On Demand Show in Washington, D.C. featured digital printing innovations galore

By Bob Neubauer

Much of the exhibit hall had the feel of the tabletop displays at Seybold Conferences in the early years. Some larger pieces of equipment were displayed, even several high-volume inkjet presses.

Some of the Highlights

Canon USA used the event for the U.S. introduction of the DreamLabo 5000 seven-color, roll-fed printer with a 12˝ width and 2,400x1,200-dpi print resolution. The device is positioned as an alternative to silver-halide technology for retail photo printing applications—including prints and photo books—due to its dense, nearly continuous imaging. Canon also sees the DreamLabo 5000 as a solution for high-end print-on-demand products because of its high-definition text printing capabilities. The printer has a 12˝-wide print head that uses Canon's proprietary FINE inkjet technology to apply CMYK plus photo cyan, photo magenta and gray dye-based inks. It can output 40 single-sided sheets of 4x6˝ photos per minute (with internal automatic cutting).

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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.

On Demand 2011: Digital Innovations in D.C.

On Demand 2011: Digital Innovations  in D.C.