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- Yasuhiko Ikeda
- Development area:
Paper-feed mechanism
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- Masahiko Watanabe
- Development area:
Electrical circuits and printing Image scanners
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- Muneki Nakao
- Development area:
Control firmware
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- Minoru Teshigawara
- Development area:
Printing process
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- Akitoshi Yamada
- Development area:
Image-processing algorithms
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- Mitsuo Ohki
- Development area:
External connection application systems
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- Toshiaki Hirosawa
- Development area:
Inkjet head modules
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- Hisao Kamo
- Development area:
Specialized paper
It is important for commercial photo printers to offer both high-quality output and high productivity. Development for the new DreamLabo brand began based on a configuration employing roll paper and a wide stationary print head. The team successfully developed a print head with excellent performance that meets the strict requirements for high-speed processing despite the fact that the roll paper only passes under the print head once for each color.
Printing quality is generally determined by the paper and ink used, and this is especially pronounced for inkjet printing. Thanks to the development of specialized roll paper and a seven-color dye-based ink system, the DreamLabo 5000 realizes color representation that comprehensively surpasses that of silver halide photography.*
- * Compared with conventional silver halide photography, as researched by Canon
In order to improve the productivity of commercial photo printers, it's not enough to simply increase printing speed. Instead, the key is to ensure continuous operation without interruption or shutting down. The DreamLabo 5000's high-speed data processing and its paper and ink double-loading system deliver high-productivity performance.
The DreamLabo 5000 marks Canon's full-fledged entry into a new area of business for the company. During the large-scale development project, the developers passionately overcame difficulties they had never encountered before. Ahead of the release of the product, the developers feel satisfaction for having created a high-quality product that could become a new industry standard.
- Interview and composition
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- Tadahiro Suda
- Born in Fukushima prefecture in 1955. Became a freelance writer after working as an editor at a news service and publisher, and managing an editing production agency. He is active in a wide range of publications, including management information journals and job-transfer publications. In recent years, he has contributed many articles to media portal sites, with the development of technology and products as one of his main areas of focus.
