Previously known as Flow technology, the new FLXflow offers the original ‘Hold’ functionality, which helps to hold media on the zoneless flatbed table with a patented airflow technique, as well as the new optional ‘Float’ and ‘Instant Switch’ functionalities to improve media handling.
Canon said users would be able to benefit from enhanced productivity, ease of use and application versatility with FLXflow.
The Float functionality pushes air from the table upwards to create a cushion, enabling the easy positioning of heavy or challenging substrates and reducing the risk of media damage or waste.
It also results in the smoother registration of all types of media, with a ‘floating without drifting’ ability enabling several pieces of media to be precisely positioned at the same time.
The Instant Switch functionality, meanwhile, allows the operator to easily change from Hold to Float by using the foot pedal(s) for simple operability of the printer, making it easy to remove media from the table.
Meanwhile, Advanced Image Layout Controls allow for last minute adjustments at the printer, including snap and align image to media, auto-trimming, nesting, batching of complex jobs, step and repeat, pitch setting, mirroring, and re-assignment of print modes.
Arizona 1300 FLXflow is available immediately via accredited partners as well as from Canon’s direct sales organisations.
Existing users of the Arizona 1300 series with Flow technology are able to upgrade their printer to the latest version with FLXflow technology, including the optional Float and Instant Switch functionalities. Upgrades also include features like the Advanced Image Layout Controls.
Duncan Smith, country director, Production at Canon UK & Ireland, said: “At Canon, we’re focused on the continuous development of our portfolio by working closely with the market and our customers to evolve our products, from our printer ranges to the software that supports them.
“With that in mind, we’re now extending the FLXflow technology from the Arizona 2300 series, announced in March this year, to the Arizona 1300 series, giving even more of our customers the capability to be more versatile and deliver high-quality applications with even greater workflow efficiency and productivity.
“And with its added Float capability, our FLXflow technology makes life much easier for operators to handle irregular or heavy substrates, opening up opportunities to produce an even wider range of applications.”
Offering reduced waste and lower energy consumption than its predecessors, Canon said the Arizona 1300 FLXflow has been designed with sustainability in mind.
FLXflow technology requires less masking and underlays to hold media in place, resulting in less waste. As LED-UV printers, the machines also consume at least 15% less energy compared with their UV-halide predecessors and offer power-saving features such as ‘first-time-right printing’ and instant-on functionality.
