BRAMPTON, ON., FEBRUARY 4, 2022 – Canon Canada Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that Canon is the recipient of eight awards from Keypoint Intelligence, including the coveted Buyers Lab (BLI) 2022 A3 Line of the Year Award as well as the prestigious BLI 2022-2024 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award. As businesses continue to adapt to ever-changing work environments, Canon is committed to providing reliable, efficient office technology that integrates hard copy and digital formats seamlessly.

 

BLI 2022 A3 Line of the Year

Canon claimed the BLI A3 Line of the Year for the fifth time in the last seven years. This notable designation recognizes the vendor whose product line is deemed best overall based on rigorous lab evaluations conducted by Keypoint Intelligence’s team of analysts. The team tested six Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX devices in 2021. In making its decision, Keypoint Intelligence cited the devices’ exceptional uptime and reliability – not a single misfeed on more than one million impressions – and ease of use, in particular the customization capabilities and flexible mobile support. Keypoint Intelligence also called out Canon’s push to facilitate workflow digitization as more companies embrace hybrid ways of working, as well the company’s top-tier hardware, firmware and fleet-management security for its devices.

 

“Canon continues to impress us with its commitment to designing an A3 portfolio that delivers incredible reliability and generous user-friendliness for workers and administrators alike,” said Pete Emory, Director of Research & Lab Services US/Asia at Keypoint Intelligence. “Central to the [imageRUNNER ADVANCE] DX series is a focus on bridging physical and digital workflows to ensure today’s hybrid workforce has everything it needs to keep productive anytime, anywhere. Canon has skillfully addressed this challenge head-on by combining universal hallmark features such as superb, personalized touchscreen experience with an enhanced cloud connectivity and upgraded security to ensure collaborative workflow processes can continue unabated.”

 

BLI 2022-2024 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award

Canon also received the BLI 2022-2024 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award. Keypoint Intelligence tested nearly two dozen Canon A3 MFPs between 2017 and 2021. During that five-year span, the devices produced 4,455,000 pages – with just six misfeeds, or one paper jam per 742,500 pages. The devices’ very low rate of service during testing – just two calls spanning 23 MFPs – further confirmed their reliability.

 

“The durability stats rung up by Canon A3 MFPs in the last five years is astounding, plain and simple,” said Emory. “Reliability is (in many ways) the foundation of our lab testing, and we appreciate that Canon makes the subject not just a talking point but an actionable item – and the company delivers. At the end of the day, customers with Canon A3 MFPs will experience high device uptime that enables workflow to be in continuous motion.”

 

In addition to the company’s BLI 2022 A3 Line of the Year recognition and BLI 2022-2024 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award, Canon also took home the following Winter 2022 Pick Awards from Keypoint Intelligence:

• Outstanding 35-ppm A3 MFP: imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 4735i
• Outstanding 51-ppm A3 MFP: imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 4751i
• Outstanding 60-ppm A3 MFP: imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 6860i
• Outstanding 70-ppm A3 MFP: imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 6870i
• Outstanding 26-ppm Color A3 MFP: imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX C3826i
• Outstanding 35-ppm Color A3 MFP: imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX C3835i

 

About Keypoint Intelligence

For 60 years, clients in the digital imaging industry have relied on Keypoint Intelligence for independent hands-on testing, lab data and extensive market research to drive their product and sales success. Keypoint Intelligence has been recognized as the industry’s most trusted resource for unbiased information, analysis and awards due to decades of analyst experience. Customers have harnessed this mission-critical knowledge for strategic decision-making, daily sales enablement and operational excellence to improve business goals and increase bottom lines. With a central focus on clients, Keypoint Intelligence continues to evolve as the industry changes by expanding offerings and updating methods, while intimately understanding and serving manufacturers’, channels’ and their customers’ transformation in the digital printing and imaging sector. For more information on Keypoint Intelligence, please call 973-797-2100, visit keypointintelligence.com or email info@keypointintelligence.com.

 

About BLI Line of the Year Awards

Line of the Year Awards salute the companies that provide a broad range of hardware or software and whose products consistently performed above average throughout testing. Keypoint Intelligence analysts and technicians also give much consideration in areas such as ease of use, features and value, across an entire portfolio for that product area, with the result being the most prestigious Buyers Lab Awards offered.

 

About BLI Reliability Awards

As the leading independent authority on document imaging, Keypoint Intelligence performs the most intensive durability testing in the industry, making a Buyers Lab Reliability Award unique and distinctive. Data from our test facilities in the United States and the UK is evaluated by lab personnel and analysts to determine the winners based on business-critical factors, including total tested impressions, number of misfeeds, and service interruptions.

 

About BLI Office Hardware Pick Awards

Buyers Lab Picks stand alone in the industry and are hard-earned awards as they are based on rigorous testing, including an extensive durability assessment and evaluation of key attributes such as usability, image quality, and value. Each product that passes its lab test earns the Highly Recommended or Recommended Seal and a Certificate of Reliability, with the best performers qualifying as Pick contenders.

 

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 or Instagram using @CanonCanada.

 

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