Fujifilm will use Fespa Digital next week to introduce its 3.2m Uvistar Hybrid 320, a flatbed/roll printer capable of print speeds up to 195m2/hr and available in various configurations up to nine channels (CMYK, Lc, Lm, Lk, orange and white).
Beta testing is scheduled to start at print companies in Portugal and Belgium this month, with commercial availability slated from Drupa. Pricing will start at £300,000 plus (depending on configuration).
This is the first Fujifilm printer to incorporate is its Dimatix Q-Class printheads and VersaDrop jetting technology. These heads enable the press to image in greyscale with droplet sizes ranging from 10-30pl.
The Uvistar Hybrid 320 uses a patented tri-lobal belt and six-zone intelligent vacuum system. Additionally, a dancer bar with spreaders keeps difficult roll media from wrinkling before it enters the print area. Rear pinch rollers engage as rigid material moves from the print area on to the exit tables. The printer also has a ‘continuous board’ capability that increases productivity when feeding multiple sheets of the same stock during production.
Fuji has also announced the next generation LED-UV inkjet press suitable for flexible packaging applications. The 54in-wide, five-colour (CMYKW) printer is powered by proprietary new Fujifilm image forming technology called ‘Eucon’ (Enhanced Under Coating and Nitrogen purging technology). This is composed of three core components: a newly developed, high performance UV ink; undercoating technology used to prevent ink bleed; and a Nitrogen purge technology used to significantly reduce the characteristic odour of UV ink.