Colorado UVgel M-Series Printer
Next-gen UVgel printer with flexible inks and matte/gloss
Explore new business horizons with an astounding application range. FLXfinish empowers to print with a flawless glossy or a luxurious matte finish indepedent of media. Produce designer wallpaper, stunning decals or luxurious front- and backlits that make people stop and take notice, while meeting tight deadlines and producing at low cost.
One printer.
Two finishes
Delight your customers with glossy banners that stand out from the crowd or wallpaper with the right deep-matte finish and brilliant colours, all printed on one device. No need to change inks or media!
Unrivalled versatility
Produce durable quality prints on a variety of media, including SAVs, polyester textiles, heat-sensitive materials and plain paper. The flexible and more stretchable formulation of the UVgel inks provide perfect image stability even when prints are folded, bent and stretched.
Breakthrough productivity
Shorten lead-times with consistently fast output speeds and rapid job turnaround. Two media rolls with online switching, and ink refill-while-printing empower non-stop printing for unmatched productivity.
“THE MARKET WANTS US TO BE FASTER, CHEAPER AND BETTER. AND WE ALWAYS BUMPED INTO LIMITS, UNTIL WE DISCOVERED THE COLORADO.”
Michael Hiemann – Siepro (DE)
Unsurpassed automation
No need to babysit: rely on incessant nozzle monitoring, convenient automatic printhead maintenance, automated media feed and the roll winding module.
Lower operational cost
Improve the bottom line with reduced ink usage, low service cost and cost efficient media. Free up valuable operator time thanks to the unsurpassed automation.
Applications
FLXfinish offers a choice between a gloss and a matte finish without the need to change inks or the media. The flexible UVgel inks support a broad media range, including self-adhesive vinyls and polyester textiles. The increased stretch ability ensures you can plie, bend or fold the prints without problems.
Wall decoration with the perfect finish
The highest quality wall covering has a deep matte finish and perfect dimensional stability. With FLXfinish, you can achieve a velvety matte look for a luxurious finish.
Eye-catching front- and backlits
Stop passers-by in their tracks with vibrant front- or backlit displays. The UVgel technology offers rich colours, an elegant matte look and great blocking power: black is truly black.
Gallery-quality canvasses
Producing gallery-quality canvas prints can be difficult because of the folding, stretching and stapling of the material. With the flexibility of the Colorado 1650’s UVgel inks, you can create the perfect creases.
Stunning poster quality
Increase your margins with premium posters printed on plain paper. With UVgel inks and FLXfinish, the final quality is stunning.
Eye-catching point of sales
Catch your audience’s eye with high quality advertising, produced on low-cost media and safe for indoor use thanks to no odour and no chemical emissions.
Decals that stay like new
Produce scratch-, water- and even graffiti-resistant decals up to 1.6 meter wide that stand up to serious abuse without lamination. Perfect for floor graphics, wall decals and vehicle graphics that are carwash proof.
Gorgeous soft signage
Soft signage is a premium product that requires the perfect look without special treatment. With the Colorado 1650 UVgel inks, your products stand out with rich, uniform colours, dense blacks. Prints can be stretched and folded without any problem.
Pop-up banners
Flexible film and roll-up banners that strike with vibrant colours, scratch resistent and produced on low cost media.
Outdoor banners
Make your banners stand out with the right finish. Glossy for impressive photos or matte for clearly readable text, even outdoors. Excellent quality, scratchproof and above all economical.
Window graphics
Print on perforated film to create stunning glass & vehicle windows decoration, easy to produce and quick to install and remove.
Blueback printing
Catch the eye of your target audience with high colour gamut advertising, produced economically on your Colorado.
Photo prints
Achieve eye-catching quality on a wide variety of substrates, for example on film and machine coated papers. Delivering the greatest visual impact with high colour consistency and fine details.
Technologies that make sense
The Colorado 1650 is jam-packed with innovations. We changed the rules of the game with UVgel and FLXfinish. Enjoy a wider application range, jawdropping quality and advanced productivity at low cost of ownership!
UVgel technology
A unique ‘print-then-cure’ technology with instant-dry gel inks, cured with UV LED lights. The advantage of a gel over a fluid is that it is possible to deposit more ink in less passes, without the ink flowing in and over the medium. It results in razor-sharp prints with a wide colour gamut. Odourless and extremely durable.
FLXfinish technology
A unique ‘print-then-cure’ technology with instant-dry gel inks, cured with UV LED lights. The advantage of a gel over a fluid is that it is possible to deposit more ink in less passes, without the ink flowing in and over the medium. It results in razor-sharp prints with a wide colour gamut. Odourless and extremely durable.
UVgel inks
Flexible and more stretchable inks allow printing on a broad media range, including plain paper, self-adhesive vinyls and polyester textiles. The increased stretch ability ensures you can plie, bend or fold the prints without problems for applications as soft signage or fine-art canvas.
PAINT technology
No need to babysit the printer as in the printheads, the nozzle status is continuously monitored with Piezo Acoustic Integrated Nozzle Technology (PAINT). When a malfunction is detected, the affected nozzle is (temporarily) switched off and compensated for by neighbouring nozzles. When the time is right, the print heads are cleaned. Fully automated.
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Certifications & awards
Specifications in detail
| Printing | |
| Printing method | UVgel piezoelectric inkjet |
| Print Modes | 10 – 159 m2/hr |
| Print Resolution | Up to 1800dpi |
| Curing method | UV LED with FLXfinish Instant dry, low temperature curing Choose velvety matte or glossy finish, independent of media finish |
| Ink types | UVgel 460 ink, CMYK (1 ltr. bottles) |
| Ink Colour | CMYKW |
| Ink packaging | 2 x 1 ltr. bottle Ink reservoir can accommodate up to 2,5 ltr. per ink colour Refill ink while printing |
| Printheads | UVgel 415 printheads (2 per colour) PAINT (Piezo Acoustic Integrated Nozzle Technology) constantly monitors and compensates for nozzle failures that can occur during printing |
| Maintenance | Automatic maintenance performed daily in seconds |
| Media | |
| Roll width | Up to 1625 mm |
| Roll weight | Up to 50 kg |
| Roll diameter | Up to 220 mm |
| Media Thickness | Up to 0.8 mm |
| Print margin | 5,3 mm / 11,0 mm when Media Step Control is enabled* |
| Number of input rolls | 2 rolls with automatic roll-feeding and -switching** |
| Input roll feeding | Print inside or outside |
| Double Sided Printing | Leading edge support for flexible media |
| Technology | |
| Instant pinning and dot gain control High-precision colour-matching and consistency Instant-dry printout Odourless and instant dry, ready to finish output Excellent scratch resistance | |
| FLXfinish | Low-temperature curing, suitable for thin and heat-sensitive media Enables matte print modes for vibrant matte and gloss Prints on smooth and porous/structured media |
| Interface | |
| Network | Ethernet (100/1000 Mbit/s) |
| Others | |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 3022 x 1093 x 1310 mm |
| Weight | 740 kg |
| Working Environment | |
| Operation printer | 18 – 30°C (recommended 20 – 27°C) 20-80% RH (no condensation) (recommended 30-60%) |
| Power | |
| Consumption | Up to 4 kW printing |
| Source | 2 inputs, each 200-240V +/- 10%, 50/60 Hz, 16/6 A. |
| Regulatory Certifications | |
| Declaration of Conformity | Printer is declared under Radio Equipment Directive (RED)-2014/53/EU |
| Radio | Compliant with EN62479, EN301 489-1, EN301 489-3, EN300-330 Fcc Part 15 and RSS-210 certified (module) |
| Safety | IEC/EN/UL/CSA 62368-1 compliant Applicable marks: CE, TÜV-GS, C-UL-US, RCM |
| EMC | Emission: Class A compliant according CISPR 32, FCC part 15 and ICES-003 Immunity: CISPR 24 compliant Applicable marks: CE, FCC, IC, VCCI, RCM, CETECOM |
| Environmental | WEEE, RoHS directive 2011/65 EU, REACH, CE |
| Software | |
| Supported RIPs | ONYX® Graphics, Caldera and API for third-party RIP vendors |