The Big Picture : October 2011: Products and Services for Large-Format Applications
October 2011 Fujifilm Debuts Acuity LED 1600 Wide-Format UV LED Inkjet Printer
Fujifilm unveiled the Acuity LED 1600, a high-performance wide-format inkjet printer the company says features a high-precision, high-speed printhead, fast-curing UV LED ink and a proprietary long-life, low power consumption LED lamp system.
The Acuity LED 1600 prints roll media and rigid substrates up to 1/2 inch in thickness and is said to achieve productivity of 215 square feet per hour. A printer table unit is used to print on rigid substrates.
The printer is the result of a combination of Fujifilm Group technologies, and it will join a lineup of wide-format inkjet printers for producing large-size posters, in-store POP and window displays, which in recent years are being produced increasingly in smaller print runs, with short delivery time and increased graphical designs. This trend has promoted the use of digital printing, with wide-format UV inkjet printers leading the market due to their productivity and ability to print on a range of materials, including PET, acrylic and polycarbonate substrates.
The Acuity LED 1600 employs Fujifilm’s proprietary Fast Accurate Marking technology for accurate drop placement at high print speeds to address customers’ needs for short delivery time. The printer comes with eight color inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, light magenta, white and clear. And its enhanced ink adhesion expands the range of substrates that can be used.
It also has the ability to apply color and clear ink to produce high-gloss output in a single pass. Additionally, its Spot Color Matching software automatically generates a color comparison chart against the desired output color to simplify the process of matching spot colors. fujifilmusa.com/graphics.
Roland Expands Creative Center Gallery
Wide-format printer manufacturer Roland DGA expanded its Creative Center Gallery that is located at the company’s headquarters in Irvine, California. The recently updated gallery features innovative graphics applications that include “hundreds of exhibits celebrating the imagination of Roland professionals from around the world,” the company reports.
The exhibit brings together the work of Roland customers focused on a range of creative disciplines, including screen printers, sign makers, label makers, fabric decorators, product designers, fine artists and engravers. Recent additions to the Creative Center include two new exhibits—Roland at the Movies and Roland at Work. The Roland at the Movies exhibit features the graphics of Martin T. Charles, owner of SagaBoy Productions, one of Hollywood’s foremost film graphic designers. The exhibit includes a video kiosk where guests can view film clips and images of Martin’s work from popular movies, including Miami Vice and Public Enemies.
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