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Canon Colorado XL-series

Meet the Colorado XL-series, a 3.4m roll-to-roll and hybrid graphics production printer designed to handle both flexible and rigid media with speed and ease! Based on the proven UVgel technology, it has one modular design that lets you choose what you use.

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3.4 metre

Printing width

UVgel

Unique, proven technology

52mm

Maximum thickness

211 m2/hr

Maximum print speed

This 3.4 metre roll-to-roll and hybrid printer is a modular platform that can print both rigid and roll substrates.

It is one base printer that is configurable and upgradable in the field. The base technology is the unique UVgel technology, which is the same proven ink technology used in the Colorado series.

True hybrid modularity

The Colorado XL-series is designed for future-proof, in-field upgradeability. You invest only in the productivity level you need today. Then upgrade to easily increase options as your business grows.

Wide variety of bold graphics

You can explore and produce a growing variety of big, bold graphics applications with just one printer. It delivers everything you need for your everyday success today while focusing on the future.

Future-proof investment

Start with the options you need today and upgrade as your business grows. High uptime, low maintenance, and proven low total cost of ownership make the Colorado XL-series a smart, reliable investment.

Supporting your sustainability efforts

With low-energy curing, minimal gel use, and odourless, durable prints that reduce lamination, the Colorado cuts waste and resources. Smart automation and recyclable packaging support your sustainability efforts, while low VOCs and GREENGUARD Gold certification make it safe for sensitive interiors.

Modular by design

From mixed flexible and rigid media, to rigid and rolls only. You've got options – and the ability to upgrade in the field when desired.

UVgel: One technology, no compromise

Discover the future of wide-format graphics with Canon’s unique and proven UVgel technology, as high productivity meets stunning colour reproduction across a broad and diverse media range. Enjoy precision quality for indoor graphics, durability for outdoor use, and instant curing, all at lower running costs.

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Colour gamut

Print creative applications with a spectacular colour gamut and use the optional white for multilayer applications. Print white gel like any other colour and overcome common clogging and maintenance issues faced by other white ink technologies.

Mixed matte/gloss finishing

The optional FLXfinish+ technology offers you a choice between a gloss or matte finish, and now even both on one print. All this without the need to change inks, media, or an extra varnish channel.

Intriguing textures

Print specialty applications with intriguing textures using our PRISMAguide XL software, sold separately and optional FLXture technology.

Low energy and gel use

Benefit from low running costs thanks to efficient gel and low energy usage, and Smart Guided Workflow that promotes first-time right printing, all from a single odourless system.

Uniformity, repeatability, colour consistency

The absence of heat in the curing process and the intrinsic gel properties in the Colorado XL-series contribute to prints having excellent uniformity, repeatability and colour consistency. From print to print, job to job.

Instantly dry and odourless

UVgel prints are robust, flexible, light-fast, and scratch-resistant, even immediately after printing, for a powerful impact across a broad range of applications.

A range of unique technologies to boost your business

UVgel 850 PrintHead technology with UVgel 860 gelset

At the heart of the Colorado XL-series is our in-house developed and manufactured UVgel 850 PrintHead technology. These are so advanced that we only need two printheads for the regular CMYK colours and an optional third printhead for printing UVgel White. Designed for productive, high-quality large-format graphics, each printhead has 4,544 nozzles, with automated nozzle monitoring and instant correction.

UVgel TRIdrive vacuum belt system

The Colorado XL-series introduces our unique UVgel TRIdrive (Three Roller Interactive) vacuum belt system. It’s designed to help limit errors at job start-up, for easy loading, highly precise media positioning and reliable unattended printing that helps users create razor-sharp applications that truly impress.

DynamicMotion Control

The Colorado XL-series has an agile and precise printhead carriage that features UVgel DynamicMotion Control. This helps to ensure exceptional print quality even with challenging media. It uses highspeed, high-resolution machine vision technology that actively tracks any micro movement of the media while the carriage is travelling. It recalibrates the printhead positioning on the fly for unmatched precision and alignment of print passes, helping to provide flawless results even at high speeds.

FullBeam Curing

Our unique FullBeam Curing opens up a world of high-end applications and incredible colour results. The curing beam is separated from the printhead carriage and can apply light continuously over the full width, up to 3.4 metres. You can cure up to five high-density layers, all in one pass, over the full width of the media. Securing perfect quality without UV banding.

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Premium wide application range

Colorado XL-series comparison

Colorado XL7 roll-to-roll

Colorado XL7 roll-to-roll

Colorado XL7 hybrid

Colorado XL7 hybrid

Type

Roll-to-roll printer
Hybrid – roll-to-roll and rigids

Printing method

UVgel piezoelectric inkjet
UVgel piezoelectric inkjet

Media transport

TRIdrive vacuum belt system unattended roll-to-roll operation
TRIdrive vacuum belt system for controlled rigid transport and unattended roll-to-roll operation

Rigid tabels

No
0.75 metre and 1.50 metre

Print speed

Max. 211 m2/hr
Max. 211 m2/hr

Downloadable Content

Colorado XL-series brochure
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Colorado XL-series datasheet
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A hybrid printer combines the functionality of both roll-to-roll and flatbed printers, allowing it to print on flexible materials like vinyl and banners as well as rigid substrates such as wood, glass, or metal. Unlike a roll-to-roll printer, which feeds media from a roll, or a flatbed printer, which prints on stationary flat surfaces, a hybrid printer can switch between these modes, offering greater versatility for diverse printing needs. This makes it ideal for businesses that handle a wide range of media types, streamlining production and reducing the need for multiple machines.

  • The main applications of customers in the 3.2m/10ft graphics market are the following:
    Soft signage
    Wall coverings
    Textured prints
    Acoustic panels
    Vehicle graphics
    Panoramic window decals
    And more…

    On media such as:
    Banner
    Paper
    Vinyl
    Film
    Textile
    Heat-sensitive material
    Foam board
    Fluted polypropylene
    Acrylic
    Aluminium composite board
    Cardboard
    And more…

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