Fujifilm<\/strong> Corporation and Heidelberg<\/strong> extend their industry leading positions with the first showing of a new B1 format inkjet printing machine to be demonstrated at drupa 2016 as Heidelberg Primefire 106<\/em>. Fujifilm and Heidelberg take first step towards industrial digital printing and present at drupa a new generation B1 digital inkjet printing machine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":27241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7731],"tags":[7980],"class_list":["post-30668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-en","tag-heidelberg-primefire-106-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nIn late 2013 Heidelberg and Fujifilm formed a strategic partnership for the development of a new industrial digital inkjet-printing machine. The new collaborative approach using respective R&D resources has resulted in a brand new product in less than 24 months\u2019 time.
\nThe new print engine design will incorporate Samba state-of-the-art MEMS printhead technology from Fujifilm Dimatix Inc. Fujifilm\u2019s water-based pigment ink with Rapic technology for high-definition imaging will meet food packaging safety regulations. Fujifilm\u2019s inkjet technology will work together with Heidelberg\u2019s world-class developments in press manufacturing and system integration capabilities to achieve quality output comparable to offset with superior consistency and reliability. The new machine will be driven by the Heidelberg Prinect<\/em> Digital Front End (DFE) to optimize workflow and quality.
\nThe system design will enable printers to develop new applications from a fully digital-based system for customization, variable data printing, and targeted marketing applications. Fujifilm\u2019s newly developed 7-color inks (CMYK, orange, green, and violet) and Heidelberg\u2019s varnish will improve the range of digital applications through a wide color space and accessibility to various commercial substrates.
\nHeidelberg will showcase the machine and the end-to-end benefits of the new configuration during the upcoming drupa exhibition on its booth in hall 1. As a strategic partner, Fujifilm will exhibit their wide range of OEM capabilities in hall 1 with various inkjet products, including the Samba printhead with unique and highly sophisticated ink recirculation design, driving differentiation of the world-class innovative printing device.
\nBoth Fujifilm and Heidelberg are planning to market and sell the new solution to their key customers. Commercialization for the new platform is planned in the latter part of 2017. First machine installation for field testing is planned after the drupa exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"