Canon Introduces Monochrome ImageRunner Pro 125VP/150VP
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in black-and-white and color laser copier/printer solutions, announced the addition of the 125-page-per-minute (ppm) imageRUNNER Pro 125VP and the 150-ppm imageRUNNER Pro 150VP for high-volume Print On Demand (POD), Central Reprographic Department (CRD) and transactional print environments. The two models offer increased productivity features with configuration flexibility and design, reflecting the company’s increasing focus on production services and expanded digital press capabilities.
Representing the latest addition to Canon’s digital production press line, both the imageRUNNER Pro 125VP and 150VP help meet the growing demand for cost-effective, fast, reliable, high-quality black-and-white production printing. Both engines feature a highly modular design for maximum flexibility, enhanced image quality, greater range of substrate weights, sizes and thickness, an open architecture for seamless workflow integration, Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) support and robust paper support and handling.
"Canon is aggressively addressing the demand for smarter document management and placing increased emphasis on the production side of the imaging market," said Tod Pike, senior vice president and general manager of Canon’s Imaging Systems Group. "By responding to the continued need for production-level printing, the introduction of Canon’s imageRUNNER Pro 125VP and 150VP offer an increased range of options for print providers who are looking to take that ‘next step’ into the high-end digital printing business."
The new engines round out Canon’s imageRUNNER Pro Series line of high-speed, high-volume networked production engines and are designed to enable short-run, custom and variable data print jobs with a high-end digital black-and-white system at a lower initial investment.
Both the imageRUNNER Pro 125VP and 150VP include the following standard features:
• 125 or 150 ppm, 600 x 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution digital print engine using toner.
• Variable frame to provide increased printing efficiency at productive speeds and optimal frame settings.
• The imageRUNNER Pro 150VP comes standard with six paper drawers to support up to 8,000 sheets. The imageRUNNER Pro 125VP comes standard with three paper drawers to support up to 4,000 sheets.
Canon U.S.A. Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business and industrial imaging solutions. The company is listed as one of Fortune’s "Most Admired Companies in America" and is ranked No. 35 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company, Canon Inc., is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall in the United States in 2003 and with global revenues of $24.5 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs more than 10,000 people at more than 30 locations.
For more information visit www.usa.canon.com.
This article originally appeared in the November 2004 issue of Recharger.