February 17, 2006
Canon, GBC Launch Professional Puncher A-1
New in-line punching solution is compatible with Canon’s new imageRUNNER® 7105, 7095, 7095 Printer, and 7086 Digital Imaging Systems.
Northbrook, IL, February, 2006 - GBC, an ACCO Brands company (NYC: ABD) and market leader in the manufacturing and distribution of laminating and binding products, and Canon U.S.A., Inc., the nation's market share brand leader in black-and-white and color copier solutions*, have announced the launch of Canon’s Professional Puncher-A1, a new in-line punching solution that is compatible with Canon’s new imageRUNNER® 7105, 7095, 7095 Printer, and 7086 Digital Imaging Systems. Developed in partnership with GBC, the Canon Professional Puncher-A1 is a fully-integrated punching solution with interchangeable die sets for six popular binding styles: CombBind®, ColorCoil™, WireBind, three-ring, VeloBind®, and ProClick®.
Streamlining Production
Designed to streamline the document production process, the Canon Professional Puncher-A1 produces perfectly punched output at the rated system speed of the printer. The selected printers run at speeds of 105ppm, 95ppm, and 86ppm (based on letter-sized paper). A key feature of the Professional Puncher-A1 is easy job setup for in-line punching in both walk-up environments from the product’s graphical user interface and networked computers through Canon’s intuitively-designed print drivers.
“In this market segment, this is the only in-line punching solution that can keep pace with the system and produce ready-to-bind documents without manual activation,” says Gideon Schlessinger, Vice President of Marketing/Product Technology and Development, for GBC. “This solution creates substantial value by making the entire process much more efficient, allowing one operator to manage a much faster and automated system from printing to creation of bind-ready document sets.”
Inline Finishing Critical for Canon
”As Canon continues to build its presence in the mid-to-higher-end digital production space, advanced in-line finishing capabilities will be critical to our success,” said Sam Yoshida, director and general manager, Corporate Systems Division, Canon U.S.A. “Through our partnership with GBC, we feel that users will be able to better leverage Canon’s new imageRUNNER devices in true digital production environments.”
This product is available through authorized Canon dealers.
General Binding Corporation (GBC), an ACCO Brands company, is a world leader with over 50 years’ experience in products that bind, laminate and display information. GBC’s Commercial Products Group provides thermal and pressure-sensitive laminating films and equipment and professional-grade binding solutions for the commercial and digital printing markets. For corporate and print-for-pay markets, GBC offers a full range of products and services, from custom presentation solutions and technical service to high-end binding and laminating systems and supplies.
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