Fujifilm North America has announced the introduction of four new models to its Acuity Advance Select series. The new Select-4 (and Select-4 X2) and Select-6 (and Select-6 X2) represent the latest in a series of UV flatbed printers.

The new models include four, six or eight independent ink channels in two different flatbed sizes, a standard 4′ x 8′ table or an X2 version with an 8′ x 10′ table, with an upgrade path on the four and six channel models to allow for application and business expansion.

The four colour Acuity Advance Select-4 includes CMYK channels only, for applications where clear or white ink printing is not required. The six colour Select-6 model includes six independent ink channels with the first four configured for standard CMYK printing. Channels five and six can be configured with either clear + white or white+ white. The four  colour Select-4 can be field upgraded to a six channel Select-6, and the six channel Select-6 can be upgraded to an eight channel Select-8. The Select-8 adds an extra channel of magenta and an extra channel of cyan along with new print modes for greater productivity.

The six channel and eight channel Acuity Advance Select printers can configure clear ink and white ink in one of two ways depending on customer needs:

Clear + White

The clear and white ink channels allow printing on a range of non-white substrates and add a spot or flood coat ‘varnish’ effect in a single operation all on one printer.

White + White

Two white ink channels can improve the density of white in a single pass, which can be particularly useful for demanding backlit applications. These two channels can be used in whichever configuration best suits the application, with the ability to change from Clear + White to White + White (and vice versa) on demand.

All Acuity Advance Select models have an optional roll media kit for printing onto any number of flexible materials. This option is versatile, allowing an operator to prepare rigid material on the flat bed while the roll media option is printing.

The printer also features additional vacuum zones, further reducing manual masking, together with new job handling capabilities for more complex jobs or those requiring multiple sets of prints.