Case Study: Acuity Ultra Roll-fed Printer

Fokina GmbH

Caso de estudio

Leading German PSP highlights the Acuity Ultra’s speed and versatility as being essential to operations, while providing a future-proof solution for the ever-changing market.

Fokina GmbH

Eppingen, Alemania

Acuity Ultra

The Acuity Ultra fits in perfectly with our other print equipment here, and has become the heartbeat of our business.

Sven Breiter | Fokina GmbH

Destacados

Products include large format photographic, as well as screen, digital and textile printing
Introduced to the Acuity Ultra Roll-fed printer in 2019 and was impressed with the print quality and speed
The Acuity Ultra was installed in March 2020, following increased customer demand
The investment has provided Fokina with new business opportunities
The roll-fed printer enables Fokina to offer the best quality products at the fairest prices
Delighted with the support provided by Fujifilm throughout the sales and installation process

One of Germany’s leading providers of large format photographic printing, as well as screen, digital and textile printing, Fokina GmbH is a full service provider for a range of sectors, including point of sale, retail, public facilities and exhibition stands. Based in the town of Eppingen, just north of Stuttgart, the company has a proud history dating back more than 30 years. Over this time, Fokina has built up a diverse portfolio of print and production machinery to produce the high quality products it is renowned for. And one installation in particular is helping to drive quality standards even higher – Fujifilm’s superwide 5m Acuity Ultra, which was installed in March 2020.

“Our investments in high-tech machinery, qualified employees and intelligent management systems are paramount to our success as a business,” says Sven Breiter, CEO of Fokina. “Companies from all over Germany, the EU and around the world are supplied with our products, so being highly efficient and putting the customer at the top of our priorities is our motto.”

Fokina’s high quality banners, textiles and wallpapers are some of the company’s most popular products. When management noticed demand increasing in 2019, they knew that adding more printing equipment would be necessary to meet these requirements. It was then that they were introduced to Fujifilm’s Acuity Ultra, and they never looked back. “We first noticed the Acuity Ultra at a trade fair in 2019,” says Saskia Friederich, also a CEO at Fokina. “We were immediately impressed by the print quality and the speed, so we kept in contact with Fujifilm after the event, visiting their Advanced Print Technology Centre in Brussels where we saw the Acuity Ultra first hand. Witnessing its print quality for ourselves reaffirmed our initial view that it was the right machine to add to our already impressive production portfolio.”

For Sven, Saskia and their staff, the Acuity Ultra is fitting in very well at Fokina. “The team working with the Acuity Ultra are very impressed by the quality it produces as well as its high speed,” says Sven. “It’s also incredibly versatile, ink consumption is low and its 5m width has provided us with new business opportunities that we would otherwise not have been able to secure. The combination of the high quality and productivity that it offers is exceptional.”

It’s incredibly versatile, ink consumption is low and its 5m width has provided us with new business opportunities that we would otherwise not have been able to secure.

Sven Breiter, CEO | Fokina GmbH

“We are a family-run business always looking to future-proof ourselves. The print market is highly competitive, and at Fokina we always want to provide the best products at the fairest prices; the Acuity Ultra allows us to do that. It fits in perfectly with our other print equipment here, and has become the heartbeat of our business.”

Sven also has high praise for the Fujifilm team: “The sales and support staff at Fujifilm have been excellent from day one. We’ve always felt in good hands, which is essential when you’re purchasing new equipment. The Acuity Ultra was our first ever purchase from Fujifilm, and we envisage it won’t be the last.”

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Acuity Ultra R2

Una impresora de gran formato que ofrece un retorno de la inversión espectacular

El nuevo modelo para la impresión de gran formato

Combina calidad ultraalta, productividad extraordinaria y un retorno de la inversión innovador en una sola plataforma.

La impresora de gran formato Acuity Ultra R2 es una plataforma súper ancha de alta calidad y alta productividad, disponible en configuraciones UV y LED, diseñada con tintas especializadas para admitir la impresión de excepcionales gráficos interiores casi fotográficos y la impresión de alta velocidad de pancartas y carteles de PVC.

Disponible como

3,2 m y 5 m

opciones

Hasta 8 canales

CMYK+LcLmWW

o doble CMYK

Hasta

400 m²/h

productividad

¿Por qué Acuity Ultra R2?

Consumo de tinta ultrabajo para un bajo costo de uso y un retorno de la inversión excepcional

Capaz de producir impresiones de altísima calidad a las velocidades de producción más altas

Incorpora funciones avanzadas del operador para una impresión ultraconfiable y rentable.

Detectores de caída de medios para evitar daños en los cabezales de impresión

Mesa de vacío refrigerada por agua

Escupir tinta para minimizar el tiempo de inactividad de la máquina

Cabezales de impresión de alta calidad y alto rendimiento

Tintas Uvijet GS y AU de alto rendimiento

Detector de sustrato mecánico

Medición automática del espesor y la posición del material

El nuevo modelo para la impresión de gran formato

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Una inversión segura en tecnología UV LED de eficacia probada

La plataforma Acuity ha sido la referencia de la industria desde 2007 con miles de máquinas instaladas en todo el mundo. El Acuity Ultra R2 cuenta con las últimas tecnologías LED y UV para ofrecer un rendimiento inmejorable, junto con la calidad y confiabilidad que esperaría de Fujifilm.

Calidad excepcional en formato superancho

Con el Acuity Ultra R2, obtendrá la excelente alta calidad, productividad y confiabilidad por las que es conocida nuestra gama Acuity, a escala industrial masiva: hasta 5 metros de ancho.

Cabezales de impresión de alta calidad y alto rendimiento
Los cabezales de impresión en escala de grises de 3 niveles ofrecen tamaños de gota nativos de 3,5 pl con una resolución de hasta 1200 x 1200 ppp, utilizando 2656 boquillas dispuestas en un ancho de 108 mm.

Excelente calidad de construcción utilizando componentes de calidad industrial.
El chasis es una construcción sustancial hecha de tubos de acero soldados y barras de acero sólidas, lo que contribuye a los pesos de 7,7 t y 4,7 t de ambos modelos. Esto ayuda a garantizar que la impresora muestre muy poca vibración y una colocación de gota muy precisa.

El carro del cabezal de impresión lineal ofrece un registro excelente
Los motores lineales garantizan una impresión suave de borde a borde sin vibraciones al final del tiraje para ofrecer ubicaciones precisas de las gotas de tinta. Esto significa que no hay pérdida de calidad de impresión en el borde de impresión.

Mesa de vacío refrigerada por agua
Una exclusiva mesa de vacío enfriada mantiene la temperatura del sustrato mientras se imprime y permite el uso de sustratos finos sensibles al calor, lo que reduce la contracción y las arrugas del soporte.

El sistema de transporte de medios sólidos garantiza la precisión
Dos pares de rodillos de goma, tanto en la parte delantera como en la trasera, ofrecen una alimentación del material consistentemente precisa y proporcionan uniformidad en tiradas de impresión largas o cuando se necesita precisión para aplicaciones en mosaico.

Funciones avanzadas para maximizar la productividad

La Acuity Ultra R2 está equipada con una gama de funciones avanzadas para maximizar el tiempo de actividad y garantizar una impresión flexible y altamente productiva.

Escupir tinta para minimizar el tiempo de inactividad de la máquina
El Acuity Ultra R2 está equipado con una función de escupitajo diseñada para reducir el tiempo de inactividad de la máquina. Esto mantiene la calidad de impresión y ayuda a aumentar la coherencia general de los resultados impresos.

Detectores de caída de medios para evitar daños en los cabezales de impresión
El carro está equipado con detectores de colisión de medios a ambos lados. Estos reaccionan a las obstrucciones en la mesa de vacío para detener el carro y evitar daños a los cabezales de impresión.

Medición automática del espesor y la posición del material
El Acuity Ultra R2 está equipado con un detector de medios montado en el carro. Esto se utiliza para determinar la posición y el grosor del medio.

Detector de sustrato mecánico
El Acuity Ultra R2 está equipado con sensores de medios ubicados debajo de los rodillos tensores de medios traseros. El Acuity Ultra R2 5000 está equipado con 3 sensores. El Acuity Ultra R2 3200 está equipado con 2 sensores. Los sensores de medios detectan cuando el medio está cargado en la máquina y alertan al operador si hay una falla en la carga del medio, por ejemplo, si se ha acabado un rollo de medio o si el medio no está apretado. Los sensores utilizan tecnología de detección ultrasónica y funcionarán para todos los medios, incluidos los medios transparentes.

La larga vida útil del cabezal de impresión minimiza los costos de los consumibles
Con una vida útil impresionantemente larga, no tendrá que preocuparse por reemplazar los cabezales de impresión con tanta frecuencia. Combinado con un bajo consumo de tinta, la larga vida útil del cabezal de impresión reduce las molestias y los costos asociados con el reemplazo de consumibles.

La capacidad de varios rollos maximiza la productividad para trabajos más pequeños
Con un rendimiento de hasta 400 m² por hora, la máquina tiene el potencial de producir grandes volúmenes de trabajo al imprimir en tres rollos simultáneamente, así como imprimir gráficos de formato superancho de hasta cinco metros de ancho.

Diseñado pensando en el operador
Además de las mejoras técnicas al Acuity Ultra R2, existe un fuerte enfoque en reducir el mantenimiento y mejorar la capacidad de servicio para el operador. Una nueva GUI intuitiva, paneles de metacrilato ahumado que permiten al usuario ver la impresión de forma segura durante la producción y la integración de áreas de trabajo limpias y sucias para evitar la contaminación, son ejemplos de desarrollos que, en última instancia, ahorran tiempo y dinero y mejoran la relación precio/rendimiento general.

Tintas Uvijet GS y AU de alto rendimiento de una fábrica galardonada

Las nuevas tintas de alta densidad ofrecen una vitalidad de color magnífica y una amplia gama de colores. La excelente distribución entre capas produce impresiones y colores sólidos retroiluminados. Las tintas tampoco presentan grietas cuando se pliegan debido a la baja acumulación de tinta.

Consumo de tinta ultrabajo
Las nuevas tintas de alta densidad se entregan utilizando cabezales de impresión de 3,5 pl, lo que da como resultado un espesor de película muy bajo y un consumo de tinta ultra bajo, lo que resulta en un costo de uso muy bajo y una mayor ganancia por impresión.

A medida que pasamos de ser un proveedor de materiales de gran formato a ser un proveedor de hardware, sentimos que la impresora Acuity Ultra R2 "superancha" de 5 m encajaría perfectamente en nuestra cartera.

Marcos Mashiter | soyang

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Ahora, con una Acuity Ultra R2 incluida en nuestra flota de impresoras, podemos ofrecer a nuestros clientes un servicio aún más rápido y confiable, particularmente cuando entregamos impresiones 'superanchas' de 5 m.

Miguel Ángel Gómez Cano | Oedim

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La combinación de alta calidad y productividad que ofrece Acuity Ultra es excepcional. También es increíblemente versátil, con un bajo consumo de tinta.

Sven Breiter | Director ejecutivo de Fokina GmbH

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Aplicaciones

Versatilidad a gran escala

Con su enorme tamaño de formato, su potencial de 2 o 3 rollos por cara y su capacidad para imprimir en una amplia gama de materiales, la Acuity Ultra R2 le brinda la posibilidad de crear de manera rentable gráficos para exhibiciones, exhibidores para puntos de venta, arte gráfico de alto valor y retroiluminación. exhibidores, exhibidores al aire libre, señalización al aire libre y más.

Ideal para pantallas de interior de alta gama

El Acuity Ultra R2 no sólo es ideal para aplicaciones fuera del hogar, como vallas publicitarias individuales y señalización, sino que también es perfecto para pantallas interiores de alta gama donde la visualización cercana requiere que las imágenes sean excepcionalmente claras y vibrantes. Con una calidad comparable a la de los principales sistemas de inyección de tinta a base de agua, la Acuity Ultra R2 puede impulsar su negocio hacia el mercado de marcas de lujo.

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El nuevo modelo para el gran formato

From the place where it all began, comes a new blueprint for wide format

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The Fujifilm name has been closely associated with UV inkjet technology since 2005 – the year in which Fujifilm acquired the pioneering UV inks and inkjet company, Sericol, based in the seaside town of Broadstairs in Kent. Founded in 1950, Sericol had long been a screen inks pioneer and market leader. Then, in the 1970s, it launched the world’s first instant curing UV screen inks and built on this experience to commercialise the first UV digital inkjet systems and inks in the world in 1999. The immediate and rapid growth in this new sector resulted in Sericol being presented with a Queens Award for Enterprise in 2004 for its role in developing and commercialising these new UV inkjet systems.

With the Fujifilm acquisition in 2005, forming what is now known as Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems, the company has gone on to produce some of the most highly regarded UV cured inkjet inks and systems on the market, including the popular Acuity range of wide format printers launched in 2007, and now with more than 1,800 global installations. This 20 years of experience means Fujifilm has developed a keen sense of what the market really needs, and perhaps more importantly, how it is likely to change in the future.

Market maturity

The early years of wide format UV inkjet development were largely defined by advances in technology that delivered rapid and continual increases in print speed and quality. In 2018, however, Fujifilm recognised that the market had reached an advanced degree of maturity, and a point at which a very high level of quality and productivity was assumed. New product launches were tending to offer only very marginal improvements in print speed and quality. In addition, Fujifilm also became aware that there was an opportunity to use these evolving technologies to drive improvements in wide format print ROI.

The market had reached a tipping point – a point at which more of the same, with minor improvements, was no longer enough. The market needed something fundamentally new. So, three years ago, Fujifilm made a strategic decision to start the process of rethinking its Acuity wide format offering; focusing on new ways to deliver improved value, versatility and ease of use and in particular on defining a new level of print ROI. Fujifilm set out to do what it had first done back in 2000: to create a new blueprint for wide format.

Back to first principles

In terms of printing hardware and systems, Fujifilm has always been a technology company first and foremost, rather than a manufacturer, working with a range of OEM partners and other specialists to provide the best possible platforms for its inkjet technology. The Acuity range already has a deserved reputation for quality and reliability, but for this next chapter in the Acuity story, Fujifilm wanted a new level of design influence and control in order to take full advantage of what was possible, to create something that offered far more than mere marginal improvements.

To do this, the Fujifilm team returned to first principles, starting with an almost blank canvas and a challenge to strip everything back and create a completely new and improved range of machines. To help with this process, they brought in an award-winning industrial design company and tasked them not simply with making changes to what had gone before, but with completely rethinking the press design to maximise the value, productivity, ease of use and – most importantly – the ROI.

Fujifilm’s vision was to combine stunning aesthetics with exceptional functionality. In order to achieve this, the first step was to carry out wide ranging research, so the two companies embarked on an extensive and intensive listening exercise, meeting not only with business owners and directors, but also with press operators who had experience of working not only with Fujifilm machines, but others too.

This exercise produced an understanding of what worked, what didn’t, and what changes (whether simple or radical) would improve the value, versatility, usability, productivity and ROI, while retaining an eye for the environment in terms of reducing waste an making for a safer and more contented workplace.

It was clear from this exercise that the owners and directors of these companies want equipment that’s reliable, fast and able to give them a rapid return on investment, but being in a creative industry, they also want machines that look stylish and that are easy to work with. For press operators, it was also clear that good machine design – aside from the obvious benefits to productivity – can be the difference between job satisfaction and great frustration, and the listening exercise uncovered many aspects of machine design that could be improved upon.

Fujifilm combined the findings from this extensive research exercise with its own knowledge and inkjet expertise to provide a structure for the design process. In parallel, the team also carried out comprehensive research into the best components and technologies on the market, and the best routes to assembly and manufacture. The output from all this research and creative thinking was effectively a completely new blueprint for what a UV inkjet system of the future should look like, how it should perform, and how it could be brought to life.

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Four design criteria emerged from the blueprint that informed all design choices and helped to identify the right manufacturers and suppliers to work with, as well as the OEM partners to help to bring it all together. These were: quality, value, performance and ease of use. In addition, every component part selected was chosen with these four criteria in mind, from the printheads to the user interface, lamps, static control and vacuum solutions. In all cases, Fujifilm made choices based on answering questions like: “does it do what it needs to do?” or “could it be done better?” Nothing was left unchanged that could be improved.

Three years on, the result of this blueprint is the all new Acuity range, designed and developed by Fujifilm. First and foremost, this new Acuity range has been designed to redefine the price / performance and ROI that can be expected from a UV inkjet system. This has been achieved through careful design choices, stripping back features that don’t add value, and maximising quality, value and performance where it matters most. The result is a high performance range available at a competitive price with low cost in use, a combination that radically changes print ROI.

The new Acuity range is also built for printers from the ground up, resetting expectations around operational ease of use. The ‘question everything’ approach to the whole process has allowed Fujifilm to put the operator experience front and centre. “We’ve taken on board the frustrations and inconveniences identified in our extensive market research, and addressed those concerns to create a range that is a real joy to work with and operate, with the additional benefit of maximising uptime and productivity,” says Kevin Jenner, European Marketing Manager, Fujifilm Wide format Inkjet Systems.

We’ve taken on board the frustrations and inconveniences identified in our extensive market research, and addressed those concerns to create a range that is a real joy to work with and operate, with the additional benefit of maximising uptime and productivity.

Kevin Jenner | European Marketing Manager

The first two printers made to this new blueprint are the Acuity Ultra R2 and the Acuity Prime. The Acuity Ultra R2 is a completely redesigned version of the Acuity Ultra, which itself had set a new standard for superwide print when it was launched in 2018. The Acuity Prime is an entirely new, mid-range flatbed which offers ease of use and print ROI unmatched by anything else on the market.

For more than 10 years since its initial launch, the Acuity range has built a reputation for quality, versatility and value and this new range will enhance the Acuity brand on all those fronts, while maintaining the reliability standards that have always been the hallmark of Fujifilm’s inkjet systems. And of course, the new printers take advantage of Fujifilm’s renowned UV inkjet ink.

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Acuity Prime

La impresora plana de gran formato más económica y versátil jamás creada

El nuevo modelo para la impresión de gran formato

Produce la mejor calidad de su clase con la mayor productividad en una amplia gama de soportes rígidos y flexibles.

La Acuity Prime, una verdadera impresora plana con un diseño galardonado, ofrece impresión de alta calidad en una variedad de soportes rígidos y flexibles, respaldada por sus cinco zonas de vacío dedicadas y su imprimación inyectable. Está disponible a un precio rentable y ofrece un excelente retorno de la inversión.