M and IPF 540 and 560.

10 Feb 2017 | By Noel D'Cunha

During PrintPack 2017, Canon reinforced its range of digital offering after unveiling ten new products as part of its professional printing domain. The ten launches at PrintPack is by far the highest number of products in the last eight years in a single show.

The ten products included the 12-Colour ImageProGraf Pro-520 and ImageProGraf Pro-540, 8-colour ImageProGraf Pro-540S and ImageProGraf PRO-560S in the ImageProGraf Pro series; the Océ ColorWave 700; the ImagePress C850, ImagePress C750, ImagePress C650 digital colour production presses; and the ImagePress C8000VP, based on the successful C10000VP.

Inaugurating the products, Kazutada Kobayashi, President and CEO, Canon India, said, “Being the world leaders in imaging, at Canon we consider it our primary responsibility to push the boundaries of the photography and printing landscape. As we embark on the landmark journey of our third decade of existence in the country, we have further amplified our commitment, across both B2B and B2C segments. As part of our ‘Vision 2020’, we are stepping up our propositions to ensure that innovation leads the strategy for all our offerings.”

Puneet Datta, director for professional printing products (PPP) Division, said, “Continuously focusing on the evolving needs of the industry, at Canon India, we introduce technologies, which not only help the industries move ahead, they also create products which will be future ready.”

Canon will be starting a campaign with #UnleashDigital to celebrate the transformations in the digital printing world.

“In my view, the time to embrace digital is now! This launch with ten innovative offerings from our portfolio, further testifies our commitment to the Indian market,” said Datta.