BRAMPTON, ON., APRIL 27, 2023 – Canon Canada Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is excited to announce a new collaboration with Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) that makes Canon Canada an authorized reseller of Kongsberg’s C Series and X Series digital finishing solutions.
The Kongsberg C Series and X Series digital finishing solutions (both cutting and routing/milling) are designed to meet the increasing demands of the packaging, sign and display, environmental graphics and corrugated industries. With their advanced features and capabilities, the Kongsberg C Series and X Series digital finishing/cutting platforms will help provide Canon Canada customers with elevated accuracy, versatility and productivity.
“The Kongsberg C Series and X Series cutting platforms are a perfect complement to our Arizona and Colorado wide-format graphics printers,” says Naoki “Mike” Sannomiya, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Business Information Communications Group, Canon Canada. “As an authorized reseller of Kongsberg’s industry-leading digital cutting tables, Canon Canada can offer end-to-end printing and finishing workflow to our customers. The signage, packaging and display markets are ever evolving. This partnership enables customers to expand their applications, open up new revenue streams and stay one step ahead of the competition, all while working in-house.”
Kongsberg PCS will provide Canon Canada and its customers with sales, service and support for the Kongsberg C Series and X Series platforms. Advanced production training for customers on operations and maintenance will also be included, in addition to ongoing technical and application support to help achieve optimal performance.
“As the world’s first diversified provider of digital finishing and CNC cutting machines, we are excited to work with Canon Canada and further expand our reach in the North American market,” said Matt Thackray, Vice President and General Manager of Kongsberg PCS Americas. “Canon Canada has a reputation for providing exceptional nationwide sales, service and support for their large format printing customers, and we believe that this alliance will provide premium performance digital finishing solutions to their customers.”
The Kongsberg C Series and X Series cutting/routing/milling machines are now available for purchase through Canon Canada. For more information on the platforms, visit www.kongsbergsystems.com or contact your local Canon Canada representative.
About Kongsberg PCS
Established as a standalone business in 2021 after originally being founded in 1965 in Kongsberg, Norway, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (“Kongsberg PCS”) fuses passion, technology and creativity to provide best-in-class digital cutting and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) solutions through the two leading brands in the market: Kongsberg and MultiCam. The Kongsberg digital cutting range delivers the most robust and reliable solutions to packaging, signage, display and manufacturing markets worldwide, enabling businesses to produce faster, safer, and more efficiently without limiting imagination. The R&D facility is still located in Kongsberg, Norway, while the production site is in Brno, Czech Republic. The global head office and customer experience center are in Ghent, Belgium, with a North American head office in Ohio, USA. In August 2021 Kongsberg PCS acquired MultiCam Inc. creating the world’s first diversified provider of digital finishing and CNC cutting machines. Founded in 1989, MultiCam manufactures and distributes CNC cutting machines and digital finishing processes. The MultiCam product portfolio includes CNC routers, digital cutters, laser, plasma, and waterjet cutting machines—all made in the USA. MultiCam supplies innovative solutions for a multitude of industries and applications, from sign making to digital finishing, aerospace to automotive, sheet-metal to hardwoods, thermoform trimming to plastics fabrication, and more. Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems is owned by OpenGate Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. To find out more, please visit www.kongsbergsystems.com or www.multicam.com.
About Canon Canada Inc.
Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Canon Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. Inc., is a leading provider of consumer and business-to-business digital imaging solutions. Innovation and cutting-edge technology have been essential ingredients in Canon’s success. Canon Canada Inc. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 per cent Canadian-based service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon Canada Inc. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.
For more information, please visit canon.ca or follow the company on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram using @CanonCanada.
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