In a world of raw materials shortages, as well as rapidly developing printing technologies, Gemma Osborne, Research Development Section Head at Fujifilm Ink Solutions Group, explains what it takes to continue to produce wide format inks of the highest quality.
Baur Offset, based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, offers a mix of commercial and packaging printing via both offset and digital print methods. The company has recently invested in Fujifilm’s workflow solution - XMF PressReady, following a successful three month beta trial.
Fujifilm will host a Packaging Open House event from 12th-15th February 2024 at the beta-site of its new Jet Press FP790 digital flexible packaging press in the UK.
Fujifilm has partnered with eProductivity Software (ePS) to showcase how Fujifilm’s XMF PressReady workflow solution can be paired and integrated with eProductivity Software’s MarketDirect StoreFront e-commerce and MIS system to manage print production to Fujifilm’s Revoria and Apeos ranges of digital presses.
Investing in new equipment is crucial to the success of any print business; the wide range of options available means the actual buying process is far from straightforward. Here, LFR considers the importance of involving operators in this process and how this can help print companies buy correctly, install seamlessly and so get printing profitably without having to deal with avoidable issues.
Fujifilm will host a Christmas-themed Print-On-Demand (POD) Open House event on 6th December at its new Customer Innovation Centre in Luton. The customer event will run from 10.30am – 5:30pm.
UK-based signage and vehicle livery specialist Allen Signs has become the first company to invest in Fujifilm’s new Acuity Prime Hybrid printer. The ground-breaking machine, which was released earlier this year, is highly versatile due to its ability to handle both rigid and flexible media.
Byblos, an industry leader in high quality print production, founded in 1992, has recently made a strategic investment in Fujifilm’s Acuity Prime 30 wide format flatbed printer.
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Communication Division, is pleased to announce that its FUJIFILM J PRESS 750HS (High Speed) press (J PRESS 750HS) and its FUJIFILM J PRESS FP790 press (J PRESS FP790) have earned PRINTING United Alliance 2023 Pinnacle Awards in the Digital Press and Technology categories, respectively.
Fujifilm Europe today announces that it has booked a 20% larger stand at drupa 2024 to accommodate its much-expanded digital production portfolio.
Shaun Holdom, Marketing Manager, High End Products, Fujifilm Wide Format Inkjet Systems, explains why, seemingly out of nowhere, hybrid printers are suddenly taking the market by storm. And why they will continue to do so in the future.
Fujifilm is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Infigo, the pioneering leader in cloud-based web-to-print and marketing automation solutions. The partnership will enable Fujifilm to provide customers with an extensive web-to-print offering alongside the Jet Press FP790, Fujifilm's inkjet press for flexible packaging.
Fujifilm will demonstrate the exceptional capabilities of the latest models in its wide format range, the Acuity Prime L and the Acuity Prime Hybrid (now commercially available in Europe), at Viscom Italia (Hall 12, Stand C23/33) 4th – 6thOctober, Fieramilano.
Following a technology preview at FESPA 2023, and a successful beta trial in the UK, Fujifilm has announced the commercial availability of the Acuity Prime Hybrid in Europe.
Unnau-based industrial signage expert, Künkler, is strengthening its digital production capabilities with a strategic investment in the Fujifilm Acuity Prime 30 flatbed printer.
Today at Labelexpo Europe, Brussels, Fujifilm announces a new partnership with respected Swiss CTP equipment manufacturer Lüscher Technologies.
Fujifilm announces at Labelexpo Europe, Brussels, that it is launching CuremaX IDFC – the company’s first ever indirect food contact ink.
Today at Labelexpo Europe, Brussels, Fujifilm launches LuXtreme, a new LED UV curing system that allows any traditional flexographic press to be converted to LED UV curing, resulting in enhanced label production on a narrow web press.
Established five generations ago by the Egger family, EGGER Druck & Medien has more than 150 years of experience producing a variety of high quality printed products, including a range of tailor-made folding carton boxes and other packaging.
UK-based frame manufacturers Ultimat Frames has invested in a Fujifilm Acuity Prime 30 printer to support the expansion of its business and broaden its product offering.
Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of David Parker as Category Manager, Analogue Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging, Fujifilm EMEA.
Fujifilm will showcase its extensive range of digital print solutions across commercial and wide format print at C!Print (Stand C50) 19-21 September 2023, IFEMA Madrid.
Fujifilm will use Labelexpo Europe 2023 (Stand 39, Hall 9, 11-14 September 2023, Brussels Expo, Belgium) to demonstrate its growing range of analogue, digital and sustainable print solutions for the labels and packaging industry.
Fujifilm South Africa recently hosted an Open House event to unveil its new, custom-designed Head Office and showcase the company’s Graphics and Imaging technologies.
Fujifilm’s 240m2 stand will be the largest single exhibitor stand in the history of the exhibition and will demonstrate the breadth of Fujifilm’s digital inkjet and toner solutions, spanning the commercial, wide format and packaging print sectors.
Graphics firm Fokina invested in an original model Acuity Ultra in February 2020 and used it to print Fujifilm’s stand graphics for a number of events including FESPA last year. At FESPA 2023, the company sealed the deal for its new machine.
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Communication Division, announces Miamisburg, Ohio-based Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS), as its supplier of digital cutting table solutions for the sign and display, packaging production, and manufacturing markets.
It’s one thing to spot a market need, says Kevin Jenner, European Marketing Manager at Fujifilm Wide Format Inkjet Systems, it’s another thing entirely to successfully fill it.
GPG chose the Fujifilm Acuity Ultra R2 for its speed and versatility and, in its first job – printing FESPA stand graphics – it proved its capability to deliver on reliability, productivity and ROI.
With more than 9,000 employees in 20 countries and an annual turnover of more than €1.2 billion, Paragon Group is a major global player in direct mail, transactional print, business outsourcing and packaging.
FUJIFILM Europe GmbH today launches "Print Experience Centre," an innovative concept aimed at elevating the value of the print medium through integrated experiences ranging from photographic to industrial prints.
The company is highlighting the energy and ink savings across its Acuity range, as well as their capability to deliver on quality, speed and value
Fujifilm is showcasing the unmatched performance of its wide format range at FESPA 2023, as it builds on the launch of the Acuity Prime Hybrid with early sales at the event.
Fujifilm has announced the launch of the Acuity Prime Hybrid printer, showcased for the first time on its stand (B10, Hall A1) at FESPA 2023.
Soyang, a UK-based partner of Fujifilm, recently hosted an Open House event to showcase the remarkable capabilities of the ‘superwide’ (5m) Acuity Ultra R2 roll-fed printer to customers in its showroom.
Spanish wide format specialist Oedim has once again partnered with Fujifilm to expand its fleet of Acuity wide format printers to increase productivity and support its growth.
Labelprint24, the specialist high-tech online print provider for product labelling and packaging solutions, has invested in two Fujifilm digital print solutions: the Jet Press 750S High Speed Model, the first Jet Press installation globally to feature the recently introduced high-capacity option which has increased feed and delivery stack heights, and the Revoria Press PC1120.
Fujifilm Europe has announced more details about its new digital flexible packaging press, which will be featured on the Fujifilm stand at interpack 2023.
The FUJIFILM Specialty Ink Systems (FSIS) award-winning factory in Broadstairs, UK, manufactures high performance inks for a range of markets, including Uvijet wide format UV inkjet inks, and Sericol screen and flexo inks.
UK-based social enterprise Nuneaton Signs has invested in a Fujifilm Acuity Prime 30 flatbed printer to support its business growth and product sales.
Fujifilm Graphic Communications Europe has partnered with leading print finishing and cutting technology experts KAMA, to showcase a world-class digital print and converting production demonstration on the Fujifilm stand (Hall 8a, Stand F65) at interpack 2023.
Having announced the commercial availability of its Revoria and ApeosPro C Series toner presses in the UK earlier this month, Fujifilm is today revealing details of a major London event to celebrate the launch of these presses, and outline its digital strategy, in an event called ‘Discover the Difference’.
Fujifilm has announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Germany-based print dealership Modico and confirms that Modico’s first customer is graphic design firm Tom Fox.
Following the announcement that Fujifilm’s Revoria range is now commercially available in the UK and France (following a roll-out across multiple European countries) the company is now introducing XMF PressReady to add even more versatility and automated processes to its digital print offering.
Following the huge success of Fujifilm’s ‘New Blueprint for Wide Format’ appearance at FESPA 2022 in Berlin, Fujifilm will use FESPA 2023 (Munich, 23rd -26th May) to present developments to its existing Acuity models, as well as unveiling an entirely new machine in the line-up.
Nordmeccanica, a world leader in the manufacture of coating, laminating and metallising technology, is the latest strategic partner announced by Fujifilm to further deliver production benefits for customers of its upcoming Jet Press FP790 digital inkjet flexible packaging solution.
Family-run wide format business A1 Signs has become the first company in the world to install an Acuity Prime L flatbed printer at its premises in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
Fujifilm will exhibit its extensive portfolio of analogue and digital packaging solutions at interpack (stand F65, Hall 8a, 4-10 May 2023) under the theme of ‘Analogue. Digital. Sustainable’.
The recently announced partnership represents a shared commitment to innovation between Fujifilm and Josero, a Soyang Europe business.
Fujifilm has announced the launch of its new LED UV cured thermoforming inks, designed especially for use with its Acuity Prime flatbed printers.
Fujifilm Graphic Communications today announces that its upcoming Jet Press FP790 digital inkjet flexible packaging solution will feature a unique Smart Digital Front End (DFE) and unified workflow solution developed specifically by HYBRID Software to optimise productivity and output of the Fujifilm press.
Fujifilm has confirmed that the Acuity Prime L flatbed printer is now commercially available. The printer, which was unveiled at FESPA 2022, is a larger version of the award-winning Acuity Prime 20 and 30 models.
Wide-format equipment distributor and Soyang Europe business Josero is expanding the group’s relationship with Fujifilm, announcing an appointment as a Fujifilm Acuity Prime partner to supply the range to customers in the UK.
Fujifilm announces that the installation of the world’s first Acuity Ultra Hybrid LED got underway at Echo House in Surbiton, UK on Friday 27th January.
The FUJIFILM Speciality Ink Systems award-winning factory in Broadstairs, UK, manufactures high performance inks for a range of markets, including Uvijet wide format UV inkjet inks, and Sericol screen and flexo inks. The company has implemented a number of sustainability initiatives over the last ten years, and more recently the recruitment of Antonina Realmuto as Group Sustainability Director, and Craig Milsted as Sustainability Advisor for the site, has brought about a much greater focus to accelerate change towards more sustainable operations.
FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Ltd. has announced global commercial availability of an expanded range of colours to its series of high performance RxD pigment dispersions for water-based inkjet ink formulation.
Having recently launched its all-new Acuity range of wide format presses, Fujifilm is looking to strengthen and grow its market position in the UK, with the appointment of Andy Webb as Wide Format Sales Manager.
Fujifilm has opened a new and improved UK headquarters in Bedford, a short distance from its previous site, where business operations had been located since 1983. Sustainability considerations were integral to the new building’s design and the new site’s excellent BREEAM environmental rating underlines this point.
Based in Kidderminster, West Midlands, Aztec Label is a family-run business that has supplied high quality self-adhesive label products to a huge range of customers for nearly 30 years. Company owner, Colin Le Gresley, founded the company in 1993, in his garage, and since then the business has grown rapidly.
Fujifilm is pleased to announce that it will host a first-of-its-kind, in-person event on 9th and 10th November, at its award-winning ink R&D and manufacturing site in Broadstairs, Kent, to showcase and demonstrate its Acuity wide format range.
Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralf Petersen as Workflow & Solution Consultant, Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging.
Based in Slough, Berkshire, Vario Press is a marketing agency founded in 1970. With a wealth of knowledge and experience in print production, their products vary from exhibition graphics to branded gift packs.
The two companies are working together to bring a new digital press to market in late 2023. This press will print at speeds of up to 6,000 square meters per hour and a number of major sign and display businesses have already signed agreements to take the first machines.
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, proudly announces its entry into the high-end wide format hybrid market with the unveiling of the new Acuity Ultra Hybrid LED printer.
Fujifilm has expanded its Acuity team with the appointment of Shaun Holdom into the role of Marketing Manager – Fujifilm Wide Format Inkjet Systems.
Fujifilm UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Fairweather as National Digital Business Manager, reporting to Taro Aoki, Head of Digital Press Solutions.
FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi Goto) announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire UNIGRAPHICA AG (head office in Ruggell, Principality of Liechtenstein, hereafter Unigraphica).
Color-Logic has certified FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia as the first Color-Logic Demonstration Center in Australasia.
Fujifilm has announced that it has formed a new strategic partnership with Padova-based print dealership Impresa.
Fujifilm announces its entry into the high-end wide format hybrid market with the unveiling of the Acuity Ultra Hybrid LED at FESPA 2022. The machine, which will be commercially available from the autumn, is making its first public appearance on the Fujifilm stand (C30, Hall 2.2) at FESPA 2022.
Fujifilm today unveils the Acuity Prime L, which will be featured for the first time on the Fujifilm stand (C30, Hall 2.2) as part of Fujifilm’s ‘Blueprint Live’ concept.
Fujifilm has announced its new partnership with Italian print dealership Blu Sign to support the sales of the Acuity Prime in Italy, and confirms that Blu Sign’s first Acuity Prime customer is Milan-based Cartelli Segnalatori, a manufacturer of safety signs.
Fujifilm has announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Rome-headquartered print dealership Logatek.
Fujifilm has announced an agreement with Color-Logic to sell its solution for producing metallic effects, using either digital toner or analogue printing processes.
Part of the Papyrus Group, Papyrus Viscom is a Belgium-based specialist large format distributor. It has 25 years of experience selling both hardware and a wide range of print and sign media across the Benelux region to its large and loyal customer base.
Fujifilm has agreed a partnership with Soyang to sell the Acuity Ultra R2 in the UK market. The agreement marks the start of a new venture for Soyang, a highly respected wide format materials supplier, now looking to leverage that expertise to enter into hardware sales.
Fujifilm has announced the launch of the Activ Hybrid LED UV curing system, which can be installed on new presses or retrofit to existing equipment by label and packaging converters.
Ahead of their appearance at FESPA, under the banner ‘Blueprint Live’ Fujifilm’s Acuity Prime and Acuity Ultra R2 wide format printers have each won iF Design awards.
With 13 dealer agreements in 7 European countries already agreed, Fujifilm is on the hunt for more partnerships to help boost its Acuity Prime sales even further. To help achieve this, the company has appointed Colm Garvey as its European Dealer Manager for wide format products.
Following the announcement that Agfa has acquired Inca Digital, David Burton, marketing director, FUJIFILM Wide Format Inkjet Systems comments: “Fujifilm and Inca Digital have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship for more than two decades. We’re immensely proud of all we’ve achieved working with them in pioneering the development of UV wide format inkjet systems, powered by Fujifilm inkjet technology and Fujifilm UV inkjet ink.
Arets Graphics, Slovakia’s exclusive marketing and distribution partner for all Fujifilm graphic arts products and solutions, is hosting a morning seminar open to anybody who may be interested to see Fujifilm’s latest range of wide format inket printers.
Kent-based digital print company, Ebbsfleet Printing Solutions, has over 20 years of experience in sign making, servicing Gravesend and the surrounding area. Formed in 1999, the company has built a reputation for service and quality which has seen it supply major Local Government Authorities as well as leading supermarkets.
Fujifilm has formed an extensive strategic partnership with MCA Digital, a highly respected print solutions provider in Italy. Fujifilm’s new Revoria Press PC1120 is a particular focus of the relationship, with MCA Digital’s salesforce and contact network ideally placed to launch this machine into the Italian market.
Fujifilm’s new partnership with Nautasign will bring the Acuity Prime and Acuity Ultra R2 presses to a wider network of print service providers in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Tech:art, based in Trofarello, Italy and founded in 2002, is a full service print service provider offering their B2B and B2C customers support from pre-press, through to design, prototyping, packaging and logistics.
Fespa 2022, Berlin May 31st - June 3rd will provide the first opportunity to see Fujifilm’s all-new Acuity wide format range in person, on stand C30, Hall 2.2, at an event the company is calling ‘Blueprint Live’.
Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Inc., an experienced inkjet ink technology partner to equipment manufacturers, integrators and ink formulators, has announced that it will invest $28 million to add a new facility in New Castle, Delaware for the production of aqueous inkjet dispersions.
Fujifilm is pleased to announce the appointment of Manuel Schrutt into the role of Head of Packaging for Fujifilm Graphic Systems EMEA.
Gravesend-based sign shop and digital print company Ebbsfleet Printing Solutions has praised the Fujifilm Acuity Prime flatbed printer as the best machine of its kind, saying it is a level above any other printer at the same price point.
Fujifilm has reached an agreement with ID Numérique to distribute and service its new Acuity Prime flatbed printer in the French market.
Lawn's extensive experience in the print industry is set to drive Fujifilm's digital toner Print on Demand (POD) business to new heights following the recent launch of the Revoria PC1120 and E1 toner presses in selected European territories.
Luxury homeware brand Liberty and paint manufacturer Farrow & Ball have collaborated to launch a range of limited edition tin designs, which were printed using Fujifilm’s Acuity B1 digital press.
Pittsburgh-based Fotorecord Print Center (Fotorecord), a 20-employee printing company with a 28-year history, recently transitioned from traditional offset print equipment to an all-digital print environment with the installation of a FUJIFILM J Press 750S digital Inkjet press (J Press).
Fujifilm was pleased to support SoulKind at its magazine launch party in Cheltenham last week. The event featured stunning portraits printed on the Acuity Prime and high quality promotional material printed on the Jet Press 750S, while the magazine itself was offset printed using Fujifilm Superia processless plates.
Fujifilm today announced that it has partnered with RA Smart to supply the Acuity Prime to customers within the UK. RA Smart, predominantly a textile printing specialist company, is entering its 50th year of business in 2022.
With a range of offset and digital Fujifilm is pleased to announce that its Graphics Service team in the UK won the Field Service Team of the Year award at the inaugural European Field Service Awards for the support it has provided to the printing industry, particularly throughout the pandemic.
ASTRON group, based in Prague, started as a small studio in 1993. Now, with a 300-strong team, it is a major player in the Central European print market, offering a wide range of products; from magazines and leaflets; to banners, POS, and illuminated and 3D signage.
Founded in 2007, Paddock Digital Printing BV is a print production company, based in The Netherlands, that specialises in producing indoor and outdoor signage. Though a relatively small company, with just ten employees, all of its products are produced entirely in-house, from start to finish.
Delta Group, founded in 1991, is one of Europe’s leading visual communications specialists and brand activation to a range of leading blue-chip clients within the retail, consumer brands and entertainment sectors. The company provides an end-to-end service provision offering creative services, experiential, POS production, fulfilment and distribution and installation.
FUJIFILM Europe GmbH is pleased to announce the appointment of Arets Graphics as exclusive marketing and distribution partner for all Fujifilm Graphic Arts products and solutions in Slovakia, effective from 1st October 2021.
For Wilmot-Budgen, a Surrey-based printer specialising in retail point-of-sale production, outstanding print quality is essential to its customer base of leading High Street brands, so it was important to them to have a robust long-term solution for their business as their wide format printers aged.
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