Colorado M-series
UVgel Printers
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Colorado M-series
Fully modular UVgel roll-to-roll printer for large-format graphics. Configure the system to your needs, and upgrade later as your volumes grow. Many options available, including white ink.
up to 159 m2/hr
Print Speed
Modular
Fully modular system
White ink
Optional
UVgel
Award-winning technology
Take productivity to another level with this smart investment
The Colorado M-series 1.6m roll-to-roll printer offers true productivity at exceptional quality and a spectacular application range. Now including hassle-free white ink that is up to 3 times faster than comparable technologies. Also designed for a low total cost of ownership: with low ink and energy use and low media waste. And, best of all, easy field upgrades to allow it to scale with your business.
White ink without worry
Use unique UVgel technology to print large-format jobs with white ink, with speeds equivalent up to 3 times faster than comparable technologies. Ensure high quality output with FLXfinish+ technology and enjoy hassle-free white ink printing with no maintenance or printhead treatment needed.
Low operating cost
Reduce labour costs with automated roll feeding, an easily refillable ink and an advanced highly automated new maintenance system. Save on running costs with reduced ink and energy usage and upgrade your speed even further, without the need for lengthy service visits.
Fully modular
Upgrade your printer as your business needs evolve. Benefit from infield upgradability, opt for white ink with just a service visit, print double-sided documents and (temporarily) boost print speed during busy times.
Premium application range
Print large-format graphics in matte, gloss or mixed matte/gloss. Create textured, transparent, colored and reflective media, and produce a range of output including self-adhesive vinyl and banners. PRISMAguide XL supports the easy preparation of many multilayer print jobs such underflood, overflood, 3 or 5 layer print jobs.
Improved sustainability
Reduce energy consumption with the low-heat, energy-efficient LED curing system and instant-on operation. Print on environmentally-friendly materials and use up to 40% less ink with UVgel technology.
Consistent quality
Consistently excellent color quality with precise, sharp dots, a wider color gamut, strong saturation for dark colors and accurate skin tones. Several certifications guarantee print quality. Most importantly, the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty, Avery Dennison ICS Warranty and GREENGUARD Gold certification for safe indoor use in the most sensitive environments.
Upgrade options
You can configure the Colorado M-series to your needs. There are many different types of upgrades available, most without needing a service visit.In-field speed upgrade, taking your M3 model to an M5
Temporary speed boost
Add white ink as an upgrade – with just a service visit
Larger 1l ink bottles, and smaller 0.7l ones – or both
Kit for magnetic media
Technologies
FLXfinish+
Enables matte or gloss or mixed matte/gloss finish without changing ink or media
UVgel
Unique technology combining all strengths of existing technologies
Applications
Backlit
Printing on material used for backlit light boxes
Banner
Signage as flexible banners for promotional purposes
Fleet graphics
Advertising used on cars, vans or busses
Floor graphics
Advertising or signage on indoor flooring
Point of sale
Used for promotional display purposes
Posters
For promotional advertising and display purposes
Soft signage
Printing on lightweight soft fabrics
Wallcoverings
Printing wall decorations such as wall paper
LEVEL UP YOUR GAME WITH THE COLORADO M-SERIES
Are you ready for next level productivity and creativity? With the NEW Colorado M-series printer, you can say ‘yes’ to more jobs, create stunning applications and reduce turnaround times. Its modular architecture allows it to grow with your business and is designed for low cost of ownership.
- The Power of UVgel Technology – create robust, fade, and scratch-resistant prints with excellent print quality.
- White Ink Without Worry – our NEW UVgel white ink developed just for the Colorado M-series printer, now brings you a next-level white ink that reduces the hassles associated with white ink.
- FLXfinish+ – print matte, gloss or mixed matte and gloss in one print, without varnish, or an additional printhead.
- Impressive Media Range – “WOW” your customers with an extended media range, including textured, transparent, colored, reflective, magnetic, heat sensitive media, and many more!
- Modular Design | Industrial Quality: Configure your own ideal Colorado M-series printer to your current business needs and easily upgrade features, speed, and inline finishing as your business grows.
Features
The UVgel Quality Advantage
- Fast, high-quality printing
- Wide color gamut, crisp print quality and instant-dry prints
- Flexible, robust, fade resistant and scratch-resistant.
- Excellent uniformity, repeatability, and color consistency
White Ink Without Worry
- Next-level white ink is ready to print when you are.
- Works as any other color, no need to remove and store heads, nor shake ink bags before printing.
- Prints two-to-three times (2-3x) faster than the competition.
- Uses 50-70% less ink than the competition.
- Produce white applications with smooth layers up to five layers thick.
FLXfinish+
- Print with a matte, or gloss finish, or even or mix matte and gloss together in one print
- Pixel-perfect registration
- No varnish or extra printhead
Impressive media range
- The essentials
- Self-adhesive vinyl, banners, paper, film, canvas, textile, in all colors
- Innovative media
- Textured, transparent or reflective media
- Temperature-sensitive thin plastics
- Absorbent uncoated paper
- Wallpaper varieties
- Magnetic media
- Blockout film
- With monodirectional print modes for challenging media
Productive and Efficient
- 2-3 times faster than competitive 1.6m models
- Instant-dry output, ready for further finishing
- Uses up to 40% less CMYK ink than competitive 1.6m models
- Efficient dual roll drawer reduces need to load media and makes roll loading efficient
- PAINT technology detects and compensates for nozzle clogs before they happen.
- Predictive automatic maintenance reduces operator intervention
Technical Specifications
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Main Unit Specs |
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Colorado M3 |
Colorado M5 |
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| Printing | ||
| Printing Method | UVgel piezoelectric inkjet | UVgel piezoelectric inkjet |
| Printing Modes: Gloss | High Key: 1,195 ft2/hr Express: 840 ft2/hr Speed: 592 ft2/hr Production: 420 ft2/hr High Quality: 312 ft2/hr Premium: 237 ft2/hr Specialty: 215 ft2/hr |
High Key: 1,709 ft2/hr Express: 1,229 ft2/hr Speed: 861 ft2/hr Production: 610 ft2/hr High Quality: 427 ft2/hr Premium: 290 ft2/hr Specialty: 222 ft2/hr |
| Printing Modes: Matte** | Express: 388 ft2/hr Speed: 291 ft2/hr Production: 237 ft2/hr High Quality: 194 ft2/hr Specialty: 140 ft2/hr Backlit: 194 ft2/hr Backlit Density: 108 ft2/hr |
Express: 495 ft2/hr Speed: 409 ft2/hr Production: 333 ft2/hr High Quality: 290 ft2/hr Specialty: 215 ft2/hr Backlit: 215 ft2/hr Backlit Density: 108 ft2/hr |
| Printing Modes: Mixed Matte/Gloss** |
FLXfinish+: 75 ft2/hr | FLXfinish+: 75 ft2/hr |
| Printing Modes: Spot White 1 Layer** |
Express: 291 ft2/hr Speed: 237 ft2/hr Production: 194 ft2/hr High Quality: 140 ft2/hr Specialty: 129 ft2/hr |
Express: 388 ft2/hr Speed: 323 ft2/hr Production: 258 ft2/hr High Quality: 194 ft2/hr Specialty: 129 ft2/hr |
| Printing Modes: White Underflood/Overflood 2 Layers* |
Speed: 215 ft2/hr Production: 151 ft2/hr High Quality: 108 ft2/hr Specialty: 75 ft2/hr |
Speed: 215 ft2/hr Production: 151 ft2/hr High Quality: 108 ft2/hr Specialty: 75 ft2/hr |
| Printing Modes: White 3 Layers** |
High Quality: 75 ft2/hr Specialty: 54 ft2/hr |
High Quality: 75 ft2/hr Specialty: 54 ft2/hr |
| Printing Modes: White 5 Layers** |
High Quality: 43 ft2/hr Specialty: 32 ft2/hr |
High Quality: 43 ft2/hr Specialty: 32 ft2/hr |
| Print Resolution | Up to 1,800 dpi | Up to 1,800 dpi |
| Print Resolution | Canon UVgel 460 ink | Canon UVgel 460 ink |
| Ink Color | CMYK / CMYKW**** | CMYK / CMYKW**** |
| Ink Packaging | 1 x 700ml ink bottle Ink Reservoir per ink color: 1.8 liter Can Refill while printing |
1 x 700ml ink bottle 2 x 1 liter ink bottle Ink Reservoir per ink color: 2.1 liter Can Refill while printing |
| Printhead | 4 or 5* UVgel 425 Printheads High frequency drop-on-demand piezo-electric printhead PAINT (Piezo Acoustic Integrated Nozzle Technology) Automatic Maintenance Curing: UV LED |
4 or 5* UVgel 425 Printheads High frequency drop-on-demand piezo-electric printhead PAINT (Piezo Acoustic Integrated Nozzle Technology) Automatic Maintenance Curing: UV LED |
| Media | Roll Width: Up to 64” (1,625 mm) Print Margin: 0.21” (5.3 mm)2 Roll Weight: Up to 110 lbs (50 kg) Roll Diameter: Up to 8.7” (220 mm) Media Thickness: Up to 0.03” (0.8 mm) |
Roll Width: Up to 64” (1,625 mm) Print Margin: 0.21” (5.3 mm)2 Roll Weight: Up to 110 lbs (50 kg) Roll Diameter: Up to 8.7” (220 mm) Media Thickness: Up to 0.03” (0.8 mm) |
| Media Input | 1 roll or optional 2nd roll** Print Side Out Media Print Side In / Double Sided Media** Magnetic Media Kit** |
1 roll or optional 2nd roll** Print Side Out Media Print Side In / Double Sided Media** Magnetic Media Kit** Jumbo Roll Interface** |
| UVgel Technology | Instant pinning** and dot gain control Low temperature curing Scratch resistance Easy lamination, smooth ink film High precision color consistency Odorless and instant dry prints |
Instant pinning and dot gain control Low temperature curing Scratch resistance Easy lamination, smooth ink film High precision color consistency Odorless and instant dry prints |
| Certifications | Environmental and Safe Use: GREENGUARD Gold |
Environmental and Safe Use: GREENGUARD Gold |
| Software | Supported Rips: ONYX Graphics, Caldera, EFI, PrintFactory, ColorGATE, ErgoSoft, Shiraz, AGFA, SAI PRISMA Applications: PRISMAguide XL PRISMA remote app PRISMAservice |
Supported Rips: ONYX Graphics, Caldera, EFI, PrintFactory, ColorGATE, ErgoSoft, Shiraz, AGFA, SAI PRISMA Applications: PRISMAguide XL PRISMA remote app PRISMAservice |
| External Modules | None | Jumbo Roll Loader X/Y Cutter Rewinder Jumbo Roll Rewinder |
| Interface | Ethernet (100/1,000 Mbit/s) | Ethernet (100/1,000 Mbit/s) |
| Dimensions | Printer W x D x H 3,020 x 1,095 x 1,300 mm | Printer W x D x H 3,020 x 1,095 x 1,300 mm |
| Weight | 750 kg | 750 kg |
| Working Environment | ||
| Operation Printer | 18 – 30°C (recommended 20 – 27°C), 20 – 80% RH (no condensation) | 18 – 30°C (recommended 20 – 27°C), 20 – 80% RH (no condensation) |
| Power | 0 W – Off, 250 W – Standby, 1.6 kW – Ready, 2.3 kW – Printing | 0 W – Off, 250 W – Standby, 1.6 kW – Ready, 2.3 kW – Printing |
| Consumption | 2 inputs, each 200-240V +/- 10%, 50/60 Hz, 16/6 A. | 2 inputs, each 200-240V +/- 10%, 50/60 Hz, 16/6 A. |
| Source | Printer is declared under Radio Equipment Directive (RED)- 2014/53/EU | Printer is declared under Radio Equipment Directive (RED)- 2014/53/EU |
| Regulatory Certification | ||
| Declaration of conformity | Compliant with EN62479, EN301 489-1, EN301 489-3, EN300-330 FCC Part 15 and RSS-210 certified (module) |
Compliant with EN62479, EN301 489-1, EN301 489-3, EN300-330 FCC Part 15 and RSS-210 certified (module) |
| Radio | IEC/EN/UL/CSA 62368-1 compliant Applicable marks: CE, TÜV-GS, C-UL-US, RCM | IEC/EN/UL/CSA 62368-1 compliant Applicable marks: CE, TÜV-GS, C-UL-US, RCM |
| Safety | Emission: Class A compliant according CISPR 32, FCC part 15 and ICES-003 Immunity: CISPR 35 compliant | Emission: Class A compliant according CISPR 32, FCC part 15 and ICES-003 Immunity: CISPR 35 compliant |
| EMCEnvironmental | WEEE, RoHS directive 2011/65/EU, REACH, CE | WEEE, RoHS directive 2011/65/EU, REACH, CE |
* Base unit requires 4 printheads, adding optional white module requires and additional print head for a total of 5 printheads
**Optional module
**** White ink is an optional module
Introducing the Canon Colorado M-series Printer
