Canon will showcase its end-to-end wide format production solutions and how its assists customers to optimise production.
This will be exhibited at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2018, taking place in Berlin, Germany, from 15-18 May 2018. With its largest ever presence at a FESPA exhibition, Canon will showcase a broad spectrum of solutions for roll-to-roll and flatbed printing, cutting and workflow automation, while sharing inspiring examples of the diverse range of applications enabled by Canon technologies and media, ranging from traditional signage and graphics to printed décor and customised packaging.
Prominent on the Canon stand will be the Océ Colorado 1640 roll-to-roll printer, built on Canon’s UVgel technology. Two separate printers will demonstrate the system’s productivity and media versatility across applications from high-value domestic and commercial décor to self-adhesives, with near-line finishing using technology from Canon partner Fotoba.
The Océ Colorado 1640 was launched at FESPA 2017, and it has transformed roll-to-roll production for hundreds of graphics producers worldwide, many of whose experiences with the technology will be shared at FESPA. Visiting print service providers (PSPs) can also see an array of graphics and décor applications produced by real Colorado users, helping them to envisage how the unique attributes of Canon UVgel technology could extend their own capabilities.
Other Canon roll-to-roll solutions on show will include the Océ ColorWave 910 single pass inkjet printer with inline folder producing AEC (architectural, engineering and construction) applications as well as posters, while the Océ ColorWave 700 will show its versatility to print on coated and uncoated media for everything from posters to banners and wallpapers. The imagePROGRAF PRO-4000 and TX4000 printers will also be demonstrated producing photo and fine art prints as well as POS and posters, including a demonstration of a new waterproof Canon media for outdoor use.
In the flatbed production zone of the Canon stand, visitors will see the 1280GT and 6170XTS models from the multi-award winning Océ Arizona series. The Océ Arizona 6170XTS printer will be shown in a streamlined print-and-cut workflow with the Océ ProCut G3 XL-3200 cutting table, producing short-run packaging.
Highlighting Canon’s ability to integrate cutting edge solutions that truly maximise customers’ production efficiency, the Océ Arizona 6170 will be shown in a live robotised workflow deploying technology from Canon partner Rolan Robotics to optimise the placement of unprinted media on the flatbed, and the subsequent transfer of the printed items to the cutting table. The workflow will reflect a real customer implementation at Van Vliet Printing in The Netherlands, a forward-thinking Océ Arizona user which partnered with Canon and Rolan Robotics to achieve the highest level of automation in its flatbed printing operation.
FESPA 2018 will also be the first opportunity in Europe to see Canon’s new elevated printing solution for the Océ Arizona series, which enables customers to add textured effects to décor products, packaging prototypes and signage, maximising value and increasing their scope for competitive differentiation.
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