As well as a raft of new products announced prior to the show, the Japanese manufacturer kept some other launches under wraps until yesterday (28 May).
Fujifilm Dimatix has introduced a new next-generation inkjet printhead, the Skyfire SF600, that sits in between its existing Starfire and Samba heads.
The drop-on-demand head has a 600dpi resolution and drop size of 5-25pl and a “no wear out mechanism”.
Target markets include imprinting, sign and display, and packaging.
Fujifilm is also giving visitors a taster of a new workflow concept – Smart Flow – that encompasses a number of current buzzwords including AI, robotics, and cloud functions.
Takayoshi Suzuki, general manager, head of digital transformation, said Smart Flow built upon the firm’s XMF, Production Cockpit and PressReady products and promised “customer business smartification” through the use of new smart tools.
There was more info on the two new Revoria Press models, the 100ppm EC2100 and 85ppm SC285.
General managing for digital printing Sachiko Suzuki said the new models could run at top speed on all media from 52gsm to 400gsm.
“They both offer the ability to process envelopes, textured, undersheet, heavyweighted, films and more,” she said, while a static eliminator reduces post-press time when processing film-based jobs.
Keita Yamamuro, general manager for digital printing, said the Jet Press 1160CFG roll-to-roll inkjet for commercial print was now commercially available in Japan, Europe and North America.
A first European installation is expected “shortly”.
“The paper stabiliser is a unique feature and offers so many benefits for customers,” he said.
Yamamuro also said there would be an update on Fujifilm’s joint venture with Barberán for single-pass display printing at the show.
On the wide-format front, Fujifilm’s Acuity Ultra Hybrid Pro is being shown with a new automation system from a German partner for improved productivity.
And there’s a technical preview of the Acuity Triton 1.6m-wide roll printer, developed with Mutoh, using Fujifilm’s new Aquafuze inks.
Aquafuze uses a unique emulsion dispersion technology and promises to combine the benefits of LED-UV with aqueous ink.
“I think a lot of other vendors tried to achieve this, but they failed,” Yamamuro stated.
Drupa visitors can also have their own personalised comic produced at the show, courtesy of a new European strategic reseller partnership between Fujifilm and Xerox-owned variable data specialist XMPie.
The agreement was previously for the Asia Pacific and North American markets.
Visitors to the XMPie booth, Hall 7/D05, can create their own dynamic comic using the firm’s AI tech.
The comics will then be sent to Fujifilm for printing on its Revoria Press PC1120 in Hall 8b, stand A02.
There was no further update on the recent announcement that Fujifilm and Konica Minolta could form a joint venture.
