Canon U.S.A. and DigiTech have introduced the Texas ST2/X1, a UV LED flatbed that shares structural engineering with the larger Texas LT3 series but is sized for shops with less floor space. It has a 50 x 100-inch zoned vacuum bed and accepts rigid boards up to six inches thick.
The printer uses Kyocera grayscale printheads and a six-channel ink layout, with CMYK standard and optional white, orange, gray or varnish. Canon cites a top speed of about 2,024 square feet per hour in a two-pass corrugated-sign mode.
An auto-unloader comes standard, and Canon says internal tests showed it clearing a standard board in as little as 10 seconds; pneumatic registration pins are also included. Canon still steers customers who need fully integrated print-to-cut lines toward the LT3, and no pricing or ship date was announced.
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