Case study
Early beta customers using Fujifilm’s Acuity Triton with AQUAFUZE ink technology report wide range of immediate benefits
The Vinyl Guys & FastSigns Scotland
United Kingdom
Acuity Triton & AQUAFUZE ink
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Highlights
Technology overview: Fujifilm’s new Acuity Triton printer with AQUAFUZE ink combines eco-solvent and UV printing benefits, offering instant drying, strong durability, and flexible application options.
Beta testing: The Vinyl Guys and FastSigns Scotland were selected in early 2025 as global beta sites, testing the printer’s real-world performance and validating its productivity and quality.
The Vinyl Guys’ experience: The company reports faster turnaround, simplified workflow, and high flexibility, praising Fujifilm’s hands-on support and smooth installation process.
FastSigns Scotland’s experience: FastSigns highlights ease of use, excellent print quality, and sustainability gains, calling AQUAFUZE’s LED UV water-based ink a “game-changing” eco-innovation.
Fujifilm’s perspective: Fujifilm values the beta partners’ input, noting their feedback confirms AQUAFUZE’s ability to deliver versatile, energy-efficient, and profitable printing solutions across multiple applications.
Whether it’s a vehicle graphic, sticker or sign – the Acuity Triton, thanks to AQUAFUZE, can do it all.
Alex Liggett | Owner | The Vinyl Guys
Stafford-based wide format specialist, The Vinyl Guys, and London-based sign and graphics provider, FastSigns Scotland, were selected in early 2025 as the first global beta sites for Fujifilm’s new Acuity Triton printer, powered by AQUAFUZE ink technology. As official demo sites and European beta testers, both companies have worked closely with Fujifilm since then to validate the printer and ink system in real-world production environments, and both are seeing major benefits in terms of flexibility, productivity and application quality.
The Acuity Triton, combined with AQUAFUZE ink, represents a major advancement in wide format printing, providing the benefits of both eco-solvent and UV technologies in a single solution. It enables instant drying and outstanding scratch resistance, while also offering the flexibility required for applications such as vehicle graphics.
The Vinyl Guys
Established over 10 years ago, The Vinyl Guys serves a wide range of customers, from small businesses to major fleet operators, prB27fficient team of three, the business has built a reputation for fast turnaround times and high quality service – values that align perfectly with the performance benefits delivered by the new Acuity Triton and AQUAFUZE combination, which was installed in March 2025, with a team from Fujifilm HQ in Tokyo flying in to oversee the process.
Alex Liggett, Owner of The Vinyl Guys, comments: “We’re delighted to be one of the very first companies to trial this technology. AQUAFUZE ink dries straight away, so we’ve got the benefits of UV, but also the flexibility of eco-solvent. For newcomers to the industry, choosing a print technology can be one of the toughest decisions because every option has its pros and cons. This is the first time I’ve seen a machine that does it all.”
The Acuity Triton’s seamless workflow integration has also simplified scheduling and enabled more agile responses to customer demands. “We can now allocate a three-hour window where we know we can print and laminate a wrap job, rather than splitting it across two. It means our team, who are taking orders, don’t have to consider which machine to use. Whether it’s a vehicle graphic, sticker or sign – the Acuity Triton, thanks to AQUAFUZE, can do it all.”
As a demo site partner, Liggett highlights the attentive and hands-on support Fujifilm provided throughout the process: “We’ve built a really good relationship with Fujifilm’s R&D and sales teams. The way the machine was installed, the detail they’ve gone to, and the help we’ve had has been fantastic. It’s been a really big change for us, as we’ve only ever used one other manufacturer, but in practical terms, it’s been a very straightforward transition. It’s happened pretty much overnight,” adds Liggett.
“Fujifilm has a very customer-centric focus. I always describe it as a very Japanese way of doing business. A lot of companies talk about that, but very few follow through. With Fujifilm, you genuinely feel like you’ve got another team of people behind you, supporting your business,” he concludes.
FastSigns Scotland
FastSigns Scotland, established over 35 years, has delivered more than 30,000 vehicle graphics and wraps to date, alongside a diverse range of signage projects for sectors including hospitality, retail and manufacturing. To support this breadth of work, the company required a technology that could combine precision, reliability and environmental responsibility. Managing Director Robert Lambie, saw the Acuity Triton with AQUAFUZE inks as the ideal solution.
When invited by Fujifilm to test its new ground-breaking ink technology, Lambie saw an opportunity to bring his own experience to the development of the technology, and has been working closely with Fujifilm since installation in early 2025, testing the ink on a wide variety of materials.
Lambie comments: “Having been in the sign industry for over 35 years, I’ve worked with most sign and print technologies. Each ink type brought something new to the table, so when I was approached by Fujifilm, to effectively join their R&D team in testing this new ink technology, my curiosity got the better of me!
“The machine is very easy to run, from loading media, to the RIP software, everything just works with very little effort. The print quality is brilliant: vibrant, razor-sharp, even on text only a few millimetres high. And being able to laminate prints straight out of the machine is a massive bonus.”
Sustainability is a top priority at FastSigns Scotland, demonstrated by its long-standing ISO 9001 accreditation and its current progress towards ISO 14001, alongside its adoption of print technologies designed to minimise energy consumption and support more eco-friendly production.
Lambie concludes: “We’ve been ISO 9001 accredited for nine years, and we’re now working towards ISO 14001 to strengthen our environmental responsibility. AQUAFUZE LED UV, water-based ink is a genuine game-changing technology – reducing energy use and cutting running costs, while also opening up more media options. It’s the right step for our business and for the planet.”
Shaun Holdom, Global Business Development Director, Fujifilm, comments: “Having both The Vinyl Guys and FastSigns Scotland as early beta partners has been invaluable. Their real-world feedback during the beta phase has been important, and their results speak for themselves. This partnership has also proven the ability of AQUAFUZE technology to deliver across a wide spectrum of applications. This is a true hybrid solution that brings together the best of eco-solvent and UV ink, and it’s been designed to make printers’ lives easier and their businesses more profitable. We truly believe it represents the next major leap forward in wide format print technology.”
Acuity Triton & AQUAFUZE ink
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