The Océ ColorWave 900 is based on Memjet print heads.

FESPA London was the setting for the global launch by Canon of the Océ ColorWave 900, described by the company as ‘super-fast’ wide format. Designed for graphics, CAD and GIS markets, the system can print at speeds of more than 1100 square metres per hour.

The product began life as ‘Project Velocity’ and was first aired as such at drupa 2012. It is underpinned by Memjet’s inkjet technology, which accounts for the speed. The 42-inch wide printer can print the equivalent height of the Eiffel tower in just half an hour, and is able to produce resolutions of 1600 x 1600 dpi. 

The ColorWave 900 has the same six media roll capacity of the Océ ColorWave 600/650 devices, possessing a total input capacity of 1200 metres (200 metres per roll). The output is cut and delivered – dry and ready to use – into a high capacity stacker, which features dual delivery trays for concurrent printing and unloading to further maximise uptime and increase productivity.

Colour management and workflow software are available through either the Océ PowerM controller or ONYX ThriveT print workflow software.  A touch-screen interface enhances usability and simplifies routine tasks – saving time and reducing mistakes.

A wide range of applications can be produced, including point-of-sale, exhibition and trade show materials, counter and floor displays, technical drawings and maps, making it ‘an attractive proposition for wide format printers looking to radically boost output, and for commercial printers looking for a powerful – yet economical – way to explore new revenue channels’ said Canon.

‘Since the concept demonstration last year, we have fine-tuned the Océ ColorWave 900 to ensure that we deliver a solution that puts print service providers at the vanguard of wide format printing,’ commented Bart Geraads, European Production Print Group director at Canon Europe. ‘Customers have voiced their need for a highly productive wide format colour device and I’m very pleased that we are now able to showcase our response to that.’