A Look Inside Canon
Large-format Poised for Growth
In describing the company's large-format printing business—bolstered by the acquisition of Océ—Yoshinori Ikeda, group executive, L Printer Products Group, Inkjet Products Operations, acknowledged that Epson and HP may have better brand recognition than Canon (which has 21 percent of market share), however Canon has a much wider product lineup. Its equipment covers not only the graphic arts (proofing, signs and displays) but also the CAD market, both color and black-and-white. Examples were given comparing Canon inkjet printers with comparable-sized HP and Epson printers. Canon's models had more compact footprints, were faster and produced sharper images.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
