COLOR COPIERS & DIGITAL PRESSES -- Coloring Between The Lines

At press time, Canon U.S.A. had announced its intention to hold a "momentous" press conference in early March, but no details were available on the new product introductions.

Last fall, the company unveiled two production color printing systems—the CLC 5100 (51 ppm) and CLC 4000 (40 ppm). The machines are said to feature new delivery and fixing unit systems, plus advanced color management technology for enhanced system efficiency, accelerated production and increased color consistency. Four-drum technology, Finer Brighter (FB) toner and Automatic Image Refinement enable print resolutions up to the equivalent of 800x400 dpi.