Canon Releases New Wide-Format Printing Equipment with Advanced Features
TapTechNews August 7th news, Canon today released new wide-format printing equipment in the imagePROGRAF series, including a total of five models such as PRO-566/546/526 with a 12-color ink system and GP-566S/526S with a 7-color ink system.
Both imagePROGRAF PRO-566/546/526 adopt a 12-color ink system, including special colors such as red, blue, and two shades of gray. The new printing equipment continues the printing quality of glossy/semi-glossy paper in traditional models, and at the same time, it enhances the black density and expands the color reproduction range in the dark area when printing on art paper.
imagePROGRAF GP-566S/526S is equipped with a 7-color ink with a new color scheme including orange and gray. The high-density nozzle print head of the GP series also adopts the design of key color mirror image arrangement, so that it can improve the output printing speed while maintaining the printing quality.
TapTechNews noticed that the newly developed ink sensing system of the PRO series and the GP series can regularly monitor the ink ejection status, and automatically optimize the ink landing position when detecting a certain deviation from the reference value.
The ink cartridge cover is made of transparent material. Even when the cover is closed, users can see the ink light on and flashing from a distance to check the ink that needs to be replaced. The touch screen and indicator lights on the operation panel will display the remaining amount of roll paper automatically estimated by the printing device, and with a 5-level indicator light, the printing status can be checked when the top cover is closed, which is convenient to check the remaining amount of roll paper and evaluate the time to replace the roll paper.
In addition, the intelligent roll pa per system function can automatically and quickly identify the source and type of paper, and estimate the remaining amount of paper. By speeding up the paper feeding process, the roll paper setting time is further shortened, and the time required for setting the roll paper is reduced by about 40% compared to the old model.
The new models released this time also significantly reduced the amount of polystyrene foam used in the product packaging. The use of polystyrene foam packaging materials in imagePROGRAF PRO-546 was reduced by about 89.5%, and imagePROGRAF GP-566S was reduced by about 58.9%, and cardboard was used as a buffer material.