Oce ColorWave 700
Canon’s two high performance wide format colour systems, the Oce ColorWave 500 and 700, are set to make their UK debut at Sign & Digital 15 in March.
The two new models come as both printer only and multi-functional; the Océ ColorWave 500 dedicated to workgroups and the Océ ColorWave 700, designed for wider graphic arts applications.
The printers are designed to enable a wide range of high quality applications, supporting print service providers, in-house or remote work-groups and central print rooms with a requirement for instant dry and water resistant prints on roll-based media. Both printers come with the latest version of Océ CrystalPoint technology for high speed toner printing with excellent adhesion to standard and specialty substrates, a higher print quality and clean refilling.
The Océ ColorWave 500 is designed to support CAD, GIS and production applications in the manufacturing, architecture, construction, design and reprographics industries.
The Océ ColorWave 700 caters for businesses requiring a higher print volume, including reprographics, sign and display print providers, and in-house printing applications in industries such as retail, hospitality, POS, education and government. The Océ ColorWave 700 has enhanced media handling capabilities with an optimisation process for custom media. The system supports media up to 0.8 mm of thickness that makes it suitable for a large range of graphics applications including canvas, wallpaper and banner printing.
Yuichi Miyano, director, Wide Format Printing Group, Canon Europe, said, ‘Both printers are built on a philosophy of the highest possible productivity in the smallest possible footprint, so they can produce an exceptional range of creative applications with minimal user training and in almost any business environment. Our customers already use ColorWave printers as central workstations for their business, from printing full colour technical drawings and illustrations to large scale poster campaigns. The Océ ColorWave 500 and Océ ColorWave 700 expand on this huge success, adding even more potential applications such as personalised wallpaper printing.’
‘Versatility is the key to these new products, both in terms of application possibilities and the wide range of substrates that can be printed on,’ said Duncan Smith, Wide Format Printing Group Director, Canon UK. ‘Advances in Océ CrystalPoint technology are enabling the ColorWave range to become even more flexible to the needs of diverse industry-specific demands, and we look forward to introducing the new models to visitors at Sign & Digital where we can demonstrate the true breadth of their capabilities.’
Both printers feature cloud integration, multiple user support, secure workflow, optional built-in scanner and a range of integrated output options. Up to six different rolls of media can be loaded at one time, making the printer able to handle many different jobs without having to load and unload rolls in-between. Dual hard drives and fast processors speed up file processing, and automatic media sensing and imaging device maintenance increase print quality and reduce the need for servicing.
