General Imaging News

Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Ltd reduces environmental impact with Fujiiflm’s LP-NNW ‘low chemistry’ plate

The LP-NNW plate will run on Independent Newspapers' two Krause LS Jet 300 BlueFin CTP lines which are currently being installed.

Brendan Elebert, production and procurement director at Independent Newspaper (Ireland) Limited, says: "Fujifilm plates have been our plates of choice since opening our CityWest printing plant in November 2000. The new LP-NNW plate requires less laser power and uses Fujifilm's low replenishment chemistry, which results in lower energy and...

FUJIFILM launches Excellight™ film for backlit and reflective displays

In addition to outstanding print reproduction, the film delivers vibrant results in both daylight (reflective) and night (backlit) modes, making energy savings possible in daytime use.

With its sharpness and high density, Excellight^TM enables users to achieve high quality photographic image reproduction and is totally flexible in its use. With one medium, users can achieve perfect results with both solvent-based or UV-C inks. It...

Technology at a glance - ISO 12647

Laurel Brunner examines the ISO 12647 colour management standard, looking at how printers can best achieve this beneficial certification

Fujifilm launches the new Acuity Advance UV Inkjet Printer

Designed to satisfy those print applications that require high resolution imaging, the Acuity Advance now features an opaque white ink option, to complement the standard four colour CMYK offering. The Acuity Advance incorporates a newly developed printhead array, increasing the productivity above that of the HD2504, while still maintaining a near photographic image quality due to its unique variable drop technology. Typical throughput in production mode is up to 22m2/hr while in high...

Another first for A R Adams and Fujifilm

Fujifilm today announces that A R Adams & Sons, the 120-year old, Dover-based commercial printer is the first UK printer to provide digital print to customers from the Xerox 700 digital press. This is another Fujifilm first for Adams Printers, which was the first UK printer to install a Fujifilm Luxel V-6 B2 CTP engine back in 2004.

Alongside the Xerox 700, Adams has also invested in XMPie software to provide cross-media, variable-data for its digital print output,...

Fujifilm announces toner reduction solution

Stand 315, Total Print! Expo, Earls Court 2, London, 14-16th October 2008 - FUJIFILM today announces that the first UK demonstration of its Toner Quality Control (TQC) solution will be at Total Print! Expo 2008. This solution specifically optimises the toner usage on Xerox DocuColor digital presses, not only reducing the amount of toner used but also producing output quality much closer to offset print.

The TQC software uses ICC profiles to generate a unique...

Fujifilm Sericol launches Large Format Printing business

The roll-out of the euromedia solution in the UK follows its highly successful launch in mainland Europe, with around 10,000 customers such as sign makers, in-house print departments, exhibition contractors, advertising agencies, copy, print and photo shops now enjoying the benefits that the euromedia range brings.

Part of Fujifilm's wider inkjet strategy, the introduction of the euromedia brand in the UK follows Fujifilm's acquisitions of Sericol in 2005 and Colormy in...

Fujifilm showcases short run print solutions at Total Print! Expo 2008

Fujifilm today announces that it will be using Total Print! Expo 2008 to showcase its range of short run print solutions, many of which will make their UK debut following their launch at drupa earlier this year.

Following a number of highly significant acquisitions and a strategic partnership with Xerox Corporation, Fujifilm has built an impressive portfolio of solutions targeted at short run printing. The company is now able to offer one of the widest ranges of wide format...

Fujifilm's pedigree in print-on-demand unveiled

The European alliance between Fujifilm and Xerox means that offset printers looking to invest in digital press technology can now buy from a supplier familiar with their established business needs and processes - but with a substantial pedigree in print-on-demand.

Dumfriesshire Newspaper Group moves to CTP with Fujifilm

Fujifilm today announces that DNG Media, the largest independent publisher and printer of newspapers in Dumfries and Galloway with over 36,000 newspapers printed, circulated and distributed every week, is the first company in the UK to adopt Fujifilm's new Brillia LP-NNW violet CTP plate as part of its move to a fully-automated CTP workflow.

Manufactured in Tilburg, Netherlands, the Brillia LP-NNW plate is a highly-sensitive violet CTP plate for newspaper applications and has...