Canon U.S.A., Inc., leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced the U.S. unveiling of its next-generation B2+ sheetfed inkjet press, the varioPRESS iV7, at the thINK Ahead 2026 conference (July 13-15) in Boca Raton, Florida.
The event marked the first installation and live demonstration of the varioPRESS iV7 in the United States, offering attendees an exclusive look at Canon’s latest advancements in high-volume digital production. The unveiling represents the next phase of the platform’s global rollout, underscoring the company’s continued investment in production inkjet innovation and its commitment to helping print service providers worldwide accelerate the transition from offset to digital.
The varioPRESS iV7 is designed to deliver a powerful combination of productivity, print quality, and operational efficiency for commercial printers, photobook production, direct mail providers, and publishing environments. Operating in the B2+ format segment, it expands Canon’s production print portfolio into a critical market category, bridging the gap between smaller-format digital presses and larger production systems, and further strengthening Canon’s end-to-end production print offering.
The varioPRESS iV7 has groundbreaking speeds of up to 8,700 19.7″ x 27.5″ B2 sheets per hour, rivaling that of a half-size offset press. Having the flexibility to handle any size sheet from 13″ x 19″ up to an available 24.5″ x 29.5″ custom size option, the varioPRESS iV7 is designed to enable printers to maximize output economics, such as enabling 6-up letter page imposition on a 23″ x 29″ standard B2+ sheet size. Its combination of inkjet architecture, media versatility, and workflow integration is designed to help print providers increase throughput, expand application capabilities, and optimize production efficiency, demonstrating how offset-class productivity and versatility can be achieved in a digital production environment, while maintaining consistent high image quality across a wide range of applications.
Built on more than a decade of Canon leadership in sheetfed inkjet technology, beginning with the varioPRINT i300, varioPRINT iX3200 and varioPRINT iX1700, the varioPRESS iV7 reflects the continued evolution of Canon’s production inkjet platform, combining proven innovation with new levels of productivity and application flexibility.
“The U.S. unveiling of the varioPRESS iV7 represents an important milestone in bringing our next-generation inkjet technology closer to our customers,” said Kiyoshi Oka, Executive Vice President, Marketing Strategy Unit, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “As print providers continue to look for ways to drive efficiency, expand application capabilities, and adapt to changing market dynamics, the varioPRESS iV7 is designed to help them move forward with confidence and unlock new growth opportunities.”
