Quick answer: Canon announced a new Canon imagePROGRAF TM Series and TX Series lineup on September 15, 2026. The launch includes 12 technical wide-format devices for CAD drawings, maps, plans, posters, and related workflows. The most useful changes for Florida public buyers are the refreshed device choices, newly formulated Matte Black ink, integrated scanning options on selected TM configurations, and updated security capabilities that should be evaluated against agency requirements.

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What launched in the 2026 Canon imagePROGRAF TM Series?

The 2026 Canon imagePROGRAF TM Series includes the TM-615, TM-610M, TM-610, TM-600, TM-510M, TM-510, and TM-500. Canon positions the TM family for technical documents and mixed office or workgroup use where accurate line work, quiet operation, and accessible large-format output matter.

Selected MFP configurations add scanning to the print workflow. Canon describes the new TM MFP design as its first integrated large-format scanner in this family. That can matter for agencies that need to copy, archive, mark up, or redistribute plans without dedicating separate space and network connections to a standalone scanner.

Which imagePROGRAF TX models are new?

The companion TX launch includes the TX-4310 MFP Z36, TX-4300, TX-3310 MFP Z36, TX-3300, and TX-1300 MFP Z36. The TX family is aimed at higher-volume technical printing and scanning, including engineering, GIS, construction, utilities, transportation, facilities, and centralized production environments.

The imagePROGRAF TM Series and TX families overlap, so width alone should not decide the purchase. Compare real monthly and peak volume, media handling, scanning, stacking, workflow, security, and service requirements. A smaller department may be well served by a TM configuration, while a central plan room with sustained output may need a TX model.

5 essential facts for Florida public buyers

1. Matte Black ink targets technical line quality

Both new families use a newly formulated Matte Black ink. For plans and drawings, the practical question is whether fine lines, labels, grayscale elements, and dense black areas remain legible on the agency’s normal bond, coated, or specialty media. Ask for representative files to be printed at actual scale before approving a fleet or high-volume configuration.

A demo should use your typical line weights, fonts, page sizes, and media. It should also test any scan-copy workflow the agency expects to use. Published specifications are useful for screening, but representative output is a better acceptance standard.

2. Integrated scanning can simplify the workflow

The MFP variants combine large-format printing and scanning in one configuration. That may reduce equipment footprint and make plan copying or digitization more direct. Buyers should still test scan width, resolution, file formats, destinations, naming conventions, network authentication, and how damaged or curled originals feed through the scanner.

3. Security must be verified by model and firmware

Canon highlights updated security capabilities, but the phrase alone is not an agency security review. Ask for the product data sheet and current firmware information for the exact model. Have IT confirm network protocols, authentication, administrative access, encryption, logging, update management, storage behavior, and any required controls before the device is ordered.

A wide-format printer is a network endpoint and may process sensitive plans, maps, facilities information, or public records. Include it in the same asset-management and configuration process used for other printers and multifunction devices.

4. Model availability and contract pricing are separate checks

A newly announced device is not automatically ready for every Florida purchase on the announcement date. For a public-sector order, verify that the proposed model and accessories appear on the current Canon price list under the appropriate NASPO group and Florida participation documents. The Florida purchasing vehicle is ACS 44100000-24-NASPO-ACS, and wide-format equipment is generally organized under Group E.

As of September 2026, Canon price files are available through NASPO ValuePoint. Because those files change, the quote should identify the price-list version used. Do not rely on an old proposal or a marketing page as proof that a configuration is on contract.

5. Local implementation matters as much as the device

A successful imagePROGRAF TM Series installation includes delivery access, stand and basket configuration, network setup, print drivers, workflow testing, operator training, media profiles, supply planning, and clear service escalation. Public offices in Tallahassee and surrounding counties should include response expectations and responsibility for parts, ink, printheads, media, and preventive maintenance in the quote review.

How the Florida contract applies

Florida DMS administers Multi-Function Devices, Copiers, and Related Software and Services as Alternate Contract Source 44100000-24-NASPO-ACS. It is based on a NASPO ValuePoint cooperative master agreement. Canon U.S.A. holds master agreement 187646, and the scope includes Group E large-format equipment.

Eligible Florida public entities can use the contract route, subject to their own authority and procedures. A contract quote does not replace funding approval, technology review, quote thresholds, board approval, or purchase-order requirements. The ordering office should confirm current eligibility, contract status, model listing, dealer authorization, and required references before issuing an order.

TM or TX: how to choose

Use a requirements worksheet rather than beginning with a preferred model. Record:

maximum and common media widths
monthly volume and deadline-driven peak volume
CAD, GIS, plan, poster, or mixed application types
required line accuracy and color expectations
single-roll, multi-roll, stacking, and output-handling needs
scan, copy, archive, and distribution workflows
network, authentication, logging, and firmware requirements
space, power, delivery-path, accessibility, and operator needs
installation, training, supplies, and service expectations

Then ask the dealer to map each requirement to the proposed Canon imagePROGRAF TM Series or TX configuration. Any gap or assumption should be written into the quote before approval.

A practical demo and acceptance plan

Provide several representative files: a dense line drawing, a map with small labels, a grayscale plan, a color presentation, and any oversized scan the agency commonly handles. Specify the exact media and scale. Record the approved output and settings so the installation team can reproduce the result.

After delivery, verify print quality, media handling, scan destinations, network access, security settings, driver deployment, operator training, and the accessories listed on the purchase order. An acceptance checklist gives procurement, IT, users, and the dealer the same definition of complete.

Frequently asked questions

Are the new Canon imagePROGRAF TM Series printers on the Florida contract?

Confirm the exact model and accessories against the current Canon NASPO price list and Florida DMS documents before ordering. Announcement or availability does not by itself prove a specific configuration is on contract.

What is the main difference between TM and TX?

Both serve technical wide-format workflows. The right family depends on width, sustained volume, scanning, roll and output handling, security, space, and service needs. Use an actual requirements comparison rather than a single speed or width specification.

Should an agency replace an existing TM or TX now?

Not solely because a new generation launched. Review reliability, parts and supply availability, workload growth, security requirements, current operating cost, and workflow gaps. Replace when the business case supports it, not because of an unsupported end-of-life assumption.

Can ABS help evaluate the new lineup?

Yes. Advanced Business Systems is a Tallahassee-based authorized Canon dealer. ABS can help Florida agencies and other public entities verify contract availability, compare configurations, arrange representative output testing, and plan local installation and service.

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Canon U.S.A. product announcement, September 15, 2026; Florida DMS contract page; NASPO ValuePoint — Canon U.S.A.. Verify current models, price files, and contract terms before an order.