Canon imagePRESS C1+ offers a fifth dimension to light production printing

While users can still offer short run print jobs on demand and high quality colour critical proofs, the new clear toner can create effects including metallic, gloss and matt finishes. Watermarked security features can also be added making it much harder for documents to be forged or replicated.

Ayman Aly, Production Solution Product Manager, Canon Middle East, said:

"Canon is introducing the imagePRESS C1+ to the Middle East market as a unique technology to help digital printers with different business sizes to differentiate their offering to their customer with high added value printings. This will help them retain and even increase their customer base during difficult economic times."

"The imagePRESS C1+ is designed to be either a complete solution as a proofer and a light production colour press with exceptional finishing options or complementary solution with other Canon digital colour presses such as Canon's successful imagePRESS C7000VP digital colour press to provide new applications that were not possible before," he added

The Canon imagePRESS C1+ is based on the highly respected Canon imagePRESS C1 print engine. While retaining its ability to print full- colour critical images on demand, the fifth toner unit offers a huge range of additional value added opportunities.

"The Canon imagePRESS C1+ opens up a whole new range of applications to digital print users to provide a value added service to customers including photo books, packaging, confidential reports, posters and general commercial work. Printers and designers can now specifically create products for the Canon imagePRESS C1+ that previously were not possible from digital printing technology and increase their revenue potential at minimal extra print cost," added Ayman Aly.

"This press is truly an industry first and is the result of a large investment in research and development by Canon. In these difficult economic times, businesses need to differentiate themselves and the clear toner will give businesses a value added service to offer new design opportunities. With the right applications, the clear toner technology on the C1+ will enable digital printers to vastly increase the range of work that they do, all at the press of a button," concluded Ayman Aly.

The Canon imagePRESS goes on sale across the Middle East from the 1st of February 2009.