Canon Solutions America Named ‘Company to Watch’ at Inkjet Summit
Canon Solutions America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., was voted “Company to Watch” by attendees of the Inkjet Summit 2016, which was held April 18-20 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The recognition was presented to the company’s Production Print Solutions team during the Awards Dinner on the final night of the event.
“The ‘Company to Watch’ award signifies an intense commitment to the advancement of production inkjet. Three out of the four years that the Inkjet Summit has existed, Canon Solutions America has won this award,” says Mark Michelson, editorial director/editor-in-chief of Printing Impressions, NAPCO Media, which hosts the annual event. “This commemorates their ongoing dedication to and support of the printing community, as well as our respect for their culture of innovation.”
Also honored during the Inkjet Summit awards dinner were:
- HP: Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – Book Segment
- Xerox: Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – Direct Mail Segment
- Kodak: Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – General Commercial Segment
- Ricoh: Best Sponsor Case Study Presentation – Transaction Segment
- Overall Contributing Attendee: Robert Kashan, CEO, EarthColor
Canon Solutions America's culture of innovation is clearly demonstrated through advancements that it has contributed to the print industry, such as The Inkjet Edge guide and the Canon-sponsored thINK inkjet user group. In addition, Canon Solutions America offers its customers innovative technology, such as the Océ VarioPrint i300 color digital press, which combines the reduced costs of inkjet with the media and application flexibility of sheetfed production.
The Inkjet Edge, created in collaboration between thINK and Canon Solutions America, was developed as a resource to educate the market on the benefits of production inkjet technology. It is this type of thought leadership that has helped Canon Solutions America spend six straight years in the #1 position, currently with 34% percent of the Continuous Feed Inkjet market share worldwide.
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