Canon launches new mid-range ColorStream 7000 series

Canon has launched the ColorStream 7000 Series: a new web-fed inkjet press family designed for mid-range production. The 7000 Series includes three models – the ColorStream 7075, 7100, and 7127, offering production speeds from 48 to 127m/min and monthly volumes of up to 56 million A4 impressions.

Canon says: “In the mid-range production volume segment, customers are not looking for promises – they are looking for proven performance they can build a business on. This is where the ColorStream 7000 series stands apart, particularly for businesses focused on business communications, book and direct mail applications. It brings together the trusted quality and reliability of the ColorStream platform with the service, workflow integration and flexibility print service providers need to compete with confidence.

The new ColorStream 7000 series is available in both mono and full colour configurations and deploys native 600dpi printheads and highly pigmented, water-based inks with Canon DigiDot multi-level inkjet technology ‘to deliver smooth tones and rich density that achieve 1,200dpi print quality on standard offset uncoated, recycled and inkjet treated papers’

A water-cooled printhead design stabilises ink temperature during long production runs, while Canon’s pre-fire technology maintains nozzle performance by keeping ink circulating inside the ink chamber. The series also readily integrates into Canon’s Prisma workflow ecosystem, with optional support for Prismaproduction and Prismalytics Dashboard, a cloud-based management information tool that provides multiple, comprehensive data overviews.

Canon says that the series also includes new production features such as waste free print pause, inspection mode and controlled print in ramps to help operators check and adjust jobs without unnecessary paper loss, while inline automation functions enable efficient communication with finishing equipment to support continuous production. The series uses low power in both production and idle modes and operates an efficient contact drying system to further minimise energy use.

Sharing its core technical infrastructure with the ColorStream 8000, the ColorStream 7000 series also includes Canon’s latest SRA Massive Parallel controller, delivering improved RIP performance compared with previous models.

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