OK To Colour invests in a Canon Colorado M3W UV LED

Apr 10, 2025 | Installation News

OK2Color OK To Colour invests in a Canon Colorado M3W UV LED

L-R: Julian Perton, Jed Butterfield and John Wick from Ok To Colour, with Adam Booth of CMYUK and Sav Jeyendran of Canon

As the print industry continues to demand faster turnaround times and higher quality output, OK To Colour found the solution it needed in the Canon Colorado M3W UV LED roll-fed wide-format printer from CMYUK.

Prior to the Colorado M3W, the business was relying on an HP Latex 800 printer, which was becoming increasingly unreliable. Its limitations were particularly evident when handling white ink applications, a growing area of customer demand. The search for a more robust, higher capacity, and versatile solution led founding directors Alex Fitch and John Wick to CMYUK and the Canon Colorado M3W.

The recent investment has been transformative for the business, allowing it to dramatically increase production speeds and reliability.

Mr Fitch said: “The Colorado has been amazing. It’s allowed us to take on larger jobs, meet tighter deadlines, and deliver exceptional quality to our clients.”

The Canon Colorado M-series is the fourth generation of its UVgel 1.6m wide roll-to-roll production printers. Extremely productive, it offers exceptional quality and an impressive range of applications. It was designed for the lowest total cost of ownership: low ink, low energy use, and low media waste.  Easy field upgrades enable it to support its customers’ businesses as they continue to expand.

The OK To Colour M3W model outputs up to 111 sq. m per hour with vibrant colour and sharp details courtesy of Canon’s unique UVgel inks. These ensure precise dot placement, instant drying, deep saturation, no odour, and are safe for sensitive environments. Its hassle-free white ink is up to 3 times faster than comparable technologies, while the LFXfinish+ technology allows the business to print premium applications with a rich velvet matt or a brilliant gloss finish. Matt and gloss can also be printed in a single pass.

Mr Fitch added: “The speed, quality, and reliability of the Colorado have been amazing. We had a huge job come in recently, over 150m of print, and we were able to get it all done in a single day. That kind of turnaround would have been impossible with our old printer.

“We’re excited to see what the future holds as we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible with wide-format printing.”