Vision toward Growth: Commercial

make it a strong contender in European and 2017. This digital system attracted global U.S. markets. attention for providing the same high level of Océ prioritizes not only speed, but also reli- image quality and productivity as offset ability and productivity—for instance, the printing. In addition to its impressive function- ability to maintain consistent color and image ality and productivity, the ProStream 1000 also quality even when operated non-stop for a full received a prestigious design award. Expectations week. Today, Océ is developing and commer- are high that Océ’s new flagship model will cializing high-end printing equipment for the challenge offset printing in the competitive professional printing industry. GA market. Océ offers attentive customer support and service

Canon continues to explore new business With an eye on new growth markets, we see a bright future

fields and pursue innovation in manufacturing With products ranging from small printers to large commercial-use printers, Canon, in collab- oration with Océ, aims to become the world’s No. 1 printing company. is expected to encompass various fields from IT to pharmacy, including industrial printing, which involves such non-paper materials as resin and cloth. With an eye on new markets, Canon will continue to pursue innovation in the manufac- Assembly of the Océ VarioPrint i300 sheet-fed inkjet color press turing process and the development of advanced digital printing technologies. in the mid-1960s, Canon made its full-fledged High-precision printing technologies support entry into the office equipment industry. In 1973, we introduced a full-color plain-paper Canon in a changing commercial printing market copier, bringing new power to business docu- ments. Later, we launched our revolutionary Graphic arts printing of a sales promotion catalog New Customer Experience Demand for various small-lot Core technologies from office multifunction devices which continue to Center for commercial jobs spurs the shift towards development support receive high acclaim worldwide. As “One Canon,” we are enables balanced workloads through seamless printing Our wealth of experience and innovative schedule management of multiple presses and digital printing the digitalization of printing expanding into new fields of In April 2017, Canon opened the technology enabled us to continuously refine more efficient allocation of printing jobs. This commercial printing Customer Experience Center Tokyo (CEC Commercial printing is a broad field encom- Digital printing is lauded for its ability to facili- our products, resulting in the development a combination of Canon and Océ technology has Tokyo) at our Shimomaruko headquar- passing , magazines and , tate quick turnaround of small-lot jobs. In addi- high-precision, high-image-quality digital Starting out in the industry as a maker of inno- earned significant praise from the industry for ters. This facility allows commercial tion, it provides such added-value advantages promotional catalogs and flyers, financial . In 2006, we opened a new path vative office and home use printers, Canon has its effectiveness in streamlining workflows and printing businesses to experience Canon’s statements, invoices and other documents that as variable printing, enabling the professional into the digital commercial printing market. expanded into the field of commercial printing, boosting productivity. leading digital printing solutions. In addi- are the lifeblood of businesses. printing of such documents as invoices and and is now a leading brand in high-image- tion to equipment demonstrations and Offset printing has long been the dominant delivery statements in which the content varies quality , output services for busi- media and data inspections based on process in this field, boasting such advantages by sheet, and on-demand printing of custom- Welcoming Océ has helped us nesses and in-house on-demand printing. Expanding in the graphic arts individual customer needs, we offer as superb quality, low cost and the high speed ized low-volume orders. Supporting Canon’s achieve growth in the Indeed, our collaboration with Océ has enabled market with high image quality training for staff who will operate our needed for printing large-volume publications. advances are the experience and expertise culti- us to expand into various fields of commercial systems. In the future, we aim to create a commercial printing business and productivity community in which customers can share However, in the 1990s a shift occurred in vated through the development of such core printing. As “One Canon,” we continue to their know-how and experiences with consumption patterns as well as market segmen- technologies as inkjet and electrophotography. To expand Canon’s share of the digital commer- provide high-quality products and services In the graphic arts (GA) market, once domi- each other, and grow as a community. tation, leading to an increase in demand for With the development of the copy machine cial printing market and create new avenues of while creating new synergies for growth. For nated by offset printing, such items as catalogs various small-lot jobs. Ever since, the field of growth, we welcomed the Dutch instance, making Océ’s PRISMAsync print demand high image quality. Aiming for this digital printing has continued to expand. company Océ into the Canon Group controller available for Canon printing systems growing market, Océ launched the continuous In offset printing, color images are sepa- in 2010. realizes enhanced operability, which in turn feed printer Océ ProStream 1000 in February rated into four colors, each of which requires Océ is a leading manufacturer of printing plates, which in turn raises the unit digital printers with a history span- cost of small-lot printing. Digital printing does ning 140 years. The company’s not require the labor-intensive use of plates; high-productivity printers are highly instead, printing is done straight from data. By regarded for such black-and-white overcoming a key weakness in offset printing, printing jobs as invoices, direct mail digital printing has brought about a techno- and in the publishing field. Océ’s Variable printing is possible on Opening of CEC Tokyo in April 2017 logical revolution. various types of paper high-speed continuous-feed printers The next-generation Océ ProStream 1000 digital printing press

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