Printing Innovation Asia Issue 10 2020
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Fuji Xerox Boosts Growth with Versant 3100i Press
New Air Suction Feeder Enables Stable Transportation of Thick/Long Paper fo Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. launches two new production printer models: Versant 3100i Press and Versant 180i Press in the production color market. The two new models will be launched from midOctober in China and the Asia-Pacific region, and on October 30 in Japan. Fuji Xerox introduces the Air Suction Feeder as an add-on capability to both Versant 3100i Press and Versant 180i Press. With this new feeder, the printers can handle a wide range of paper including thick and long paper, which enables stable transportation of various types of paper and improve productivity. Users now can create a wider variety of printed materials and further evolve on-demand printing capability. - Enhanced Paper-handling Capabilities Through Air Suction Feeder The newly developed Air Suction Feeder utilizes three types of air to
achieve stable paper feeding. First, air is blown inside the tray through the side blower to separate papers. Next, with the suction of the shuttle head, which uses technology that is unique to Fuji Xerox, the paper is secured strongly. Any unnecessary paper is then separated using an air knife to transport the paper sheet by sheet. The Feeder can handle paper of different thicknesses ranging from thin paper at 52 g/m2 to thick paper*1 at
400 g/m2. The new paper tray is also compatible with various paper sizes for printing, from small sized paper to long paper up to 330 x 1200 mm (simplex)*2. Paper which typically cause stress in paper feeding—such as paper containing a concentrated amounts of paper dust, uneven paper, cohesive coated paper and preprint paper for offset printing that uses powder— can now be transported in a stable way.
Air Suction Feeder Technology 2 Air knife
2 Shuffle head
Enlarged
1 Side blower
Air Suction Feeder
Paper feed Air direction 1. Seperate paper with side blower
2. Absorb paper with shuttle head
2. Unnecessary paper seperated using an air knife
