Canon recently launched the next generation of its plotWAVE and colorWAVE large-format printers for technical documentation printing at Drupa, the world’s largest printing equipment exhibition, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Canon plotWAVE and colorWAVE T-series combine the latest innovations in product design and controller technology in a highly productive printing system that reliably and easily reproduces high-quality technical drawings, posters and point-of-sale print. Additionally, both T-series also include PRISMA Tech Suite, a new set of workflow solutions, while multiple IT security features in the printers offer a high degree of protection and a circular design supports environmental initiatives.
Developed for professionals in architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing companies, as well as for government offices and commercial print service providers handling larger sets of technical documents, the Canon plotWAVE and colorWAVE ranges have achieved long-term, market-leading success with reliable, accurate, high-quality prints at the touch of a button.
The new monochrome plotWAVE T-series replaces the previous PlotWave range and comes in five different models: the T30/35, T50/55 and T75, producing up to ten A1 prints per minute and offering a media capacity of up to 1 200m (3 937 ft) on six rolls up to 914mm (36 in) wide. The new colorWAVE T-series also replaces previous ColorWave models and is available in two versions: the T60 and T65. Both models produce four A1 colour prints per minute, while the T60 offers a media capacity of four media rolls and the T65 provides additional quality modes for users who require higher quality, as well as a higher media capacity of up to 1 200m (3 937 ft) on six rolls, and even more media versatility. All models are also available as a multi-function printer, including the option of an integrated scanner and a fully integrated stacking or folding solution.
Giving professionals the productivity tools they need to do their job, the new plotWAVE and colorWAVE T-series come with a new and improved POWERsync+ controller. Featuring faster hardware and increased memory capacity for lightning-fast job processing, the POWERsync+ controller also runs on Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise2021, so customers can rest assured that they will always have access to the latest Microsoft Windows security functionality to keep their system secure. Print jobs can be submitted from anywhere from a range of devices and, with the new remote wake-up function, Remote ON, the printer is ready to go as soon as the user arrives. Productivity and ease of use are further enhanced by a new operator attention light on top of the printers, which indicates the status of the printer, together with a sensor in the media drawers that automatically calculates and advises the remaining media length on the roll.
Productivity is also improved with the addition of the new PRISMA Tech Suite, a set of workflow solutions for the plotWAVE and colorWAVE T-series that helps customers to manage their print operations and stay in control with an efficient and convenient workflow application and printer tools:
- PRISMAproduce Tech, which enables users to easily create, manage and submit complex sets of documents from a web browser to one or more printers at a time. Print users will benefit from a more consistent print process and more reliable print quality, with dedicated templates and easier IT maintenance.
- PRISMAlytics Accounting, a secure cloud-based printer tool that captures data for cost charging and usage monitoring.
- PRISMAlytics Dashboard, a secure cloud-based management information tool that provides comprehensive overviews to monitor and maximise the production of print operations.
- PRISMAservice, a central knowledge platform that enables Canon service and support to provide faster, more efficient and more effective customer support for maximum uptime by integrating a wide range of service tools in one unified portal.
With security being a key concern for customers, Canon has further developed the SMARTshield integrated printing security technology in the new plotWAVE and colorWAVE T-series with the automatic deployment of Microsoft security patches, and pin code or password printing. A system administrator can specify when the security patches are deployed and can set up notifications regarding both the availability of new security patches and the status of the updates. A user can now also enter a pin code or password just before printing a file, preventing any unauthorised person from printing the file.
Helping to minimise environmental impact, both the plotWAVE T-series with its Radiant Fusing technology and the colorWAVE T-series with its CrystalPoint technology are ENERGY STAR certified and feature energy-saving modes. As with their predecessors, both T-series have been designed for longevity, using materials of which at least 85% can be recycled or reused for remanufacturing. The plotWAVE T-series also features toner bottles made from 50% recycled plastic on average, while part of packaging of the colorWAVE T-series TonerPearls has been designed to also be used as the maintenance tray.
Canon is so confident about the build quality of the plotWAVE and colorWAVE T-series that it is also increasing its service commitment to customers for the years ahead by including support for consumables, spare parts, maintenance software releases and security updates for the economic life of the printer.
