The original Acuity Ultra set a new standard for combined quality, performance and price when it was launched in 2018. Three years later, the Acuity Ultra R2 is taking that up another level as part of our brand new Acuity range and our ‘new blueprint’ for wide format.
The Acuity Prime represents a ‘next step’ for Fujifilm. It’s built on our knowledge and expertise, but at the same time it’s something fundamentally new – ‘the new blueprint for wide format’. What sets it apart from previous products is the extent of the creative freedom we have had over every aspect of its design and development. Having this level of control has given us the opportunity to ensure that the end product offers unbeatable standards of performance; exceptional value, versatility and ease-of-use, and the best ROI available on the market.
I’m often asked how the Fujifilm J Presses have transformed my business, and I guess that’s hard for me to answer because they didn’t transform my business, they’re the reason I got back into the business.
We’re been working with Fujifilm upwards of 20 years, and we have a great relationship. Based in Toronto, Canada, they work with retailers and CPG brands. They started as a screenprinter in 1971. Now 300,000 sq ft across 4 locations, it’s a powerhouse of 200 employees. They’re running the same job across 3 different presses to meet their client schedules and just nailing the color quality with white ink across all 3 machines.
I will tell you there is a reason we are a ‘Fujifilm House’ because when you have critical mass, and if you ever need anything, there is a big team of people that will support you with quick results. In my career I’ve had production issues with equipment from various other manufacturers, and we would be down upwards of five days. That has not been our experience with Fujifilm.
We have a tremendous range of equipment, and the J Press truly bridges the gap from our litho world. The first sheet to the last are perfect, always.
We’re looking for more and more opportunities because Onset X3 is so versatile. It’s a great selling feature. A three generation family business just south of Nashville, Tennessee. A client of theirs had a job that carried an 8 week production timeline with a vendor in China. It was always on backorder. Southern Carton stepped in with expanded equipment from Fujifilm and turned the job in a week with much better quality. The client paid the same price and it’s a profitable job for Southern Carton. Fujifilm helped them get to where they couldn’t alone/before.
Since installing Illumina, the energy to run the press decreased by 91 percent compared to conventional UV. I know it’s capable of even more. And Illumina will enable us to run shrink films without chill drum rollers which allows us to now pursue this growing market that we could not before.
When crunching all the numbers and projecting the return on investment as well as the amount of new business we could gain, the decision became clear to invest in going all-digital with the J Press.
Offset printers are now sending us work that they can’t complete as quickly or efficiently as Fotorecord can through the use of our new J Press…“We’re earning new business with companies we were previously unable to support with our old offset press. The J Press remains the key to our continued growth and success
The color consistency, crossovers, gray builds, overall quality and repeatability of output from the J Press is just amazing. It aligns perfectly with the higher expectations of our clients.
The quality output of J Press is what initially stood out. In regards to color consistency, there is no other digital press that is more consistent, from one sheet to the next, from the tail to the gripper, the technology is revolutionary.
