Fujifilm Press releases

Combination of XMF workflow and Metrix 2010 job planning to provide efficiency and productivity improvements for printers

FUJIFILM Europe today announces that it has entered into partnership with LithoTechnics Inc to supply Metrix 2010, an automated job planning system, as an extension to Fujifilm’s XMF suite of workflow solutions. The partnership is part of a continuous drive by Fujifilm to offer its customers the necessary solutions to streamline production processes, increase efficiencies and stay competitive.

Axis Printing Ltd, a commercial print service provider based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, was launched by Alex Greenman and David Affleck in 2006. Specialising in three distinct markets: the arts & leisure industry, commercial printing, gift wrapping & greeting cards, it boasts a range of local and national customers, including Opera North, Out of Joint and Newcastle Theatre Royal, and has a turnaround of around £1.25 million per year.

Fujifilm today announces its line-up for IFRA Expo 2010 being held in Hamburg from the 4^th - 6^th October. With the widest line-up of plate production and pressroom solutions, Fujifilm will be showcasing how newspaper printers can optimise their traditional offset print process by improving efficiencies, reducing costs, minimising environmental impact, and improving operator safety – all critical issues in today’s newspaper production environments.

Gruppo 24 Ore is the most important Italian publishing group operating in the financial, economical and professional field, featuring books, magazines, guides and publications addressed to business specialists, and also offering multimedia services. Its main publication is Il Sole 24 Ore, the leading financial newspaper in Italy, also distributed widely across Europe.

Il Messaggero, founded in Rome, Italy in 1878, under the direction of Luigi Cesana, is one of the most long standing Italian newspapers. It is currently the most popular newspaper in the capital with a circulation exceeding 200,000 copies and has a readership concentrated mainly in the central regions of Italy: Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Umbria and Marche.

First UK installation of Fujifilm’s low-chemistry violet newspaper plate

Sharman & Company Ltd recently became the first UK newspaper printer to switch to Fujifilm’s low-chemistry Brillia PRO-VN plate. The change has enabled the family-owned printer to lower its environmental impact considerably without having to compromise on print quality or productivity.

Inca Spyder V from Fujifilm offers the opportunity to raise customer service levels and quality of wide format work

Inca Spyder V from Fujifilm offers the opportunity to raise customer service levels and quality of wide format work

Fujifilm today announces that its new B2 Direct Laser Engraving (DLE) Flexo CTP System will be exhibited for the first time in the United States on stand #1241 Hall A at Labelexpo Americas 2010, followed by its European debut on stand 336, Hall 7 at the FachPack 2010 exhibition in Nuremberg.

DCL Print goes ‘lo-chem’ with Fujifilm for greener print, shorter lead times and increased productivity

DCL Print Ltd was first established as a business forms print supplier in the early eighties. In 2004, it was bought by Simon Smode and Robin Humphries to become joint owners with one of the founders, Gary Curran. The company was originally based in Feltham, Middlesex, but moved to its existing site in Crawley, West Sussex, in 2006. With an annual turnover of £3.5million and 44 employees, DCL Print advocates a strong environmental policy. It already has FSC & PEFC accreditations as well as a continuous waste reduction programme, and is also working towards the ISO 14001 standard.

Grapho Media, the UK’s first web start-up in over 10 years, has opted for a range of Fujifilm products to help drive the new business venture. Alongside Fujifilm’s XMF cross-media workflow, the company has supplied a ‘lo-chem’ plate production solution, comprising PlateRite 8800S B1 platesetter, FLH-Z ‘ZAC’ processor and Brillia HD LH-PJE plates, together with a number of pressroom solutions from Fujifilm’s PRESSMAX range.