Canon and HP win 2015 BLI Awards in best-in-class devices category

Wide-format printers from Canon and HP have been honoured with Pick and Outstanding Achievement awards from Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), an independent authority in the document imaging industry. BLI’s prestigious Pick awards acknowledge the best-in-class devices in each category based on their performance in BLI’s rigorous laboratory tests. Outstanding Achievement Awards acknowledge products or capabilities that stand out for attributes such as innovation, energy efficiency or value. Following last year’s wins for its graphic arts models, Canon builds upon that success with Pick wins for three of its technical wide format models. On the other side, HP Lauded for 6-Colour Graphic Arts Model and Innovative Rear Stacker Design. Employing six colours, HP Designjet Z5400 PostScript ePrinter delivered a performance that earned it BLI’s 2015 Pick for Outstanding 44″ 6-Colour Wide Format Graphic Arts Printer.

The 2015 Wide Format Pick and Outstanding Achievement Award winners are: Canon imagePROGRAF iPF680/685 – Outstanding 24″ Colour Wide Format Technical Printer; Canon imagePROGRAF iPF780/785 – Outstanding 36″ Colour Wide Format Technical Printer; Canon imagePROGRAF iPF785 MFP M40 – Outstanding 36″ Colour Wide Format Technical MFP; HP Designjet Z5400 PostScript ePrinter – Outstanding 44″ 6-Colour Wide Format Graphic Arts Printer; and HP Rear Stacker Design – Outstanding Achievement in Innovation.