Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Unveils the Next Generation Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO and the Océ VarioPrint DP Line

Raising the Bar On Efficiency, Versatility, Sustainability and Image Quality To Empower Growing Businesses

Kuala Lumpur, 15 October 2012 – Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd participated in Print Technology 2012 to showcase two models that redefines excellence, the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO and the Océ VarioPrint DP Line. The Océ VarioPrint DP Line - a series of compelling black and white systems based on breakthrough technology and the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO - a next-generation, light production colour printer.

 “The launch of these two models is a clear demonstration that we are constantly striving to support our customers in securing the long-term future of their businesses. Combining the best of technology from both Canon and Océ, we are in an even better position to ensure that our customers have access to the broadest and most advanced portfolio of professional printing solutions. With the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO series, businesses can benefit from a solution that offers intuitive operation, ease of use and multiple media and finishing options on one highly efficient and versatile platform,” said Ooi Chik Hoe, Assistant Director of the Business Imaging Solutions division of Canon Marketing (Malaysia).

Rodney Fong, Marketing Manager, PGA, Business Imaging Solution, Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Further elaborating on the new models, Mr. Ooi said, “Offering excellent image consistency, instant-productivity and multiple finishing options in one highly configurable system, the Océ VarioPrint DP Line is a powerful, light to mid production printer that gives you the highest quality in a wide range of profitable print applications. The Océ VarioPrint 135 was also recently awarded a Pro Award by Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) for Outstanding Monochrome Light- to Mid-Volume Production Device.”

"These new imageRUNNER ADVANCE models will provide high-speed colour and black-and-white performance, exceptional print quality, advanced finishing and media support, solutions integration and reliability," added Mr. Ooi. "The new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO and C9065 PRO models will open up new opportunities for digital colour printing in light production environments."

Building upon the Company's recent success in the production marketplace, these new models round out Canon's digital colour solutions portfolio to help meet the growing needs of a vast array of production users, from small copy centers and quick print shops to high-end commercial print environments.

"Canon's success in the production space has been largely based on its ability to deliver a depth and breadth of quality products that are unrivaled in the market," concluded Mr. Ooi. "The new imageRUNNER ADVANCE is no exception. With a smaller footprint and cost that is easy to justify, these new models from Canon will bring an outstanding level of quality and functionality to this class."

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO/C9065 PRO

Built using an entirely new system and hardware platform, the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO/C9065 PRO models will be ideal for high-volume colour environments, including Central Reprographics Departments (CRDs) and Print Service Providers. The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO will produce letter-sized output at up to 75-pages-per-minute (ppm) in black-and-white and 70 ppm in colour, while the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9065 PRO will operate at up to 65 ppm in both black-and-white and colour.

Incorporating a 10.4-inch upright full colour LCD control panel, the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE models will have a new customizable user interface to help define and simplify specific user workflows and allow users to be more productive and efficient. The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO/C9065 PRO will also have robust and flexible paper and media handling capacities. Through a variety of optional hardware accessories, the new models will have a paper capacity up to 9,300 sheets and will support sizes up to 13 x 19.2-inches and with a weight up to 300gsm Coated Paper and Tab Paper are also supported.

The new models will come standard with Canon's Ultra Fast Rendering II (UFRII) printing technology, as well as optional Adobe PostScript 3 and PCL 5c/6 capabilities. For high colour intensive users, there will be new imagePASS and ColorPASS print controller options available. The new models will provide true 1,200 x 1,200 dots-per-inch (dpi) print resolution. The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 PRO and C9065 PRO will deliver exceptional output image quality, yielding smooth, vivid and well-defined images by virtue of the new architecture and technologies.

Both models will utilize a new, high-capacity Single Pass Duplex Document Feeder with scan speeds up to 200 images-per-minute (ipm) for black-and-white, two-sided and letter-sized documents. In addition to fast output and scan speeds, the new models will be available with a number of robust finishing solutions, including multiple folding options, professional punching and booklet trimming.

Océ VarioPrint DP Line

The co-development of new technology is further evidence that Canon and Océ are stronger together and better positioned than ever to ensure that their customers have access to the broadest and most advanced portfolio of professional print solutions.

The Océ VarioPrint 110 – 120 – 135 are powerful, light to mid production printers, combining Océ printing technology, engine and controller with integrated Canon scanning and finishing solutions. It offers excellent image consistency, instant-productivity and multiple finishing options in one highly configurable system. There are four engine speeds available in the DP Line: 110, 120 and 135 A4 images per minute. At its core is the innovative, Océ DirectPress technology, which does not use light, high temperatures or electrical charges to create an image, making it a reliable alternative to traditional technologies for the black and white market.

Océ DirectPress technology replaces the multiple process steps used in traditional printing technologies with a single, digital, no-variable process. The result is a highly stable and consistent quality output without streaks, striping or banding across jobs. The new engine incorporates a diverse range of scanning and finishing capabilities drawn from the successful Canon imagePRESS range enabling customers to demand the highest quality in a wide range of profitable print applications. Precise finishing can be easily achieved due to no toner cracking when folding or creasing and less media distortion as a result of the low fusing temperature.

The Océ VarioPrint DP Line also helps customers reduce their environmental impact. Océ HeatXchange technology implemented in the printer saves energy by transferring the heat used to fuse toner onto paper from printed sheets to new sheets entering the print path. By recycling the heat in this way, customers can reduce their energy consumption by at least 30% compared to other systems in its class. The VarioPrint DP Line has the lowest TEC (Typical Energy Consumption) value in the mid production market and can be plugged into a standard power outlet.

Océ DirectPress technology also produces no ozone that results in a cleaner working environment for system users. Despite its low energy use, productivity is high, because of Océ EnergyLogic. This technology matches the power requirements of a print job with the available power in the system. It ensures that the system starts printing quickly after a cold start or maintains maximum speed after changing to heavier media.
The Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO series and the Océ VarioPrint DP Line models are available now in Malaysian market.