Observations from IPEX 2006

The company announced the introduction of two cold foilers, and a new inker is being shown on its stand. Said to reduce startup waste by as much as 90 percent, the new inker eliminates the need for doing ink zone settings.

At the Canon press conference, the emphasis was on its extensive cooperation with EFI. Some 75 percent of the products being shown on the Canon stand are new, and most also sport new EFI RIPs. The company is clearly moving into the printing press business, with their imagePRESS C1 and C7000VP machines.