Other than using Fujifilm’s Uvijet inks, the product is available in the same specifications as the Fespa-launched Arizona 6100 series, coming in two versions: the six-colour F66 (CMYK+LC+LM) and the seven-colour F67, which adds a white channel.
Fujifilm aims to start installations in Europe in September but is unable to provide details about customers at this stage.
The Acuity F sits above Fujifilm’s Acuity Advance and Acuity LED products in speed and cost, but its maximum print speed of 155m2/hour is slower than the company’s Uvistar super-wide roll-fed and Onset high-end flatbed ranges.
The Acuity F can print onto substrates up to 2,500x3,050mm in size, and 50.8mm thick. One board can be staged while another is being printed, enabling non-stop production.
The product also features an Automated Maintenance System, which cleans printheads in less than 25 seconds per colour.
Canon launched the Océ Arizona 6100 series at Fespa Digital in Munich last week, after holding secret demonstrations for prospective customers in Vancouver in April.
Fujifilm unveils Acuity F at Fespa
Fujifilm is targeting volume sign and display printers with the launch of the high-volume flatbed UV Acuity F wide-format printer series, its OEM version of Canon’s latest Océ Arizona.
