Canon as we speak publicizes the Arizona 2300 sequence with FLXflow know-how, which brings new productiveness options to the flatbed printer sequence. Constructing on the prevailing know-how, the brand new FLXflow presents not solely the unique ‘Maintain’ performance, which helps to carry media on the zoneless flatbed desk, but in addition the brand new non-obligatory ‘Float’ and ‘On the spot Change’ functionalities to enhance media dealing with. Additional options, resembling extra high quality modes, picture format controls and improved workflow integration, along with an interface that connects automation techniques for steady loading and unloading media, ship elevated workflow effectivity and productiveness.
Additionally being launched is the newest PRISMAelevate XL launch 2.1, which doubles the printing top of supported Arizona flatbed printers to 4 mm to assist customers create stand-out, tactile paintings for elevated print functions that improve and develop their product providing.
Optimised usability
Catering to the mid-to-high quantity marketplace for giant format graphics, the Arizona 2300 FLXflow helps all kinds of substrates and functions. This allows prospects, each in-house or business print service suppliers (PSPs), to repeatedly adapt to evolving client developments, such because the rising demand for personalised and made-to-order functions, whereas guaranteeing that customisation stays economically viable, even for samples and one-off orders.
Providing distinctive, patented performance that not solely permits customers to carry but in addition to drift the media, FLXflow comes with three functionalities – Maintain, Float and On the spot Change – permitting customers to maneuver heavier and irregular-sized media sooner and extra simply across the desk. The Maintain performance, a function of the unique FLOW know-how, works by holding the media in place with a patented airflow method. Utilizing automated measurement and adjustment of airflow ranges to firmly and precisely maintain numerous varieties of media in place, the performance ends in versatile positioning with far much less masking and taping, enabling operators to finish jobs extra rapidly.
The brand new Float performance is an non-obligatory function that pushes air from the desk upwards to create a cushion, enabling the straightforward positioning of heavy or difficult substrates, resembling glass or giant Dibond and plywood sheets, and decreasing the chance of media injury or waste. It additionally ends in the smoother registration of all varieties of media, with a ‘floating with out drifting’ performance enabling a number of items of media to be exactly positioned on the similar time. The On the spot Change function permits the operator to simply change from Maintain to Float through the use of the foot pedals for easy operability of the printer, making it straightforward to take away media from the desk and decreasing the chance of harm.
Elevated and textured printing for countless creativity
The newest launch 2.1 of PRISMAelevate XL doubles the printing top to 4 mm to assist customers create stand-out, tactile paintings for elevated print functions that improve and develop their product providing. It permits customers to discover new functions, resembling high-value, textured, everlasting signage, product ornament, awards, décor supplies and bundle prototyping, in addition to functions for the visually impaired. Prints are sturdy with out the necessity for added ending steps, resembling lamination, coating or spray varnishing, which ends up in much less waste and better manufacturing effectivity.
Maximise Uptime
Arizona 2300 FLXflow customers also can make the most of the brand new Superior Picture Format Controls, which permit last-minute changes on the printer, giving extra flexibility when positioning substrates on the desk and decreasing waste of high-priced supplies. Productiveness is additional enhanced by service help instruments resembling PRISMAservice, which gives predictive upkeep and facilitates authorised distant help by certified service technicians to maximise uptime.
In-field upgradability
Prospects of the present Arizona 2300 with FLOW know-how can improve their printer to the newest model with FLXflow functionalities, together with the non-obligatory Float and On the spot Change options. Upgrades additionally embody new options just like the Superior Picture Format Controls. Or they will add PRISMA XL Suite workflow software program to supply a preview perform, which permits customers to see what the ultimate product will appear to be earlier than it’s printed, whereas permitting them to make any needed changes. Saving time, this makes it potential to preview advanced, multi-layered, textured jobs and to supply value estimates earlier than printing.
Mathew Faulkner, Director, Advertising and marketing & Innovation, Extensive Format Printing Group, Canon EMEA says: “At Canon we’re centered on the continual improvement of our flatbed know-how by working intently with the market and our prospects to evolve our merchandise, from our printer ranges to the software program that helps them. With that in thoughts, we’ve designed our Arizona 2300 FLXflow to be versatile and ship high-quality, functions with higher workflow effectivity and productiveness, whereas our service help instruments resembling PRISMAservice, assist to take care of the best uptime for our prospects for max productiveness. And with the brand new functionalities of our FLXflow know-how, with its added ‘Float’ functionality, it’s making life a lot simpler for operators to deal with irregular or heavy substrates, opening up alternatives to supply a wider vary of high-value functions.
“Mixed with our newest launch of PRISMAelevate XL, able to delivering prints at 4 mm elevation, the probabilities have been opened up even additional. Prospects repeatedly shock us with the inventive functions they produce, and we are able to’t wait to see what they create with these new functionalities.”
Designed with the surroundings in thoughts
With diminished waste and decrease vitality consumption than its predecessors, the Arizona 2300 FLXflow has been designed to be extra sustainable. FLXflow know-how requires much less masking and underlays to carry media in place, leading to much less waste. The sequence additionally consumes no less than 15% much less vitality in contrast with its UV-halide predecessors, and presents power-saving options resembling first-time-right printing and instant-on performance. Its inks are GREENGUARD Gold licensed, which ensures prints are secure to be used in delicate environments, resembling hospitals, faculties and different public locations.
The Arizona 2300 with FLXflow know-how is modular, providing in-field upgradability with a Roll Media Choice and FLXflow know-how. The modular construct is in keeping with different current improvements in Canon flatbed and roll-to-roll merchandise such because the Colorado M-series and will increase the longevity of the machine and gives a wise and extra sustainable strategy to spend money on know-how as a enterprise grows, somewhat than needing to spend money on a brand new machine.
Prospects also can make the most of Canon’s remanufacturing programme, the place they will commerce of their well-loved, used Arizona printers when buying a substitute. These older techniques are inspected, serviced and ready on the market as refurbished printers, additional extending the lifespan of the Arizona.
The Arizona 2300 FLXflow shall be out there from June 2024, and it’ll have its stay debut at ISA, Orlando (FL), USA from 10-12th April, 2024. For its first public exhibiting in Europe, the Arizona 2300 FLXflow shall be producing stay at drupa 2024 at Canon’s stand in Corridor 8a, Stand B41-1 to B41-8. PRISMAelevate XL 2.1 is obtainable from 10th April by way of accredited companions in addition to Canon’s direct gross sales organisations.
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