Prototype Voyager inkjet photo press from Canon

Print Solutions at drupa

Canon has unveiled details of a new prototype inkjet photo press – Voyager.

Based on newly developed Canon inkjet technology, the seven colour B2+ duplex press sets out to push the technical boundaries of inkjet to a new level.

Live presentations of Voyager are taking place at hourly intervals on the Canon stand at drupa (hall 8a, stand B50). A range of samples are being displayed to illustrate the outstanding photographic output quality on a range of different substrates, including standard offset media.

Canon expects Voyager to be of interest to printers producing high added value applications, such as catalogues, brochures, marketing materials and customer publications for luxury brands, where the quality of image reproduction is paramount. With its high gloss, photo quality output, Voyager could also lend itself to the production of classic photographic applications such as premium quality photobooks, single photos and commemorative prints.

‘Visitors to the Canon stand who see the Voyager samples will be amazed at the quality of output achievable from this prototype inkjet production print engine,’ commented executive vice president Jeppe Frandsen.

Voyager is a prototype and is not yet commercially available.