Production Print Innovations That Support Your Growth & Success
Since 1973, Canon Canada, a PAC Digital Platinum Sponsor, has been a leading provider of consumer and business-to-business digital imaging solutions. Year after year, through intelligent user-focused production, Canon helps solve a printer’s real-world challenges with an incredibly broad portfolio that’s designed to automate workflows, streamline production, reduce waste, and boost competitiveness, ultimately supporting growth and long-term success. Its expert teams offer solutions to transform your business today, and future-proof it for the challenges of tomorrow.
Kyosei: Canon’s Corporate Philosophy
Kyosei is a Japanese word meaning “co-living” or “living and working together for the common good.” It describes a mindset and ethical framework where people, communities, and nature exist and cooperate harmoniously, regardless of race, culture, or background. This concept is the corporate philosophy of Canon Global (Tokyo, Japan), clearly defining its approach to worldwide social responsibility, environmental stewardship, and fair competition. This spirit of working together is also reflected in Canon Canada’s customer-first approach. Much more than just an equipment supplier, Canon Canada is a dedicated partner. Its print production specialists work directly with printers to unlock new efficiencies, while its technology innovations open doors to new revenue opportunities.
Production Print Innovations
Canon’s production portfolio covers five key industry categories. Continuous-feed presses target high-volume print service providers and commercial operations transitioning from offset and toner to digital inkjet. Key customers include transactional print providers, direct mailers, book publishers, and in-plant print centers focused on personalized, high-speed production. Cutsheet toner presses are ideal for in-house printing and publishing. As the number of print jobs increases, these presses provide reliable, high-quality output, while allowing more work to be produced flawlessly in-house. Sheetfed inkjet presses (such as the varioPRINT iX1700, varioPRINT iX-series, and varioPRESS iV7) target commercial printers, online print platforms, and book or publishing printers seeking high-volume digital production with offset-like quality. They empower operations to cost-effectively offload short-to-medium run offset jobs, replace legacy toner devices, and produce high-value applications like direct mail, catalogues, and marketing collateral. Large format printers create high-quality high-volume prints, providing affordable solutions for all your display graphics, poster and signage needs. Canon has further expanded into packaging and label printing presses by combining Edale’s 75+ years of flexographic engineering expertise with advanced digital press technology to address the vast majority of packaging and label applications. Additionally, solutions like the upcoming LabelStream LS2000 Digital Label Press and corrPRESS iB17 corrugated packaging press showcase Canon’s robust future roadmap for short-run, high-quality packaging production.
Printing United Expo
The Printing United Expo is the premier annual gathering for the printing and graphic arts industry, bringing together cutting-edge technology, industry leaders, and innovative workflows. Following the recent event in Las Vegas, let’s explore the standout solutions and key technologies that Canon showcased across its impressive production portfolio:
Continuous Feed Presses
Canon’s industry-leading web-fed production inkjet portfolio is anchored by the ProStream Series, a flagship solution engineered for high-coverage graphic arts and commercial printing on standard offset-coated, uncoated, and inkjet-optimized papers. Operating at speeds up to 525 ft/min with native 1200 dpi resolution and Smart ColorGrip technology, it delivers premium offset quality with on-demand digital efficiency. Complementing it is the ColorStream Series, a high-productivity workhorse optimized for transactional print, direct mail, and book publishing. The ColorStream 8000 Series reaches speeds up to 656 ft/min with native 1200 dpi printheads, while the ColorStream 7000 Series offers native 600 dpi at speeds up to 417 ft/min (127 m/min). At the Printing United Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, these high-volume web-fed presses were represented through prominently featured, comprehensive sample displays, gallery presentations, and technology overviews that highlighted Canon’s market position.
Cutsheet Toner Presses
Celebrating 20 years of innovation, Canon’s digital cutsheet presses deliver reliable, high-quality in-house production. At this year’s Printing United Expo, Canon showcased its digital cutsheet toner line, highlighting the flagship high-speed imagePRESS V1350 for heavy production, the versatile mid-high volume imagePRESS V1000, and the ultra-durable monochrome varioPRINT 6000 Series TITAN with Gemini Instant Duplexing. Additionally, Canon unveiled the new imagePRESS V900 II Series making its official trade show debut, featuring enhanced component durability, stable image quality, and optimized operator serviceability.
Sheetfed Inkjet Colour Presses
Canon’s sheetfed inkjet portfolio revolutionizes printing by combining stunning image quality, a versatile wide-media range, and high inkjet productivity and cost-efficiency. At the Printing United Expo, Canon held live demos of its B3+ sheetfed inkjet press, the varioPRINT iX1700, serving as an ideal entry point for printers looking to transition from high-end toner to inkjet. It features high-resolution printheads, ColorGrip conditioning liquid, an enhanced ink gamut, and a two-step drying and fixation system for an offset-like look and feel, handling media up to 450 gsm at speeds up to 165 ipm. The broader lineup was prominently showcased, including the groundbreaking varioPRESS iV7 featured through interactive demos and technology overviews, as the ultimate B2+ sheetfed print factory achieving up to 8,700 sheets per hour, while the varioPRINT iX-series was showcased through comprehensive sample displays, gallery presentations, and technology overviews.
Large Format Printers
Canon’s large format portfolio expands the limits of imagination, offering versatile solutions for professional photography, technical drawings, signage, and rigid displays. At this year’s Printing United Expo, Canon showcased live demonstrations of the Red Dot Design Award-winning Colorado XL-Series and Colorado M-Series UVgel printers delivering high-speed, scratch-resistant roll-to-roll and hybrid output, alongside the industry benchmark Arizona 2380 GTF flatbed printing system powered by VariaDot and FLOW Technology. Additionally, Canon debuted new technical solutions including the compact 36-inch imagePROGRAF TM-610M scan-to-copy MFP and the high-productivity imagePROGRAF TX-1300 MFP Z36, while also highlighting the DigiTech Texas ST2/X1 industrial flatbed printer and a technology preview of full pallet-to-pallet double-sided printing automation.
Packaging & Label Printers Format Printers
Leveraging advanced digital printing capabilities alongside expert flexographic engineering, Canon’s packaging and label portfolio addresses the full spectrum of industrial packaging applications. At the expo, these innovations were brought to life through the “Unboxing Experience” display, demonstrating how a single ecosystem can produce 100% of a brand’s packaging collateral – from labels and folding cartons to corrugated boxes and coasters – while featuring technological previews of upcoming systems like the LabelStream LS2000 and corrPRESS iB17.
For more information on how Canon Canada can transform your business, or to contact a sales representative, please visit www.canon.ca or call (905) 863-8000
