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Fujifilm Business Innovation Rolls Out Next-Gen Production Color Printers

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Fujifilm Business Innovation Asia Pacific today launched three new production color printers, the Revoria Press EC1100 and Revoria Press SC180/SC170. The firm says the new digital printers provide professional printing solutions for the printing industry and in-house printing, and are now available in the Asia Pacific region.

With the introduction of the new Revoria Press EC1100 and Revoria Press SC180/SC170, Fujiflm says it now offers a comprehensive Revoria Press series targeting various segments and needs, spanning monochrome printers, entry-level production color printers, to a high-end production color press with specialty colors.

The Revoria Press EC1100, which mainly targets both commercial printing and quick printing, prints at up to 100 ppm, while the Revoria Press SC180/SC170, which is designed for quick printing and in-house printing, is rated at up to 80/70 ppm. The new models can handle a broad range of paper weight, from 52g/m2 to 400g/m2, and various paper sizes from small sizes of 98x148mm, to banner sheet of 330x1200mm.

Fujifilm also says the Air Suction Feeder improves feed performance for all media, including paper carrying a lot of paper dust, pre-printed paper using powder, paper with uneven texture, and coated paper that’s prone to poor feeding. Stable and high-speed feeding is achieved for various paper types, from lightweight to heavyweight, small sizes to long banner sheets.

The new models also have new color-management features to produce accurate color consistently with less operator involvement:

  • “Color Profile Maker for Display” reproduces printed colors accurately on the monitor.
    The Revoria Press EC1100 and Revoria Press SC180/SC170 offer a newly developed color management feature “Color Profile Maker for Display,” which can match colors accurately by adjusting the colors on the monitor to match the printed output.
  • Color match reprint jobs by scanning previous output.
    The Revoria Press SC180/SC170 have a new feature that can scan previously printed materials from the same or other presses to reproduce consistent color when reprinting. Colors are said to be matched easily and effectively when reprinting, while reducing errors and waste by allowing color matching of reprints by scanning an existing printed material, regardless of previous print technology.
  • AI-based photo quality optimization.
    AI (Artificial Intelligence) automatically reviews the scene for each photograph on the page and corrects it. Each photograph will be automatically enhanced based on its existing conditions, such as the image being too dark or too bright, backlight exposure, correction of skin tones, and bringing out the hues in blue skies.

Other features include:

  • The print server, Revoria Flow, performs RIP processing at 1,200 dpi and 10-bit color, generating high-quality image data.
  • Along with Revoria Flow, Fiery servers will also be available for the new printers at a later date. With Revoria Flow and Fiery print servers, two choices of print servers will be offered to fit the print workflow for every customer.
  • A versatile lineup of in-line post-processing options provides folding, saddle-stitching, three-way trimming, and square-back finish for saddle stitch binding.

Other features available for the Revoria Press EC1100 include an in-line sensor that automates color calibration and front and back registration alignment.

Other features available for the Revoria Press SC180/SC170 include:

  • Copy and scan for office use.
  • The SIQA function, which involves scanning a calibration chart to automatically correct image quality, to streamline processes such as registration mark alignment and uneven color correction.

Additionally, Fujifilm’s Production Remote Services provides assistance and implements preemptive measures via remote connection to the customer’s support systems and tools. This improves reliability, uptime and productivity, and also provides automatic firmware updates.

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