In recent years, ink-jet printing has made continuous breakthroughs in reducing costs, and the demand is also rising at the same time. This has led to rapid growth of ink-jet printing equipment in the Chinese market and provided more choices for users in the printing industry. In order to cope with such a development trend, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Canon) launched varioprintix series sheet fed inkjet printing system for users, which not only has stable production capacity, but also has convenient operation and high-quality output performance, providing customers in the printing field with more diverse and perfect choices.
Just recently, Canon and Hangzhou Yinjie Digital Express Printing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Hangzhou Yinjie) jointly held a user exchange meeting. We had the honor to watch the specific application of Canon varioprintix series sheet fed inkjet printing system in Hangzhou Yinjie.
With the help of this user exchange meeting, we made an exclusive interview with Mr. Shi Yuanfeng, senior manager of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. / professional printing product headquarters, Mr. Zhang Jing, product manager of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. / professional printing product headquarters, and Mr. Zhou Xiaojun, general manager of Hangzhou Yinjie digital fast printing Co., Ltd. Let us have a deep understanding of Canon vario printix series sheet fed inkjet printing system and Canon's market planning for the printing market. At the same time, Mr. Zhou Xiaojun, general manager of Hangzhou Yinjie Digital Express Printing Co., Ltd., also shared with us the experience of using the equipment.
01 digitization and automation have become a trend
It is the third year since the outbreak began. It has to be said that the COVID-19 epidemic has changed many things and also has a great impact on the printing market. Due to the special reasons of the epidemic, it has become increasingly difficult for factories to recruit workers. In order to better liberate manpower and provide more efficient production capacity, there are higher requirements for the digitization and automation of the printing system.
In order to meet this demand, Canon varioprintix series products are equipped with prismasync controller, with 8-hour production planning function, which can ensure the delivery of documents in the first time. At the same time, thanks to the paper transport control technology, varioprintix series has the paper feeding capacity of up to 23400 A4 sheets, which can realize the maximum of 3 hours without adding paper, greatly improving the printing capacity. Before printing, the system will automatically detect and discard the paper with problems such as folding angle and breakage. A series of automatic processes greatly reduce the waste of paper, printing errors and labor time, and ensure the production efficiency while reducing the cost.
At the same time, Mr. Zhang Jing of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. / professional printing products headquarters also explained the advantages of Canon varioprintix series products in automation. Mr. Zhang Jing said that for the customer's operators, there are very few operations involved in the actual use of Canon vario printix series products, and the whole printing process is very simple. And unlike conventional digital equipment, necessary maintenance will not be required after a period of use. The advantage of automation will make it easier for operators to use.
On the other hand, due to the epidemic, it is becoming more and more difficult to recruit workers. Many new employees do not have excellent IT knowledge reserves, which is also a big pain point for many printing industries. Canon varioprintix series products can provide operators with simpler operation, greatly reducing the threshold for new employees to learn. Mr. Zhou Xiaojun, general manager of Hangzhou Yinjie digital fast printing Co., Ltd., confided to us: "any new employee can fully master the operation of this equipment in one or two days without a strong professional background." This shows the convenience of Canon varioprintix series products.
02 cost and stability are critical
"For our production plants, one is the cost, and the other is the stability of production, which is the most important." During the interview, the author was deeply impressed by the remarks made by Mr. Zhou Xiaojun, general manager of Hangzhou Yinjie Digital Express Printing Co., Ltd.
Indeed, for customers in the printing industry, while publishing on demand, the stability of equipment and cost control are crucial. This is not only related to the printing capacity, but also the key to sustainable profitability. Therefore, when purchasing printing equipment, Hangzhou Yinjie finally chose Canon vario printix series products. In this regard, Mr. Zhou Xiaojun also explained why we chose Canon vario printix series products. The first is the consideration of cost. The cost here is not a one-time purchase cost, but a continuous production cost. Because varioprintix series products are characterized by high automation, high digitization and convenient operation, the difficulty is greatly reduced in the process of use, which means that labor and time costs can be saved.
Reliable stability
On the other hand, it is the stability of the equipment. Mr. Zhou Xiaojun said that during the half year of using Canon varioprintix series, he felt that varioprintix series products do not need daily calibration and support more than 90% of the normal operation time. based on Canon's excellent technology, it can provide higher stability and reliability, and can fully meet various needs such as commercial printing and on-demand publishing. Finally, based on the cooperation with Canon for many years, it can be traced back to 2009 at the earliest. Even if you haven't seen relevant cases, you can buy this equipment with confidence.
03 high quality output, let customers rest assured
In order to win the trust of more customers and ensure high-quality output, the printing industry also puts forward higher requirements for quality. In this regard, Mr. Zhang Jing of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. / professional printing product headquarters said that in order to provide high-quality output, Canon has a number of mature technologies as support. Canon iquiusix technology is applied to varioprintix series products, and 1200dpi piezoelectric on-demand printing head is equipped for it, which can realize smooth shadow and outstanding light and dark details by using variable ink drop size function. Not only that, this product also uses polymerized water-based pigment ink, the biggest feature of which is that it is equipped with colorgrip online precoating technology, which can not only provide excellent imaging for different paper types to ensure color consistency, but also ensure color durability and provide good output quality for the printing industry.
On the other hand, in order to ensure high-quality output performance, the drying process of printed products is crucial, which will also directly affect the effect of the final product. In order to achieve a satisfactory quality effect, varioprintix series products use a roller type non-contact drying system. During the process, the hot air drying technology can be used to make the ink on the printed matter evaporate sufficiently to provide a reliable fixing effect. In the process of production and printing, we can provide customers with satisfactory results.
04 constantly improve service and empower customers
It has to be said that the whole printing industry is changing from production to service, so customers will pay more attention to the service system of equipment manufacturers. Mr. Zhang Jing of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. / professional printing products headquarters said that Canon will always put the needs of customers in the first place. In addition to improving the business value for customers with the advantages of technology and products, Canon will also constantly improve the service system to empower customers.
In order to provide better services, Canon will also set up some remote service ports, so as to know the use of equipment in the first time through network data, so that engineers can order relevant accessories in time and provide customers with active operation and maintenance services. As customers' production capacity and time are very precious, we should provide timely maintenance services for customers. Of course, this is also an important reason why Hangzhou Yinjie can maintain long-term cooperation with canon.
05 better serve customers according to needs
We should know that in the printing field, customers will pay more attention to whether they can deliver the correct printed products and ensure the quality. This requires that the printing equipment can adapt to a wider range of media and support the processing of the back track. For this reason, Mr. Zhang Jing of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. / professional printing products headquarters gave us a detailed introduction. Because varioprintix series products adopt on-demand precoating technology, it has a wide range of paper adaptability and truly solves the pain point of coated paper. This is a very happy point for customers. At the same time, it supports coated paper from 90g to 350g and uncoated paper from 60g to 350g. It can mix and output printing paper of various grams and background colors at one time. It can be widely used in various printing scenarios such as color pages, brochures, books, magazines, postcards, high-end direct mail, etc., and break the application barriers for customers with wide adaptability.
Support all kinds of paper to meet customer needs
On the other hand, Mr. shiyuanfeng, senior manager of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. / professional printing products headquarters, also expressed Canon's current market strategy for us. Developing the Chinese market is still the core, but it should not be taken too hastily. The reason is that the Chinese market is different from the foreign market. The Chinese market has unique business characteristics, so we should better serve customers according to the needs of users. In terms of products, varioprintix series has undergone four generations of ink updates. In terms of the hardware structure of the equipment, it has also been continuously promoted. From the earliest to the direct mail of bills, to the later to books and periodicals, to business, and finally to the copper plate business. This process is not a one-step process. In the future, Canon will continue to launch products with higher matching degree according to the needs of customers.
06 at the end
With the continuous development of China's digital printing market, digitization, automation and intellectualization will play a more important role. Canon will also empower customers according to different needs. In the future, it will also enable the rapid development of inkjet printing equipment in the Chinese market. Let's wait and see.
