Overnight Prints International, an Orange County, CA-based online printer, is installing Fujifilm J Press 720 half-size inkjet machines in several locations around the globe. The company is seeking to increase its efficiency and print quality while expanding its service offerings.
Mitchell Graphics, a Michigan-based digital and traditional offset printer, recently worked with Fujifilm’s Graphic Systems Div. to install a Xerox 770 digital color press as its new digital printing platform, and ColorPath Verified color management software, tying color control into the offset side of the business as well.
With offset presses becoming scarce on the show floor and digital vendors pushing for higher volume and larger B2-format machines, digital presses are becoming the "big iron" components of the GRAPH EXPO show. Almost without exception, digital press vendors highlighted their workflow and digital front end (DFE) capabilities.
Fujifilm invited roughly 30 printers, ranging from screen to commercial printing operations, to its facility here for an Inkjet Technology Summit, Sept. 17-18. This two-day show-and-tell was actually held at the Crown Westin Hotel in Kansas City, MO, and at Fujifilm's offices just over the state line in Kansas City, KS.
Color Ink, a full-service, sheetfed offset and digital printer based in Sussex, WI, has expanded its large-format inkjet printing capacity and capabilities with the purchase of a Uvistar Pro-8 printer from Fujifilm. “We know our customers need quick turnaround and the new Uvistar Pro-8 gives us the ability to respond faster while meeting the demanding quality expectations of our customers.”
McCallum Print Group, a Seattle powerhouse serving diverse markets across the United States, has successfully streamlined and automated its planning and imposition workflow with Metrix automated job planning and imposition system.
There was a lot of positive energy at GRAPH EXPO 2012 and most booths were generally busy. My sense from vendors was that business is (finally) coming back. “Doesn’t it look a lot like the old On Demand Show when we used to have it at Javits in New York? You walk in and all you see is digital press companies.”
At GRAPH EXPO 2012, Fujifilm held live printing and demonstrations before large crowds of its new J Press 720 and new Inca Onset S40i wide-format inkjet press, along with other wide-format inkjet printing technologies. “GRAPH EXPO was such a successful event for us in showcasing these new products this year that we plan to increase our presence with an even larger display in 2013,” said Todd Zimmerman, vice president and general manager, Fujifilm North America's Graphic Systems Division.
Fujifilm North America's Graphic Systems Division will exhibit a full portfolio of solutions for the printing industry at GRAPH EXPO 2012. "GRAPH EXPO will showcase the impressive developments we have made in order to better serve commercial printers, enabling them to evolve their businesses and remain competitive and ultimately succeed in a shifting landscape," said Todd Zimmerman, vice president and general manager, Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division.
Fujifilm North America's Graphics Systems Division will present its J Press 720 inkjet press at GRAPH EXPO 2012. The J Press 720 features SAMBA print heads from Fujifilm Dimatix, Fujifilm’s Rapid Coagulation Primer (RCP) and Fujifilm’s Vividia inkjet ink.
