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Canon, a global leader in digital production print, announces an expansion of its production portfolio and its entry into the B2 sheetfed inkjet market with the varioPRESS iV7, a new inkjet press capable of producing 8,700 B2 4/0 sheets per hour (4,350 B2 4/4 sheets per hour). Printing up to 4.5 million B2 images per month in 24/6 operation, the varioPRESS iV7 aims to set a new standard in the digital B2 segment, delivering an outstanding combination of eye-catching quality, unparalleled productivity, and versatile media support. Based on a mix of innovative and proven Canon technologies and developed as a new platform specifically for the requirements of the B2 market, the varioPRESS iV7 will empower commercial printers to migrate jobs from digital presses and shorter runs from offset. Visitors to the Canon stand in Hall 8a at drupa can discover details of the varioPRESS iV7 in an interactive animation and samples display. The first installations of the press in the EMEA region will be in the second half of 2025.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is expanding its digital printing portfolio and presenting the new Jetfire family for the growing industrial digital commercial printing market. The systems are based on leading inkjet technology from cooperation partner Canon. The new Jetfire family will be integrated into the HEIDELBERG ecosystem via the HEIDELBERG Prinect workflow. The company thus offers end-to-end solutions that support both offset and digital printing from a single system, ensuring maximum flexibility and cost-effectiveness, particularly in the commercial sector. HEIDELBERG is thus pooling its expertise in offset and digital printing to provide print shops with a hybrid production environment for cost-effective printing in the future.

Fujifilm Group announces the launch of a high-speed continuous feed color inkjet printer, Jet Press 1160CFG, for the commercial printing market. Introducing a newly developed pre-drying unit, “The Paper Stabilizer”, to enhance stable print quality by drying paper before printing commences and constantly controls the moisture content of the paper. Sales will commence from today in Europe and North America. Customers in Japan have already adopted the Jet Press 1160CFG for commercial printing on offset-coated paper and have started operation.

CLEARWATER, Fla., June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DirectMail2.0, the Tampa Bay area-based omnichannel marketing firm, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Flowcode to natively integrate Flowcode's QR code generation, customization and real-time reporting into the DirectMail2.0 platform. The move will give DirectMail2.0 users the option to integrate DM20's native Flowcode functionality in their omnichannel campaigns, and will be available starting today.

London, May 31, 2024 – Ricoh today announced it has captured the number one market share position for high speed continuous feed inkjet systems globally for 2023 in the IDC Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker (Calendar 2023).