Company Profile
KIP America is the North American subsidiary of Katsuragawa Electric Co., LTD, one of the reprographic industry's highly regarded innovators in digital scanning and printing systems. For over 30 years, Katsuragawa has been on the leading edge of reprographic technology; producing scanning and printing solutions for the architectural, engineering, manufacturing, construction industries and service providers.
KIP America offers the world's largest range of wide format digital printers, scanners, and copiers and translates technology into productivity by providing complete digital printing and modular reprographic systems for low to high volume work environments.
The latest low volume printing innovation from KIP America is the KIP Starprint 2000 Series printers and scan-to-file systems, which feature KIP High Definition Print (HDP) Technology. HDP provides for extraordinary quality, expanded productivity, incredible versatility and maximum capability. The KIP Starprint 2000 Series offer exceptional print quality, high definition lines, distinctive grayscales and consistent solid areas.
For high volume printing and scanning, KIP America offers the KIP Starprint 8000 Series featuring the world's fastest LED wide format printer at an astounding speed of 47' or 22 'D' size prints per minute. The KIP Starprint 8000 Series also uses HDP Plus Technology, which is an enhanced version of HDP featuring Image Smoothing Technology (IST) for printing smooth diagonal and curved grayscale lines. The KIP Starprint 8000 Series will clearly add productivity and cost savings to any print room operation.
The addition of KIP America's 2000 Series touch screen SCSI scanners has enhanced the product line with a versatile high-end imaging system at the fraction of the cost of other leading monochrome scanners. The 2000 Series scanners are modular in design and are compatible with KIP reprographic systems, Starprint series printers, and can function as stand-alone scan to file devices. All the 2000 Series SCSI Scanners have the same high quality image technology you expect from KIP.
KIP America utilizes powerful, user-friendly Powerprint software and drivers that offer very fast file conversion RIP speeds, an easy-to-use interface, advanced AutoCAD drivers, and a uniform software platform for all digital systems. KIP Powerprint software users enjoy the software's simplicity of use and two-way communication between their workstation and the printer. This communication enables a user to monitor the printer's status without interrupting their workflow. The KIP Powerprint software suite is leading the industry as a powerful and easy-to-use software solution for the wide-format workplace.
KIP Product Range
KIP America has over 30 modular wide-format products to choose from. Analog copiers, digital CAD printers, redline printing and scanning systems, monochrome scanners and full digital reprographic systems showcase the entire product range. With printers ranging from 3 to 22 'D' size prints per minute and scanning systems ranging from 1.6 to 25.6 inches per second, KIP America has a world of impressive products to choose from.
