Customer Installations of Océ Colorado Printers Eclipses 1,000

Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., joins its colleagues in Canon Europe in the announcement of the completion of more than 1,000 global installations of the Océ Colorado roll-to-roll wide format printer series, powered by UVgel technology.

Since September 2019, the user base operating the Océ Colorado 1640 and 1650 printers achieved combined monthly print volumes of more than 10.7 million square feet.

Sixteen percent of Colorado customers have printed more than 269,000 square feet per year on each Colorado device.

“When I looked at the Océ Colorado 1640 printer, it was better in every way,” said Adam Carver, president of Pixelwerx, based in Plymouth, Minnesota. “It is more productive. It is cheaper to run. The quality is better – even the build quality is much better. The fact is, it has been built in such a superior way that it requires significantly less labor to run, and this is a huge bonus to us.”

Earlier this year at FESPA, Canon introduced the Océ Colorado 1650 as the second member of the Colorado family.

Among the features: A new flexible ink for customers producing applications that need to be folded, wrapped, or bent, such as framed canvasses, soft signage, front- and back-lit graphics, surface décor applications like flexible wall coverings, and outdoor applications including vehicle graphics.

The latest model also comes equipped with unique Océ FLXfinish technology, which enables customers to choose between gloss or matte effects without the need to change ink or media.

“We are working in a dynamic market with constantly evolving application requirements,” said Dick Brouns, VP Large Format Graphics, Océ Technologies, a Canon Company. “Our R&D philosophy is to listen and work closely with our customers and partners to focus our innovation on actual customer demand. After the initial success of the Océ Colorado 1640, we identified further growth opportunities for customers who can benefit from a matte finish and a more flexible ink.”