Canon has unveiled the Océ Arizona 6100 Series, a new Arizona platform designed for sign and display print providers producing over 30,000m² of printed rigid media per year. There are two printers - the six-colour Océ Arizona 6160 XTS, and the seven-colour Océ Arizona 6170 XTS. The unit is also sold as the rebadged Acuity F Series by Fujifilm.
The high-volume flatbed printers have print output at speeds of up to 155m² per hour. They have a 2.5m x 3.05m vacuum table and can handle odd-shaped media, multi-layer applications, double-sided, large prints tiled over multiple boards, and edge-to-edge printing. The flatbed table has two independent printing zones, each with its own vacuum system, for simultaneous printing and media loading/unloading, so that one board can be staged and ready while the other is being printed. Alternatively, the two zones can be combined into one.
Canon said the media loading systems a single operator can service two printers simultaneously, producing almost 50 boards per hour in Production Mode.
The Arizona 6100 Series uses Océ VariaDot printing technology and boasts almost 27,000 piezoelectric nozzles in a seven-row printing carriage. Active Pixel Placement Compensation is said to ensure that every pixel is adjusted to land exactly where intended. A newly designed Automated Printhead Maintenance System provides hands-free printhead cleaning in less than 25 seconds per colour.
The Océ Arizona 6100 Series printers are expandable with two additional available ink channels for white ink application support and future use. A hardware/software interface allows for easy integration with third-party automation and workflow systems.