Fujifilm, a world chief in imaging and printing options, revealed its newest developments and improvements at a pre-drupa press occasion held in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 25-27 March. With its print applied sciences spanning from analog to digital, together with toner to inkjet, printheads, inks, and software program, Fujifilm is ready to showcase its widest vary of merchandise ever at drupa 2024.
The corporate’s stand on the upcoming drupa exhibition in Might, situated in Corridor 8b / A02, will cowl an space of two,420 sq. meters.
Senior administration executives from Fujifilm’s headquarters in Japan, together with the CEO of Fujifilm Dimatix, Steven Billow, offered a complete overview of the corporate’s choices on the pre-drupa occasion. This included insights into Fujifilm’s graphic communication enterprise, product lineup, company applied sciences, and a sneak peek into its presence at drupa 2024.
Hiroshi Kida, company vice-president and govt basic supervisor of Fujifilm’s graphic communication enterprise, highlighted the latest integration of Fujifilm’s graphic communications enterprise division with Fujifilm Enterprise Innovation Company. This integration aimed to consolidate strengths and experience, positioning Fujifilm because the main answer supplier throughout varied printing segments.
Kida acknowledged, “drupa 2024 would be the first main exhibition since we built-in our graphic communication divisions, and we’re planning to exhibit a broader vary of options, together with software program and digital transformation-related providers, together with our core applied sciences.”
Shiroaki Shimosaka, senior basic supervisor of Fujifilm’s Graphic Communication Division, offered insights into the corporate’s developments in dry toner digital press options. He talked concerning the GC-12500, a B2 full-color digital press that gives enhanced productiveness and ease of use, together with revolutionary options to deal with evolving market calls for.
Shimosaka additionally mentioned Fujifilm’s achievements in inkjet expertise, together with the JetPress collection, steady feed inkjet machines, and the introduction of AquaFuze, a water-based UV expertise aimed toward increasing software potentialities within the signage and show section.
Billow of Fujifilm Dymatics offered Fujifilm’s improvements in ink formulations, pigment dispersions, and built-in inkjet options. He emphasised the corporate’s dedication to offering steady and high-quality pigments, enabling developments in inkjet printing for varied functions.
Following is the abstract of Fujifilm’s choices at drupa 2024:
Industrial Space: Guests can discover the newest insights into the Jet Press 750S and Revoria Press GC12500, together with the debut of the Jet Press 1160CFG, a full-color high-speed steady feed inkjet printing system. Moreover, Fujifilm will unveil two new mid-range manufacturing printers, in addition to new processless plates for offset printing and DX options for automation and workflow software program. The business space can even characteristic demonstrations of Fujifilm photographic merchandise and third-party ending gear, showcasing the flexibility of Fujifilm expertise.
Industrial Space: On this space, the corporate will showcase the Jet Press FP790, a water-based inkjet digital press for versatile packaging printing, together with new automation choices for hybrid wide-format machines. Fujifilm’s Acuity vary of wide-format inkjet printers can be showcased, together with case research throughout varied functions, together with unsolicited mail, transactional printing, labels, and gildings. The corporate will introduce the Aquafuze expertise, a brand new water-based ink that mixes the functionalities of UV and solvent inks whereas being environmentally pleasant. The RxD Sequence, a pigment dispersion with excessive stability, can be featured, together with new print head merchandise enabling versatility throughout functions.
Fujifilm Group can even introduce new environmental methods, together with digital on-demand printing, carbon-neutral manufacturing amenities, and recycling initiatives.