Spotlight on new wide-format printers from Canon, EFI, Epson, HP, Oce and Screen

Here are some of the latest wide-format printers on the market for in-plants.

Eight Colors of LUCIA Ink

The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000S is a 60˝ printer offering high-speed throughput up to 403 square feet per hour (sfph), with a built-in calibration feature. The iPF9000S features eight colors of LUCIA ink (cyan, photo cyan, magenta, photo magenta, yellow, black, matte black and gray) to create smooth gradations and reduced graininess. Its color configuration increases print efficiency by dispersing eight colors of ink across 12 ink channels of the two print heads for better ink coverage with each pass. Its two high-precision, high density print heads boast a total of 30,720 nozzles, which lay down precise 4 picoliter ink droplets to produce sharp detail. —www.usa.canon.com