Canon Colorado M-series Including White Ink Approved for 3M™ MCS™ Warranty Program
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BRAMPTON, ON., AUG. 16, 2023 – Canon Canada Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is pleased to announce that 3M recently recognized the exceptional quality of the Colorado M-series and approved its UVgel 460 white ink as part of the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty program, following its successful introduction earlier this year. This approval provides assurance that applications printed on the Colorado M-series in combination with the UVgel 460 and 3M’s approved media will achieve the highest quality standards. Applications covered by the 3M MCS Warranty include vehicle graphics, signs and displays, floor graphics, as well as transparent film and multi-layer applications such as window graphics and many others.
To qualify for the approval, the Colorado M-series and its UVgel 460 inks including white, in combination with a variety of 3M media, successfully passed a series of rigorous tests carried out under 3M’s stringent assessment conditions. Underpinned by the thorough testing of ink, printer and media combinations, including also 3M’s elaborate weathering technology, the 3M MCS Warranty gives both print service providers and their customers peace of mind and confidence that their images will perform as expected for the intended lifetime of the printed graphic.
Widely recognized as a de-facto industry standard and representing the most comprehensive, all-inclusive warranty for finished graphics, the 3M MCS Warranty provides non-prorated protection for the graphic’s intended lifespan, including protection against fading, cracking, peeling, blistering, discoloration and many other aspects of graphic performance.
The Canon Colorado M-series was launched earlier this year and is designed as a single, fully modular platform that can be configured to customers’ needs and grow with their business, with easy in-field upgrades. The scalable series includes two base models (M3 and M5) offering a choice of output speeds, with the option to upgrade from one model to the other. Both printers can be easily upgraded to include white ink (M3W and M5W).
The Colorado series is Canon's most productive 64-inch printer family and uses the unique UVgel ink technology, which now also includes white ink. It incorporates all the best aspects of alternative ink technologies, such as the colour gamut and light fastness of eco-solvent, the fit-for-indoor use and quick drying time of latex and the productivity and low-temperature printing process of UV.
The inclusion of a white UVgel ink for the 3M MCS Warranty program maximizes the scope for customers to benefit from UVgel’s renowned performance advantages for a full spectrum of premium graphics – for example, window graphics, labels, interior decor and many multi-layer applications.
As well as being very durable for outdoor use, UVgel inks produce odourless, ultra-robust output fully certified for indoor use. And with customers benefitting from zero VOC emissions, zero hazardous air pollutants and a low average ink usage of 5.9ml /m2 across the more than 3000 UVgel engines installed worldwide, UVgel has already proved itself to be a sustainable and cost-efficient alternative for latex and eco-solvent technology.
“At 3M we take pride in the ability to provide graphics manufacturers the widest selection of premier printing solutions,” says Woonsik Shim, Vice President, Graphics and Personal Auto Business, 3M Commercial Branding and Transportation Division “Extending the warranty through our partnership with Canon and their growing UVgel portfolio reinforces our commitment to quality and to our customers' success, which in turn inspires confidence in the printed graphics.”
“With the launch of the Canon M-series with optional white UVgel ink to the Canadian market earlier this year, Canon Canada expanded the range of applications possible for the large format graphics market.” says Naoki “Mike” Sannomiya, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Business Information Communications Group, Canon Canada. “The 3M MCS Warranty seal of approval for the series and its UVgel white ink assures customers the highest-quality output for every job. With consistently outstanding results on a wide variety of 3M media, customers can stretch their creativity, productivity and profitability. By working with 3M and other valued industry partners, we will continue to deliver innovative large format solutions powered by our unique UVgel that expand the potential of print.”
The Colorado 1630, Colorado 1650 and also the new Colorado M-series with the UVgel 460 ink set, which includes white ink, are now all approved for the 3M MCS Warranty program.
More information can be found on the Colorado M-series product page: https://www.canon.ca/en/product?name=Colorado_M_Series
Canon is seeing a rapid growth in the take-up of its Colorado platform and patented UVgel technology and, in 2020, invested in a new, state-of-the-art ink factory at Canon Production Printing HQ in Venlo, Netherlands, which is now fully operational and increasing its production capacity continuously to keep up with demand.
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