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IMAGING SYSTEM
BUSINESS UNIT
INDUSTRY AND OTHERS
BUSINESS UNIT
Canon Launched MAXIFY
Inkjet Printers for
Business Use
Canon unveiled MAXIFY, a new series of inkjet all-
in-ones and printers for small- and medium-sized
businesses. The lineup comprises five models, while
meeting business needs and offering high productiv-
ity, high image quality, and high economic efficiency.
The MAXIFY series delivers significant increases
in printing speed thanks to a newly developed
print head and efficient paper feed system. The
models contribute to enhanced office efficiency
through the large-capacity ink tanks and sheet cas-
settes, which require fewer tank replacements and
minimize the need for paper refills. Furthermore,
their dedicated pigment ink system, newly devel-
oped by Canon, includes a high-density black ink
for improved legibility, which makes text clear and
easy to read, and inks that do not smudge when
overwritten by highlighter while hard to erase.
Moreover, the color arrangement has been designed
to suit varied business needs, enabling vivid color
printing of graphs, text, photographs, and web
pages. Reflecting Canon’s deep commitment to busi-
ness needs, the MAXIFY series keeps ink costs and
power consumption under control to deliver high
economy and environmental performance.
Canon Entered Machine
Vision Market with
Launch of RV1100
Canon launched the RV1100 3-D Machine Vision
System. It uses a new three-dimensional rec-
ognition technology that Canon has devel-
oped based on its optical, image-recognition,
and information-processing technologies,
which were cultivated through the Company’s
research and development of cameras and busi-
ness machines.
The RV1100 makes possible high-speed, high-
precision, 3-D recognition of various objects
arranged randomly in a pile on a production
line, including parts with curved features, parts
without distinguishing characteristics, and
parts with complex structures. Encompassing
a 3-D machine vision head, which acts as the
sensor, and vision recognition software which
works as the processor, the system transmits rec-
ognition data to the controller of the robotic
arm in the production line. Accordingly, the
RV1100 plays an important role in automating
and expediting the supply of parts to produc-
tion lines, leading to improve productivity at
factories of each client manufacturer.
Business inkjet printer MAXIFY MB5300 series RV1100 3-D Machine Vision System