Fujifilm adds teeth to Indian operations

It began at PrintPack; with Fujifilm announcing the launch of Acuity Advanced EY which was booked by Raj Printers & Packagers. The Allahabad-based firm has a multi-colour labels, computer stationery and printing material production operation.

08 May 2015 | By Samir Lukka

According to S M Ramprasad, assistant vice president of India operations at Fujifilm, who spoke on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Acuity Advanced Select at Neat Graphics. He said, the installation of the Acuity Advanced Select at Neat and even Sriraam Color Lab in Chennai is an indication of the strength in UV inks plus the colour quality.
 
Kevin Jenner, business manager, Asia of Fujifilm, who was visiting customers in India spoke about his association with the UV-cured ink, which is manufactured at Fujifilm's Broadstairs facility in Kent in England. Jenner spoke about the importance of a single pass to produce a high-gloss finish. He highlighted the rheological properties of Fujifilm inks and its micro V dispersions which enabled smooth laydown specifically for use with the Acuity Advance Select and Acuity Advance Select HS devices.
 
Jenner said, the inks, including white and clear ink, produce work that can dazzle the super brands.
 
The Advance at Neat offers print speeds of up to 22sqm per hour in production mode and 15sqm per hour in high-quality mode, with a print area of 1.25mx2.5m and printing onto substrates up to 48mm thick. The Advance also features a white ink option​ plus a standard four-colour CMYK.  It prints on PET, acrylic, polycarbonate substrates and lightweight boards.
 
“Because it’s UV it cures straight away, so you can handle materials immediately. Whereas, with a lot of the other machines you have to wait before you can really do anything with them,” said Jenner.
 
Both Ramprasad and Jenner were excited about the new launches from the Fujifilm stable which will be seen at Fespa in Germany. This includes the Inca Digital Onset R40LT which is a flatbed UV wide-format printer, launched in January, which according to Ramprasad is an affordable machine for India.
 
The R40LT can be supplied as a four-channel 265m2/hr device, but can be upgraded to an eight-channel, 400m2/hr machine. It has a print size of 3.1x1.6m and can print on substrates of up to 50mm thick at speeds equivalent to 40 full-bed sph. It features 14pl Fujifilm Dimatix Spectra printheads, a 15-zone vacuum table, a UV sensor system and mechanical substrate height detectors.