![]() ![]() "You don’t want the press to be tied up while you carry out colour management."Īnother benefit of the colour system is a new spot colour library too.Īlthough it was previewed at Ipex, the 7010 won’t be launched until the autumn. "We’ve chosen not to make the spectrophotometer internal as you want the colour management process to be carried out in parallel with production," says Lawn. Not only does it highlight to the operator that it’s time to call an engineer to replace the developer, it also gives them the tools to keep colour in line until it is replaced.Ĭanon has chosen to keep the spectrophotometer – the X-Rite i1iO scanning table – offline, rather than integrating it into the press. Lawn cites this as useful when the developer is starting to lose charge, but not totally gone. ![]() This enables the operator to adjust the output on the fly to get back to target. New in Process Control version three for the 7010 is a unique iterative profile function. Lawn says there are two default specifications that can be run to: ISO 12647-7, which due to its paper white point definition limits the range of applicable stocks and another with a wider latitude on paper white. "It’s no longer in the eye of the minder, it’s an unquestionable measurement." "It’s to help to get the colour right the first time, which saves time in production and reduces re-runs," says Lawn. The firm is planning to get Fogra certification for the 7010, as it has for the 7000, but already the software can be used to keep the machine running to a specification. Working with X-Rite, Canon has developed its Process Control software to keep colour to specification. "Automated colour management and bespoke fingerprinting and matching are key," says Lawn. He adds that uptime is as important to productivity as speed and he believes colour management can improve that. Instead, he says, the measures Canon has taken, such as enabling the handling of mixed sized-sheets, are more real-world issues for customers. He argues that a machine with a headline speed of 100ppm isn’t necessarily any more productive than the 72ppm 7010 and that customers aren’t actually asking for faster machines any ay. "We’re currently investigating how to best communicate the enhanced productivity in those terms." "People look at pages per minute, but a more realistic figure would be time per job," says Lawn. Substantial – A3 ppm has risen from 36ppm to 38.5ppm while SRA3 is now 36.2ppm. The precise improvement depends on stock weight and size, but generally the bigger the sheet, the greater the advantage, which benefits commercial printers running SRA3 and above sheets.įor A4 sheets, which are normally used as the headline speed figure, the speed has risen from 70 pages per minute (ppm) to 71.6ppm. The length of the imaging belt has been extended so more sheets can be fed onto the belt at any one time, which increases print speed. The feeds are the same, as Lawn says they were already well able to handle coated stocks, but productivity has been addressed. "They’ve already found success with a range of materials including metallics, waterproof paper, synthetics, non-tears and textured stock." "It helps customers to push the boundaries a little bit more," says Lawn. Maximum stock weight has been increased from 300gsm to 325gsm and minimum weight has been reduced from 64gsm to 60gsm for uncoated stocks. In comparison to its predecessors, a wider range of stock weights are supported, it’s more productive, colour consistency has been improved and the duty cycle (number of pages per month it can handle) has been increased. Lawn admits that the launch was "a bit of a sneaky surprise" and describes it as the result of continual improvement of the imagePress platform, rather than a totally It was a successor for the 7000, which had been launched to much fanfare as the firm’s first production colour digital press four years previously at the last Ipex. Customers are telling us that they need support and not endless product launches."Ĭome the show and Canon had a surprise: the imagePress 7010. Canon originally set out its Ipex agenda as being about applications and business development for customers, with Mark Lawn, Canon Europe professional print solutions marketing manager, stating prior to the show and shortly after the launch of its ImageRunner light production colour machines that: "We’re not dominated by product launches, there’s no need – we have a full portfolio. ![]()
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