MELVILLE, N.Y., March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital
imaging solutions, alongside Canon Europe, announced today that
3M, the leading corporation
operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, health care,
and consumer goods, has certified the Colorado 1650 printer and its UVgel 460 ink
with its 3M Performance
Guarantee.
From testing the UVgel 460 inks on a wide range of 3M media, this certification demonstrates
applications such as wall murals, window graphics, and fleet and
vehicle graphics printed on the Colorado 1650 in combination with 3M's
approved media achieve exceptional quality standards.
Canon has worked closely with 3M on
securing the quality and performance of UVgel prints on a broad
range of 3M media.
The Colorado 1650 printer is an
award-winning roll-to-roll printer featuring a flexible yet,
robust ink set and FLXfinish, a new approach to LED curing that
allows the user to choose between matte or gloss modes for each
individual print. This means customers can achieve different
aesthetic finishes without the need to change inks or media. The
Colorado 1650, introduced at FESPA
2019 in Munich, was an immediate
success and is recognized by customers for the ability to print a
wide variety of different applications, both for indoor and outdoor
use.
"This certification builds confidence and assures peace of mind
in the applications that our customers provide to their end users
when printing on 3M substrates," said
Peter Kowalczuk, President, Canon
Solutions America. "With the 3M
Performance Guarantee certification, the Colorado 1650 continues to help customers
create new revenue opportunities through expanded applications,
while helping to lower costs due to reduced ink usage, automation
and unattended printing, and consistency of output helping to
reduce rework."
For more information about Canon U.S.A., please visit www.usa.canon.com.
About 3M
At 3M, we apply science in
collaborative ways to improve lives daily. With $32 billion in sales, our 93,000 employees
connect with customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M's
creative solutions to the world's problems at www.3M.com or on
Twitter @3M or @3MNews.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a
leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial
digital imaging solutions to the United
States and to Latin America
and the Caribbean markets. With
approximately $33 billion in global
revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third
overall in U.S. patents granted in 2019† and is one
of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in
2020. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to
its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental
responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
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