VOL. 6, ISSUE 2 • SUMMER 2016
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2 King of the hill How the J Press 720S is taking the inkjet sheetfeed game to new heights
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Your keys to trade show success
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Raising the stakes
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Why the Uvistar Hybrid 320 is making a difference at GFX
William Rongey Editor-in-Chief > wrongey@fujifilm.com
A letter from Todd Zimmerman SGIA, Label Expo & Energy wins Hermes Award A look at why the J Press 720S is Walsworth’s new secret weapon
ENERGY is published quarterly by FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division Copyright 2016 All rights reserved www.fujifilmgraphics.com
The Acuity Select series builds on Fujifilm’s flatbed legacy, providing the ultimate in productivity and creativity Fujifilm launches new packaging insights website
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A LETTER FROM TODD ZIMMERMAN
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e hear a lot today about brand building and solution selling; in fact, it is the core of how we go to market for our graphic communications customers. To be successful with this strategy, one must be able to deliver against three key principles – Value, Service & Quality. Not too long ago, there were many in our industry who would argue that the client could only pick two of these three deliverables. In today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, I continue to believe that the ability to deliver higher quality product can be the differentiator for a print service provider, assuming they are also able to deliver a competitive value proposition, and attentive service. Consistently delivering high quality products and customer experiences is a mindset. The entire organization understands its mission, which fuels a continuous improvement culture. At Fujifilm, we take quality very seriously, and make sure that it permeates every part of our organization. We believe that producing, distributing and servicing the highest quality products demonstrates our commitment to our customers, and to our industry. While at drupa 2016 in Dusseldorf last month, I had the good fortune to hear first-hand from a new customer that he feels that the J Press 720S is the highest quality production inkjet press in the market today. Of course, it’s always great to receive this kind of feedback about a product; it confirms that we are delivering on our part of our commitment to you. In order to ensure that the initial impression lasts, I believe in hiring the highest quality people and instilling a level of excellence in everything we do. I know that you do the same for your clients, and so we need to constantly strive to exceed your quality, service and value expectations. We all believe that print matters, but high quality print matters even more. While the platforms that produce printed products have evolved significantly, our industry has never wavered on the details that show the art of our collective craft. Producing excellent print shows your clients that you care, and our goal is to support your efforts to produce the highest quality printed products possible. Packaging says a great deal about our brands, and producing eye-catching work is critical to stand out on the shelf. In our cover article, “Top Shelf,” we delve into the importance that packaging plays in the performance of brands. Producing high quality packaging is just another example of showing the commitment you have to the market.
We all believe that print matters, but high quality print matters even more.
In our second feature, “Making the Rounds,” we wanted to take a peek into why events and trade shows matter today. These events give us an opportunity to display our high quality products, showcase our excellent people, and connect with our current and prospective customers to communicate how we deliver “Value from Innovation.” Quality products may be a given; however, consistently providing the highest quality printed products can differentiate you in the marketplace. Quality does matter. Enjoy the issue and warmest regards,
Todd Zimmerman Division President, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division Corporate Vice President, FUJIFILM Global Graphic Systems ENERGY
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Fujifilm’s J Press 720S has blazed a trail to the top of the digital mountain
or a brand known for blazing trails that others can only follow, Fujifilm’s J Press 720S is its latest game changing offering. The world’s first sheetfed inkjet press will completely transform the look and feel of today’s print shops. 2
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The J Press 720S brings together innovative technologies such as the FUJIFILM Dimatix Samba printhead, VIVIDIA aqueous nano pigment inks as well as Fujifilm’s ColorPath SYNC color management, XMF Workflow and proprietary ink jetting technology. Fujifilm is setting the standard with the J Press 720S. The consistency within the sheet and the run of the job on this high precision inkjet solution is truly remarkable. – Ed Pierce, Product Marketing Manager, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division
The J Press 720S not only gives today’s printers the quality, versatility, productivity and efficiency they need, but also what they demand. It is the kind of commitment that continues to set Fujifilm head and shoulders above the crowd.
Proven production platform by printing a 20.9 inch x 29.5 inch sheet in a single pass, resulting in production speeds of 2,700 sheets per hour, with printed sheets emerging dry to the touch. This moves the breakpoint for the cost effectiveness of inkjet printing further into the traditional litho area. Media flexibility by fitting easily into a standard pressroom, the Fujifilm J Press 720S uses standard coated and uncoated stock instead of specialized and costly digital paper. The standard stock, once imaged, can be treated like offset stock and simply dropped into existing finishing equipment. Unprecedented production efficiency by providing streamlined printing, with no plate production required and no need to run up to color. This makes makeready times and the associated waste a thing of the past. Exceptional environmental performance by not only removing the need for a number of pressroom solutions used on a typical offset press, but significantly reduces your carbon footprint.
For starters, the J Press 720S offers a half-size solution for print runs of just one or thousands, which offers a superior solution for one of the fastest-growing segments in today’s marketplace. The J Press 720S features: Unmatched quality by producing bleed free high-quality images at resolutions of up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi with four levels of grayscale, achieving unmatched repeatability from sheet to sheet, and run to run.
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But it may well be they need one another to survive. “In Europe, private label branding is by far the dominant approach to the food retailer,” says Olberding, co-CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based Phototype, a company that specializes in packaging. “Depending on where you shop, I’d say the branded product in the United States is 80 percent of the retail shelf, with 20 percent private label. In Europe, especially in the United Kingdom, I’d say the retailer’s shelf is 70 percent to 80 percent their own private label.” Olberding says the packaging market trend is becoming fragmented by the versioning of products. Consumer Packaged Goods companies (CPGs) aim to differentiate their products, not only from their competitors, but also from themselves by offering flavor and size options in their own categories. The goal is to be seen as innovative and, therefore, different from the competition. Wayne Koepke, consumer packaging specialist for Veritiv Corp., believes that sustainability in packaging has become more important to today’s consumers. They prefer the packaging uses re-used, recycled or repurposed materials. “Enhanced graphics with multi-level coatings are being used,” Koepke says, “and aqueous-based barrier coating technology is used for the food packaging industry. There is also a need for supply chain solutions to keep the product in stock and on store shelves.” ENERGY
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Kevin Karstedt, CEO of Eden, N.Y.-based Karstedt Partners, a digital printing consulting company, categorizes digital printing trends in three buckets. Bucket No. 1 is the marketing component. This component allows companies to communicate and interact with customers more intimately via scratch offs or QR codes that can be scanned with a smartphone to connect directly to a website. Also in this category are programs for niche marketing, and campaigns using databases and specially printed products that tie into larger marketing campaigns. This bucket accounts for maybe 90 percent of digital printing volume today and has been the focus of digital printing for packaging. The next bucket is production. As the next generation of digital printing systems emerges, they can be used for larger volumes of packaging, as opposed to niches and smaller volumes being addressed today. Currently, the digital focus is on short runs and an ability to tie into the community with digital are the norm. But larger production runs and integration capabilities are creating a real shift, going from “nice-to-have” to “got-to-have” technology. “We are at a tipping point,” Karstedt says. “I see production relief and production runs coming online in next one to three years in digital. Package printing for longer production runs accounts for a small percentage of overall digital volume today. But with this next generation of presses, that percentage will increase greatly, accounting for well over 50 percent in the next few years.” Karstedt’s third bucket is brand protection and smart marketing. This would be used in particular markets, such as pharmaceutical or medical as well as for high-end consumer goods.
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Smart packaging would be integrated with chain-of-custody and pedigree information. Now, it represents maybe one percent of anyone doing anything in digital, but Karstedt believes it will grow during the next one to four years to 10 percent of the volume of digital printing for packaging. A smart label could be attached to packaging to allow products to be tracked within the supply chain and have visibility, regarding where they are and in what phase they are. So smart labeling is a niche within the protection bucket. “I see opportunity for production and protection, and in growing the volume of digital print in next five years,” Karstedt says.
Phototype is in design, production design, separation and print tool creation for small, mid-size and large Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) clients. Olberding sees the CPGs looking at substrate, packaging form, engineering and print as ways that will help them appear unique on a crowded shelf. “If it could be tactile, and if you could add smells to the ink, they would probably try that as well,” Olberding says. “Even within their own organizations, they are secretive with innovation as it relates to their own competitive products.” Olberding says accurate brand color can be a major factor in the packaging space. His and other companies offer Print Quality Management (PQM) software, which monitors colors on a package along with other design attributes. “Two weeks ago, we had a client make the printer scrap 2,000,000 labels, due to bad color reproduction,” Olberding says. “The printer is begging us, in this case, to put PQM
in place at this client. This solution makes the specifications very clear to both the client and printer, where in the past, this was always up for interpretation.”
A personal connection with the consumer can result in a customer for life, so personalization is the next big frontier for CPGs. “They are trying to show the consumer that they understand their likes and differences,” Olberding says. “One way they do this is by using digital printing to allow marketers to create many versions of a single product or to create a design where every package is unique, and no two are alike.” These multiple versions would be time consuming and, most likely, cost prohibitive with traditional printing. If a CPG can make a personal connection at shelf, then the product should sell more readily to that consumer. Advertising helps drive good will and positive feelings toward a brand, but the CPG is looking to push these emotions even further. For example, adding the logo of a hometown team to a cereal box would be not only differentiating in a lot of categories, but also highly sticky for the consumer. If a customer tries the cereal for the first time as a result of this personal connection, then it’s a change in buying behavior – golden to a marketer at a CPG, Olberding says. Koepke says the consumer will make a decision on what product they are going to purchase within a few seconds of seeing the package. “The graphics tell the story of the product that is being presented to them,” he says. “It has to catch their eye and grab their attention, so they pick that product off the store shelf rather than the competition.” Right now, studies are being conducted regarding the effect that color has on the packaging, and how it can influence buying decisions. Corporations use branded colors to create brand recognition, and color can increase that brand recognition by as much as 80 percent.
Just how can you get your clients to buy in to digitally printed packaging? David Olberding, co-CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based Phototype, offers the following five ways you can sell packaging to your clients.
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“The buying experience is being further enhanced through the use of new raw materials, paperboards and coatings,” Koepke says. “This gives the consumer an experience after the purchase through touch and feel, creating greater product and brand awareness.”
Karstedt believes that today’s commercial printers can leverage their digital strengths to produce product packaging for local accounts. “There are thousands of local, small brand owners that could be customers of commercial printers for folding cartons and labels,” he says. “They can print it, and they have access to those local needs. They’re already printing their business cards and brochures, and helping with their websites. Why not make the labels as well?” A commercial printer has access to the company when it is buying business cards and printing reports, which happens before a product is ever distributed. That means the access is there before that product’s packaging has been secured, which is an opportunity, Karstedt says. In the end, Olberding agrees that the printer should take advantage of the opportunity to educate today’s customers. “In my opinion, the printer should give the marketer ideas on how they can use versioning to expand their brand experience through a special promotion or event,” he says. “The marketer needs to take a risk and try out a few ideas to see what is possible. And, from there, some new ideas may be generated.” ENERGY
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And the winner is...
That’s right, Energy Magazine picked up more accolades, thanks to its most recent Gold “Hermes Award” for the “Hybrid Printing” issue. The “Hermes” recognize publications for content and design excellence. If you haven’t seen the issue, ask for Volume 5, Issue 3.
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When you’re running three shifts, 24 hours per day, and at times seven days a week on a machine like the J Press 720S, these are the kinds of testimonials that you would expect from a printer like Walsworth, which is among the 35 largest printing companies in the United States as well as a Top 10 book printer. Opened in 1937 by Don Walsworth in Marceline, the family-owned business employs more than 1,250 people worldwide, with more than 250 of its team boasting 20 or more years of service to the company. Several members of various families work for Walsworth and, at times, have had three generations working simultaneously.
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Gary O’Toole, left, General Manager of the Finishing Plant, and Chad Tillery, Pressroom Manager, proudly stand next to the J Press 720S at Walsworth’s Marceline, Missouri facility.
Along with its administrative offices, and 250,000 square feet of printing and binding facilities in Marceline, Walsworth owns a prepress facility in Brookfield, Mo., a sales and marketing office in Overland Park, Kan., and a printing facility in Saint Joseph, Mich. Additionally, it owns the specialty book publisher Donning Company Publishers in Virginia Beach, Va., and The Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, Mo., which prints journals and magazines. So, when the Walsworth team was looking at new digital capabilities to bolster its workload, the print quality on the J Press 720S stood out. “Quality covers sell our books,” says Gary O’Toole, GM of the finishing plant in Marceline. “The 720S delivers higher quality and better color consistency. It’s a perfect match for our business needs.” With quality, safety and productivity being essential to the company’s success, O’Toole says the features and benefits that the J Press 720S offered fit perfectly with what the company needed. The J Press 720S helped free up capacity and allowed the Walsworth production team to run more jobs. Compared to other digital presses it reviewed, the 720S’ defining features of color consistency and up time were a perfect fit. The J Press 720S is designed to give printers the quality, versatility, productivity and efficiency they demand. The high quality, sheetfed inkjet press offers a half-size solution for print runs of just one or thousands, where traditional offset and digital printing are failing to perform. It also provides a superior solution for the fastest-growing segment of the market. With a 29.5-inch x 20.9-inch sheet and an output of 2,700 sheets per hour, the 720S has become the ideal solution for printers like
Walsworth looking for a product that features the quality and robustness of an offset press, and the versatility to handle even the shortest of press runs. “Our relationship with Fujifilm is great,” O’Toole says. “The service group is very consistent, always very responsive to our needs if we need them. And that’s important, because we offer services internationally – not just down the street.” Adds Steve Bergner, J Press 720S Operator, “We couldn’t be happier with the color stability, and we have great success with up-time on the J Press 720S, especially when compared to other digital presses.” Such service has kept Walsworth as a longtime Fujifilm customer. As for the J Press 720S, the possibilities are endless. Says Chad Tillery, Walsworth’s pressroom manager, “I’ve experienced a lot of digital printing, and hands-down Fujifilm’s J Press 720S is the best quality digital print device I’ve ever seen.”
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In today’s ever-changing print landscape, canvassing a tradeshow with every resource you have is another critical step in your journey to stay one step ahead of the competition. More than anything else, the question you need to answer is, “Are you prepared to attend the show?”
THE PLAN IS THE PLAN Before you set out for any show, sit down with your team and strategize exactly what you want to accomplish and who you want to visit. Heart+Mind Strategies’ Lane says your tradeshow to-do list should feature two important entries; have specific responsibility and accountability from each member of your team, and then divide and conquer by sharing responsibilities for target contacts. It’s imperative that you make a list of the goals you want to achieve by visiting the show. Include your own personal goals and those of your team.
PREPARATION IS EVERYTHING Preregister online. While you think this is a no-brainer, you’d be surprised by how many people simply miss the easiest item on their show checklist. Things like preregistering early save time and money, ensuring that your badge is ready when you get there. In addition, studying the trade show map ahead of time will help you plan out where each vendor is on the show floor, giving you a more efficient plan. Sounds simple, right? But here’s the thing – to get the most from attending a trade show, you must set a clear and precise strategy. The key is knowing what you need to accomplish before, during and after the show. Graham Lane, senior consultant of consulting firm Heart+Mind Strategies, says that the best place to start is to define your ultimate endgame. “Trade shows generally have multiple agendas – making new contacts, renewing old contacts, entertaining clients, learning new things, making sales,” he says. “Event ROI is generally about defining and meeting goals for each.” Below is your 10-step plan for efficiently and effectively planning out a tradeshow for you and your team:
SCHEDULE THAT SCHEDULE Once you know where all of the vendors you want to see are, you can start carving out your appointment list. Your calendar should includes an aisle-by-aisle plan, starting from one side of the trade show floor, and then working your way in and out. Include a list of “must see” booths and “want to see” booths. Spend a little time researching each vendor you visit, which will help you fine tune your list. Make a point to refer to your schedule periodically throughout the day, which will help you stay on track and see everybody you need to visit. Hint: Schedule extra time on your calendar, as some of your appointments most likely will run over.
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TREAT APPOINTMENTS LIKE APPOINTMENTS Get on the phone three to six weeks before the event and start setting up your appointments. Set specific times during every spare minute. Decide how much time you want to spend at the show, and then allot an appropriate amount to each booth, making sure to schedule your “must see” booths first. This will help you secure the most vital visits first. Consider making appointments with those exhibitors you really want to meet with. “I learned from FranklinCovey that you should set appointments at weird times – like 10:35 a.m.,” says Ken Krogue, founder and president of InsideSales.com. “People don’t forget things like that.” Don’t be shy about setting up appointments at meeting rooms and other locations if your schedule doesn’t allow you to get to a booth.
ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS Any visit with a vendor should be backed up with a solid plan of attack, so to speak. Devise a specific set of questions that will help scope out how each vendor’s product and/or service can benefit your company. Thoroughly read through the trade show promotional materials and use the knowledge to formulate your plan. That way you’ll have useful and thoughtful questions to ask, which helps maximize your time. “Be assertive and talk to everyone, and have your entire staff do the same,” Krogue says. “Don’t be the person who believes that disqualifying is as good as qualifying.”
DRESS FOR SUCCESS – AND THE LIKE How many times have you and your team entered the trade show arena, only to find that somebody forgot his business cards? Don’t roll your eyes; it happens – a lot. Make sure you take plenty of business cards. You can use that extrasized duffle bag you carried them in for all the catalogs and promotional material you pick up at the show (although it’s always best to get these materials mailed or emailed to you). Along with having your team decked out in branded gear (shirts, conference bags, etc.), make sure you pack some extra clothes and shoes. You don’t want to worry about doing laundry or dry cleaning.
EAT, HYDRATE AND SLEEP Another one from the “don’t forget” list. One of the most important rules of your trade show plan is the one that gets broken first.
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Tradeshows are a lot of work; so don’t underestimate the importance of eating properly, staying hydrated and getting lots of rest. Nothing turns a show on its heels like not being physically able to work it properly. Be smart, and yes, have fun.
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, NOT APPOINTMENTS You can never underestimate the fact that tradeshows and conferences are the ultimate networking venues. Alaina Levine, founder and president of Quantum Success Solutions, and author of “Networking for Nerds,” says tradeshows are the first step in building a lasting partnership with prospective customers. “Promote. Market. Sell. These are the first things people think of when they think of a tradeshow,” Levine says. “But networking is key. It’s about building relationships that transfer into lasting partnerships. The goal is to build something that will last a lifetime. You attend a show for that reason, not just to visit.”
ALL ABOUT THE ROI Tradeshows are about making connections – both personal and informational. What insights can you gain into the marketplace? What trends do you need know about? What is the next big thing? “It starts with a plan of how to define your success,” Lane says. “Connect with specific target individuals and identify new viable opportunities. Tradeshow events are like any other meeting – they are opportunities to present yourself as someone with whom the contact wants to work with.”
BRIEF AND DEBRIEF InsideSales.com’s Krogue likes to share the story about fighter pilots who brief each other prior to a mission. And after they engage in the mission, they immediately debrief each other again. This helps them learn and improve,” he says. Working a show is a lot of hard work; something that can wipe anybody out. Remember to take and review notes, and to pay attention to any particular products or services that stuck out and how they may fit into your needs. The tradeshow experience is something that can help set your company’s path for the coming year, and beyond. When the show is over, be sure to follow up with key contacts – new and old. Having a clear plan of action will make sure that the time you spent at the show was a worthwhile investment.
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Why the Uvistar Hybrid 320 is making a difference at GFX Ask Max Ortiz why Fujifilm’s Uvistar Hybrid 320 continues to exceed his expectations with every job, and he cannot stop talking enough about the speed and diversity the combination flatbed and roll printer has afforded the GFX International team. In a time when getting your customers what they want, when they need it is critical to competing in today’s highly competitive marketplace, the Uvistar Hybrid 320 continues to hit the mark with every job. “This machine is easy to use, extremely user friendly and exceeded my expectations,” says Ortiz, digital supervisor for the Grayslake, Ill., visual communications firm. “The machine is a tank. Our customers expect exceptional quality and fast delivery that is on-point, and on-time. Our Hybrid has been running non-stop. It’s a great machine.”
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To be able to turn jobs around with the quality and efficiency its clients need speaks volumes to the firm’s mission statement of “using intelligence, innovation and inspiration” to deliver in-store design, execution and enterprise solutions to its retailers and brands. Through print campaigns, visual identity and interior design, GFX’s role is to help separate their clients from their competition. That’s where the Uvistar Hybrid 320 enters the picture. The 3.2m combination flatbed and roll printer is capable of producing high quality output at speeds of up to 2,100 square feet per hour. Utilizing FUJIFILM Dimatix Q-Class printheads and Fujifilm Uvijet inks, the Uvistar Hybrid 320 prints full grayscale output of exceptional quality and delivers a wide gamut of vibrant colors. The press is available in an eight-channel configuration that delivers CMYK, Lc, Lm, Lk and Orange inks. A nine-channel configuration also is available, which adds white ink.
The Uvistar Hybrid 320 continues to redefine the thinking about the capabilities of a combination flatbed and roll printer. The tri-lobal belt and zoned vacuum system help minimize the potential for media to skew, which is an inherent problem with most hybrid printers. The accurate media tracking is just one of the reasons that the Uvistar Hybrid 320 can print at such a high speed and maintain such exceptional quality. “The 320 brings diversity to GFX, which is something we really needed,” Ortiz says. “Every job is twice as fast. We are using at least 20 different stocks and can run any substrate through this machine with no issues. The stability is fantastic and the output is amazing.” Ortiz says that because the Uvistar Hybrid 320 is able to print double-sided, it’s a perfect machine, even with coroplast. “We can flip the sheet and be spot-on. I have had prior experience with other hybrids, and they have not been consistent. But on the Uvistar Hybrid 320, we do face down night and day backlit. We do it in one step – the 4-color in one pass, and we have multiple jobs that run like that. It saves stock and a lot of time. With roll-to-roll, we are running full-width, edge to edge.” GFX runs wallpapers and panel-to-panel alignments, and for one of its clients, a well-known global restaurant chain, they continuously print 54 x 120 panels. “The ease of alignment is perfect every time on the Hybrid,” Ortiz says. “[To date] our revenue has increased because of the Uvistar Hybrid 320 and our relationship with Fujifilm is great. Everyone (at Fujifilm) is very helpful and responsive.”
THE ULTIMATE IN VERSATILITY The Uvistar Hybrid 320, which produces both rigid and flexible jobs that can win you more work, is available as an 8- or 9-channel printer. The 9-channel printer features the addition of white ink, which further extends the range of applications. White ink allows for layered printing over or under an image, or it can be used as a spot color. The picture of versatility, the Uvistar Hybrid 320 features: • Optional white channel expands application capabilities • Uvijet US ink that provides a wide gamut of vibrant colors • Uvijet ink and an efficient UV system that provides excellent adhesion to a broad range of substrates • Patented and innovative technologies deliver best-in-class material handling
Max Ortiz, Digital Supervisor, and GFX International’s Uvistar Hybrid 320, in Grayslake, Illinois.
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Raising Acuity Select series builds on the The Fujifilm’s flatbed legacy, providing the stakes ultimate in productivity and creativity f you’re looking for the tenants that help give Fujifilm’s Acuity series its reputation as the flatbed printer with the best print quality, look no further than these: quality, versatility, reliability, usability. With the Acuity Select 20 series, Fujifilm has raised the stakes. Printers across the industry can capture the imagination of their customers by producing stunning, rigid and flexible prints on almost any media.
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Now, printers across the industry can capture the imagination of their customers by producing stunning, rigid and flexible prints on almost any media. As a replacement to the existing Acuity Advance Select series, the Select 20 series maintains all the advantages of the popular and highly successful Acuity UV flatbed printer, including near-photographic image quality, print speeds up to 362 square feet per hour (33.6 square meters per hour), versatility and ease of use to produce a wide variety of applications on a range of substrates up to 2 inches (50.8mm) thick.
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With the Acuity Select 20, printers get the following new features:
In addition to the standard CMYK ink set, the Acuity Select 20 series offers many configurations, including the Select 24, Select 26, and Select 28 (see below) featuring unprecedented color control with many expansion options:
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The 20 series includes the option of using light cyan and light magenta to further enhance print quality for those producing fine art or photographic images.
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The addition of a pneumatic pin registration system delivers quick and easy media loading and an optional automated printhead maintenance system that improves productivity further. The latest UV lamp technology allows for thinner, more sensitive media to be printed and simplified top-access for bulb changes.
White + Varnish
Adding these two ink channels allows for printing on a range on non-white substrates and adds a spot or flood coat varnish effect in a single pass.
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Improvements include Step & Repeat and Mirror functionality allowing time saving from having to re-rip jobs.
Adding two white ink channels improves the density of white in a single pass, which is ideal for backlit applications.
In addition, the Acuity Select 20 series features up to eight color channels, including options to run white, varnish and now light inks. This helps make the Select 20 an even more versatile solution for a number of creative print applications.
Additional Cyan + Magenta
Adding these two ink channels boosts the overall print speed of the press making it the most productive configuration.
With the Select 20, printers have the capability of printing high definition quality, 1440 dpi graphics on rigid, flexible and even roll media with type as small as 2 point which gives printers new, additional opportunities to expand their print capabilities and, ultimately, their business.
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Adding these two ink channels enhances the print quality for fine art quality printing.
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