Page 12 - Print 21 Magazine March-April 2019
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Cover Story
New Fujifilm Acuity Ultra:
high-quality super-wide printing
Imaging giant Fujifilm launches its latest Acuity grand-format print system — the Acuity Ultra — into Australia and New Zealand, and says
With a throughput of up to 236sqm per hour, the Acuity Ultra is capable of printing on three rolls simultaneously, as well as printing super-wide format graphics up to five metres in width.
and higher production speeds, at a cost that is set to shake up the super-wide format marketplace.
“With the extra width, the option to print on three rolls simultaneously, and the ability to print at high speeds with no compromise on quality, the Acuity Ultra will appeal to larger businesses and major luxury brands.” – Troy Neighbour, product marketing manager
its cost and performance proposition will shake up the market.
Linear motors ensure smooth edge-to-edge printing with no vibrations at the end of the run.
Fujifilm has launched its
new Acuity Ultra onto the market, and describes it as ‘a high quality, cost-effective, super-wide UV platform for
the production of high-end interior graphics and outdoor signage’.
Any new release from the imaging giant is important in the print industry, the $6bn a year company invests a significant amount of its revenues into market research and R+D to develop systems that print businesses can go to market with. Here in Australia and New Zealand many of the leading wide format print businesses have installed Fujifilm systems.
Fujifilm says the Acuity Ultra forms a key part of its industrial strategy, offering increased size and quality to make the production of high-end interior graphics more profitable. Built around Fujifilm’s UV cured inkjet technologies, it offers almost photographic levels of quality, with tighter registration
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The printer can handle substrates ranging in thickness from 0.1mm
to 2mm.
Available in both 5 metre and
3.2 metre models, the Acuity Ultra
is available with up to eight colour
channels, using a new, high-quality,
low film weight Uvijet GS Fujifilm
ink. Greenguard approved, Fujifilm
says this ink has been especially
designed to deliver the highest
quality, and is fully emission-
compliant for interior graphic
display work. manager at Fujifilm Australia says,
With a 3pl drop size ensuring what the company says is the highest possible quality, the Acuity Ultra is aimed at the high-end indoor display market, especially for luxury brands, with the quality comparable with litho and leading water-based ink systems.
Based around conventional UV technology, it also runs at much higher speeds than LED cured machines, but as the vacuum table is efficiently water-cooled, there is not an excessive build-up of heat on the print plate, meaning no shrinkage and no issues with heat sensitive materials.
“The Fujifilm Acuity series has
long been known for its quality and reliability and, by adding this super- wide model to the range, we are now also offering customers a big step-up in print quality and productivity.
“With the extra width, the
option to print on three rolls simultaneously, and the ability
to print at high speeds with no compromise on quality, the Acuity Ultra will appeal to larger businesses and major luxury brands.” 21
Above: High end printing: new Fujifilm Acuity Ultra
Troy Neighbour, product marketing


































































































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