Under the theme of ‘The Power to Move’, Canon will aim to show how the power of digital print can move people and move businesses forward, and how successful brands and printers leverage Canon’s technologies, services, and support.

The event will also see Canon celebrate ten years in production sheetfed inkjet – it launched the VarioPrint i300 in 2015 and this then evolved into the VarioPrint iX3200. It has now installed and is supporting over 700 sheetfed inkjet presses worldwide.

With the motto of this year’s Hunkeler event being ‘Connect’, Canon will also be demonstrating the latest developments in its technology portfolio and how its end-to-end workflows can integrate with customers’ ecosystems.

At Canon’s stand in Hall 2, the compact ProStream 2000 series of high-performance webfed inkjet presses, which can print on standard offset coated and uncoated, and on inkjet optimised media from 28gsm up to 150gsm, will be shown for the first time at Hunkeler Innovationdays.

Live at the event, the ProStream 2133 will be printing high-quality applications at speeds of up to 133m/min, including various short-run, format-variable brochures, direct mail, postcards, and calendars that will be finished offline on the Muller Martini stand using its Connex automated workflow, and also on the Hunkeler stand with the Gen8 Evo Cut-Stack.

Canon’s stand will also feature finishing equipment inline with the ProStream; the Hunkeler web extender, and Weko’s new re-moistening unit.

The VarioPrint iX3200 B3 sheetfed inkjet press will make its show debut in its inline configuration with a Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark V. Also demonstrated with this press will be Canon’s new long-sheet paper input, thanks to an adapted BDT VX 370 feeder with a modified exit height.

Canon and its partners will show how customer-specific production lines and workflows can be driven through custom implementations of Canon’s Prisma technology.

Visitors to the stand will also hear about Canon’s forthcoming sheetfed presses; the varioPrint iX1700, which will efficiently produce average monthly volumes from 300,000 to 1.5 million A4 images; and the varioPress iV7, which will print up to 4.5 million B2 images per month.

Stuart Rising, head of graphic arts at Canon UK & Ireland, said: “Hunkeler Innovationdays is a key industry event where we can collaborate with our partners and give visitors the opportunity to interact with our business development and applications experts.

“Real world examples will also illustrate how we work with our customers to inspire them and realise digital print’s potential for their business.”

Rising added the show would be a “great opportunity to continue building on our legacy and supporting our customers in the sheetfed inkjet market segment”, while the motto of the event was also fitting for Canon.

“‘Connect’ not only reflects technology integration, but also our close connection with our customers, our deep understanding of their challenges and goals, and our collaboration with our partners to jointly push the boundaries of what’s technologically possible.

“These are essential to drive change and help our customers achieve sustainable growth.”

Aligning with Canon’s circular approach, many of the materials and furniture that will be used on its stand have been recycled from the previous Hunkeler Innovationdays show in 2023 and other recent events.

During the show, Canon will also print on narrower width paper to reduce cut-off and paper waste, and the materials printed on the stand will be given away as samples.

Hunkeler Innovationdays will run from 24-27 February 2025 at Messe Lucerne in Switzerland.