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PRISMAELEVATE XL CANON At Fespa Global Canon launched Prismaelevate XL that enables the creation of tactile print applications, including Braille, on Arizona printers. This succeeds Arizona Touchstone and delivers twice the raised print elevation - up to 2mm - at up to 20% higher speeds on Arizona 1300 and 2300 flatbeds. There’s an Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator plugin, that requires no extra training to use, for 3D design of elevated print projects.


ACUITY PRIME HYBRID FUJIFILM When used as a flatbed machine, the 4-colour Acuity Prime Hybrid - which has front and back handling tables - can print on substrates up to 2m wide. It can print on up to four pieces of rigid media simultaneously, and features registration pins for precise edge-to-edge printing. In roll-fed mode it can be loaded with two rolls each up to 0.9m wide. Fujifilm said the Acuity Prime Hybrid, which uses Greenguard Gold certified pigmented ink, can produce print at production quality from 92m2/hr.


P5 350 HSR DURST The 3.5m-wide P5 350 HSR achieves print speeds of up to 670m2/hr. The LED machine can be equipped with a master roll which can feed rolls up to 1,000kg and 635mm in diameter, enabling long uninterrupted printing. The model comes with double CMYK, and there’s an integrated mesh printing system. Efficiency can be increased via optional vertical and horizontal cutting units, which operate in parallel with the printing process.


TXF300-75 MIMAKI Distributed in the UK and Ireland by Hybrid Services, this direct-to-film (DTF) printer runs three times faster than Mimaki’s first 80cm-wide DTF printer, the TxF150-75. It has a built-in ink circulation system that prevents white ink clogging, and a degassed ink pack to lower the risk of poor ink-jetting. The new printer also includes a NCU (Nozzle Check Unit) and NRS (Nozzle Recovery System). The TxF300-75 runs Mimaki’s Eco- Passport certified PHT50 pigment inks which also meet the requirements for OEKO-TEX certification.


P5 ROBOTICS DURST Following the introduction of the P5 Automat automated feeder/ stacker system for flatbed printing, Durst has entered the next stage of its P5 robotics programme. At the heart this is the flagship P5 350 HS D4 hybrid printing system, whose feeder/stacker unit is formed by two Kuka robots to enable unmanned production. The robots, modified and programmed by Durst, can pick up media from different pallets with a height of up to 180cm, feed them and stack them again separately. In the process, the printed media can also be turned 180° for reverse-side printing and fed into a second printing system. P5 robotics can also be expanded with third- party solutions or finishing systems.


TOUCH7 NEON COLOR SYSTEM TOUCH7 Color-Logic, the exclusive worldwide distributor of Touch7, introduced the Touch7 Neon Color System at the Printing United Expo in October where it was shown in action on the swissQprint stand. There are two offerings: Touch7 Primary whereby neon/fluorescent inks are printed in combination with the primary CMY inks plus neon; and Touch7 Pure, where only the neon/fluorescent inks are printed together (no CMYK inks). Designed to work seamlessly with Adobe Creative Cloud, the new Touch7 system provides automated one-click colour palettes and plug-ins that simplify the process of designing files for fifth colours.


NOZOMI 14000 SD EFI The 1.4m-wide Nozomi 14000 SD single-pass printer offers white, orange and violet ink options in addition to CMYK and that, according to EFI, offers “speeds up to 10 times faster than multi-pass printers on the market”. The base configuration of the new printer features an analogue UV or water-based primer station, registration table, printer with LED curing, up to six printing bars, and is available with several ink options, including CMYK, CMYK+W, CMYK+O, CMYK+OV and CMYK+W+O. There’s also an optional post UV or water-based analogue coater. The four-colour Nozomi 14000 SD prints paper, synthetic media and board at speeds up to 30 linear metres per minute.


XPERTJET 1462UF MUTOH Mutoh previewed this flatbed CMYK, white and varnish UV LED printer with moving gantry at Fespa Global. It has a print bed of 1470 x 740mm and will print on substrates and products up to a height of 150mm. It has an integrated multi-zone vacuum bed and is equipped with two piezo drop on demand printheads mounted in a staggered setup. The first head prints CMYK, the second white and varnish, enabling two-layer printing or Braille and 2.5D structure prints.


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