Canon’s UVgel technology, as featured in the Océ Colorado Wide Format Series, is retaining the advantages of prevailing printer technologies while eliminating many of the compromises.
What constitutes a game-changer?
Atari’s ball-swatting back and forth game Pong spawned a $22 billion home gaming industry. Michael Jordan leapt from the free throw line for a spell-bounding dunk. The IBM PC Model turned personal computers from a hobby into a legitimate business tool.
Game-changers exist across all professional endeavors. They introduce a new direction and have immediate impact. They breed change. They strike fear. They literally change the game. Print technology is no exception. Enter Canon’s signature UVgel technology.
The story goes that in 2004, Océ wanted to create more productive printers than the company could manage with regular UV inks. At such high speeds, ink droplets were pooling together, distorting the image.
For one member on the project team, the solution presented itself one morning under the shower: add a gelling agent.
Fast forward almost 10 years and several false starts, and Canon’s UVgel technology, as featured in the Océ Colorado Wide Format Series, is retaining the advantages of prevailing printer technologies while eliminating many of the compromises.
At the core of the Océ Colorado Series of printers is its signature Canon UVgel technology. The gel droplets, when heated, liquefy until they make contact with the media; from there, they return to their original state and instantly "gel" to the media. This results in precise dot gain and positional control, perfectly repeatable images and instantly cured, durable prints.
The stages of the Canon UVgel printing process are as follows:
Key advantages of this game-changing UVgel technology:
The Colorado supports even the wildest of creative imaginations.
In a diversifying market, printers need the flexibility to let their imaginations run wild. With this series, there are seemingly no limits – indoors or outdoors.
Consider these applications as just a few examples:
Challenges printers face today often revolve around time (one-day turnarounds are the norm), efficiency (more jobs in less time), and cost control (the traditionally expensive wide format ink quickly comes to mind).
Consider these capabilities:
The print game is changing – applications are widening well beyond the scope of traditional “print.” Vehicle graphics, perforated graphics, high-rise building displays, even packaging: Printers must explore and embrace new market opportunities for both existing and, perhaps more importantly, new customer bases. Are you ready to meet these challenges with game-changing technology?
If you’d like to learn more about the Océ Colorado, along with Datamax’s full line of Canon & Océ Wide format printer series, schedule your production print assessment today!