This is from www.largeformatreview.com (a
UK-based web-site):
Canon Europe confirms Océ Colorado 1640 as wide-format
‘breakthrough’ following FESPA
Canon Europe, leader in imaging
solutions, had a landmark FESPA 2017 exhibition (Hamburg, 8-12 May 2017),
breaking new ground in high-end roll-to-roll print with the European launch of
the new Océ Colorado 1640, and celebrating a decade of wide-format innovation
with the tenth anniversary of the Océ Arizona series.
The new Océ Colorado 1640, built
on Canon UVgel technology, proved to be one of the star digital innovations of
the entire event, pulling in large crowds to hourly demonstrations, and
attracting immediate orders from signage and graphics producers across Europe,
Africa, North Africa and the Middle East.
While celebrating the 6000th Océ
Arizona installation at Technipub in France, Canon Europe also achieved
significant sales of the Océ Arizona series flatbed printers during FESPA, both
from existing customers looking to scale up their production capabilities and
from first-time investors in Canon flatbed solutions.
Mark Lawn, Director, Graphic
& Communications Group Canon Europe comments: “This was always going to be
a milestone FESPA for Canon, but we’ve been blown away by the market’s response
to the Océ Colorado and how it cements Canon’s reputation for innovation in the
wide-format sector. Mid-way through the show we had smashed every target we set
ourselves, right across our portfolio. Just two months after launching
Colorado, we now have 100 orders for the printer from customers in 17
countries, underlining the impact of its extraordinary mix of productivity,
quality, media versatility and cost of ownership.”
He continues, “Signage and graphics
producers come to FESPA looking for ways to expand their capabilities and
differentiate their offering. This chimes 100% with our own philosophy of
helping print service providers evolve and grow through new applications and by
exploring new models to meet their customers’ needs. While the technology
highlight of the show for us was undoubtedly the Océ Colorado launch, our
bigger ambition at FESPA 2017 was to show PSPs how our whole technology
portfolio, supported by our deep insight into the key trends shaping specialist
sectors of the wide format market, enables them to access new revenue
opportunities and drive their business forward.
“Bringing market insight,
practical advice, technology innovation and examples of diverse print
applications together, in our view, is the only way to truly demonstrate the
myriad opportunities for PSPs to push into new application areas to support
their growth. Feedback during the show suggests that our integrated beauty
brand campaign, as well as the two new printed ‘Think’ guides – Think Personal
and Think Décor – were extremely well received.”
In addition to record-breaking
sales successes for Océ Colorado, Océ Arizona, Océ ProCut and imagePROGRAF, the
DreamLabo production photo printer and the imagePRESS sheetfed digital
production press also captured visitors’ imagination, with substantial order
intake for both products, underlining the appetite among PSPs to capture new
revenues by moving into alternative formats and products.
Océ Colorado 1640 wins EDP
technology award
During FESPA 2017, the Océ
Colorado 1640 won a prestigious technology award from the European Digital
Press association (EDP) in the ‘Roll-to-roll Printers up to 170cm’ category.
The judging Technical Committee commented: “All current technologies have their
individual advantages but also their limitations. The Océ Colorado delivers
productivity and excellent output quality on a broad range of media. It may be
a game changer in the 1.6 metre segment, bringing more speed and prints at
lower costs with a unique machine concept. It shows in which direction we
possibly go it comes to more accurate inkjet printing.”
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