Canon UVgel Creates A Wall-To-Wall Opportunity For Wide Format

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After decades of being out of favour or overshadowed by designer paints, wallcoverings are re-emerging as the darling of the interior design world.

Wallpaper, murals, and other large-scale décor elements represent an exploding global market.

One of the biggest drivers of this explosion is the transition to wide format digital printing—a transition that reflects not only technological innovation but also several intriguing new design trends.

• Projected growth of the digitally printed wallpaper market is 25% annually through 2023.1

• Revenue from digitally printed wallcoverings is expected to go from $2.53 billion to $7.74 billion in the next four years.1

The wallcoverings market is on a roll

Digital Transformation Of The Industry

Unlike other industries, the wallcoverings industry was not immediately affected by the digital transformation of printing.

For years, most designers and wallpaper manufacturers continued to treat this décor option as a mass-market item produced under well-known brand names using conventional analog printing methods and classic design parameters.

The advent of wide format digital technology promised to take the printing of wall décor in bold new directions, with an efficient end-to-end printing process that  could accommodate custom orders and smaller press runs economically, as well as rising pressure for faster turnaround.

But most existing 64" latex, eco-solvent, and UV systems (except the very high-end ones) couldn’t fully address the market’s unique design, precision, quality, and speed requirements—or meet the productivity needs of Print Service Providers (PSPs) wanting to compete in this exciting new space.

Uncovering The Trends

Everything changed with the introduction of the Colorado 1640 printer with UVgel technology.

 And the Colorado 1650 builds on the innovative characteristics of UVgel with a new set of more flexible inks and FLXfinish technology.

Now you have the choice of matte or gloss no matter what the media you choose.

This new technology delivers the productivity, quality, speed, versatility, and almost unlimited creative possibilities today’s wallcoverings market demands.

Breaking The Rules: Canon Uvgel Technology

Canon UVgel technology is a game-changing innovation that, in combination with Canon’s 64" Colorado series roll-to-roll printers, creates a new paradigm for wide format:

• Industrial speed and end-to-end productivity for the growing volume of fast turnaround jobs

• High output quality suitable for a wide applications spectrum, including demanding interior décor projects

• Outstanding media versatility so PSPs can produce multiple applications using a single device

• Rapid return on initial capital investment and low ongoing running costs