Canon Solutions America’s University Inkjet Program Marks Five Years of Providing Students Real-World Experience

District Photo, a Canon Solutions America ProStream customer, hosts students from the program

MELVILLE, N.Y., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Providing real-world experience to complement classroom instruction can bring classroom learning to life and give students insight into what a career in the printing industry would be like. Canon Solutions America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., continues to support programs with this sentiment in mind, including the fifth year of the University Inkjet Program that works to help develop the next generation of printing industry professionals.

The University Inkjet Program, launched in 2019, offers students practical experience and insight into modern print industry trends and practices. Through collaborative activities, students can see first-hand how the business of production printing operates to gain a better understanding of inkjet technology, production print service providers, and how the industry continues to evolve. The list of higher education institutions that are part of the program includes Arizona State University (ASU), Clemson University, and Rochester Institute of Technology.

Canon Solutions America customer District Photo has demonstrated a continuous commitment to University Inkjet Program’s educational mission by hosting a field trip for ASU students for a second consecutive year. The global company has plants in the United States, Europe, and Australia, handling a range of complex jobs from photography printing, ink printing, sublimation, and publishing, among others. Recently, District Photo added a new ProStream 3000 that can deliver offset quality with industrial speed, inkjet flexibility, plus a host of innovative processing technologies. This has helped to bolster a fleet that already included the ProStream 1800 continuous feed inkjet printer, empowering one of the largest print fulfillment companies in the world to continue to thrive. District Photo, founded in 1949, operates a global fleet of eight ProStreams. Due to its inkjet growth, the company is looking to expand and take on new applications and business opportunities.

“Staying at the forefront of technology is important in our industry, and both the ProStream 3000 and ProStream 1800 have helped us grow as a company in meeting the diverse needs of our customers,” said Dominic Cabrera, site director, District Photo. “We also feel it is important as members of the print community to give back by assisting the next generation of industry professionals. To that end, we are proud to host students from the University Inkjet Program and provide an insight into the field by giving first-hand accounts to show what they can expect when entering a career in this field.”