MELVILLE, N.Y. - Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced that its Large Format Solutions division has collaborated with Contex, one of the world’s largest developers and producers of large format imaging solutions, to offer industry-leading Contex IQ Quattro scanners. The Quattro scanners can be used stand-alone or paired with most Canon large format printers, including the Océ PlotWave Series or Océ ColorWave printers.

The announcement comes as Canon Solutions America’s Large Format Solutions division continues to broaden its offerings with leading-edge products designed to meet the needs of its vast and dynamic range of customers. In its latest move, the division further solidifies its place at the forefront of the large format print industry by working closely with another renowned industry leader. Contex technology not only offers a cost-efficient solution, but also works well as a front-end to high production printers, creating high-speed copy solutions in both color and monochrome. IQ Quattro 4400 scanners are now available through csa.canon.com.

“As we continue to adapt and evolve with our ever-changing industry, we looked for a solution that could provide crisp, sharp image quality and outstanding scanning speed of large format documents,” said Sal Sheikh, vice president of Marketing in Canon Solutions America’s Large Format Solutions division. “With the addition of Contex IQ Quattro technology, our portfolio has expanded options to further address advanced high volume scan and archive needs.”

“We are extremely excited to be working with the Canon Solutions America sales team as they are the industry’s experts in the wide format scanning and printing markets,” said Steve Blanken, general manager, Contex Americas. “They have an excellent wide format product line and we are looking forward to complimenting their products with the Contex scanners.”

Scan and Collaborate with Precision

Ideal for technical project workgroups, IQ Quattro scanners can be networked with an entire workgroup and cloud-enabled so anyone on the project team can operate and perform job enhancements from smartphone devices. Additionally, with Contex CleanScan CIS modules, superfast Ethernet, and award-winning Nextimage software, Contex IQ Quattro further positions itself as a forward-thinking industry leader and provider of robust scanning capabilities. End users will also be able to leverage the scanners’ ability to work with various applications, including maps, technical drawings, large documents, and posters, among others, helping them achieve enhancements in speed and quality.