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NEWS         DIGITAL


      Esko launches cloud-based                                                                Fujifilm’s Prime
                                                                                               L flatbed

      Mox software                                                                               Fujifilm’s Acuity Prime L

                                                                                               flatbed is now commercially
                                                                                               available. The Prime L was
        Esko has launched a new                                          developed Mox as a    one  of the new  Fujifilm
      software platform aimed at                                         collaborative, scalable   products unveiled at Fespa,
      helping growing brands and                                         solution for marketers,   where Fujifilm also
      small businesses bring                                             packaging and project   showcased its ‘Blueprint’
      quality products to market                                         managers, creatives, and all   product development
      in a consistent, fast, and                                         internal and  external   concept focused on price/
                                                                                               performance and ROI,
      sustainable way. Mox is a                                          stakeholders who participate   versatility and value, and ease
      cloud-based tool that has                                          in creating and distributing   of use.
      been specifically developed                                        product packaging and   The device filled a gap in
      to help small-to-medium                                            content.              Fujifilm’s revamped wide-
      sized consumer brands                                               “Many businesses and   format product portfolio, and
      (SMB) meet the challenges                                          brand teams are still relying   joins the existing 2.5m x
      of today’s omnichannel   Esko’s Mox platform delivers real-time project and task visibility  on emails with file   1.25m  Prime 20 and 30
      market, to work more  manager of Mox. “This   of Esko’s experience with top   attachments, spreadsheets   models. The larger Acuity
      efficiently, and to deliver  rapidly reduces approval   consumer product   and shared drives for   Prime L has a maximum
      right-first-time packaging.  time for impactful product   companies and their   workflow management and   print area of 3.2m x 2m and
        “Combining project  packaging and content,   ecosystems. We have been   collaboration.”  prints at up to 202sqm/hr. A
      management with digital  enabling teams to develop   able to use that to develop a   Available  immediately,   new jettable primer boosts
                                                                                               adhesion on tricky
      proofing and DAM in one  and deliver artwork and   new best-practice software   Mox is available for a free   substrates, and it can be
                                                   tailored to the needs and
      simple solution enables small  content to get new SKUs to   budget of growing consumer   30-day trial. With an annual   configured with up to seven
      teams  and  growing  market quickly, efficiently   brands, helping them   subscription, pricing is $95   ink channels including
      businesses to increase their  and in compliance with all   increase productivity, reduce   per user per month for a team   white, clear and primer. It
      speed and simplify their  regulation requirements.”  costs, and save time in their   with a minimum of three   uses Fujifilm’s Uvijet HM ink
      go-to-market processes,” said   He added: “With Mox, we   packaging and content   users, or $115 per user if paid   system, which was developed
      Adrian Fernandez, general  are leveraging the many years   creation process. We   monthly.  for Prime family.
      Canon launches ProStream                                           Fujifilm unveils new


      3000 high-speed inkjets                                            ink for Acuity Prime



        Canon has launched the                                            Fujifilm has released a
      next generation of its high-                                       new range of inks for its
      speed, web-fed inkjet                                              Acuity Prime flatbed
      presses for commercial print                                       presses, designed for a wide
      at Hunkeler Innovationdays.                                        range of thermoforming
      Unveiled by the company on                                         applications.
      27 February, the first day of                                       The Uvijet HZ range,
      the four-day specialist trade                                      designed  for  internal and   Jet Press FP790 to be released
      s h o w  i n  Lu c er ne ,                                         external applications and
      Switzerland where the                                              cured at between 150-200°C,   high quality throughout the
      series is receiving its global   The ProStream series can print up to 11,300 4/4 B2 sheets per hour  is particularly well-suited for   thermoforming process,
      debut, the ProStream 3000   production of a broader  technologies. Applications   applications involving deep-  resulting in an excellent
      is built on the established   range of commercial print  range from direct mail and   draw thermoforming, line   finish.”
      ProStream technology   jobs”.                books to postcards, posters,   bending and dome blowing,   Available now, the Uvijet
      platform.               These capabilities, it said,  and calendars.  according to Fujifilm.  HZ range will broadly match
        The manufacturer said   would make it easier for   The series features two   Matthew Whiting, product   Fujifilm’s Uvijet KV range of
      the series delivers consistent   printers – including general  models, the 80m/min   manager at Fujifilm Wide   inks for price.
      offset print quality and   commercial and online  ProStream 3080 and the   Format Inkjet Systems, said:   Fujifilm has also revealed a
      brings a wider selection of   printers, book producers,  133m/min ProStream 3133.   “When thermoforming, you   smart digital front-end
      substrates, including   a nd photo produc t  Both engines can print onto   don’t want the ink to crack,   workflow software for its
      heavyweight paper, up to   specialists  –  to  migrate  web widths up to 558mm   become brittle or flake. Our   upcoming digital flexible
      higher rated print speeds,   high-volume, high-value  and for page lengths up to   Uvijet HZ inks are very   packaging press, the Jet Press
      “enabling ultra-fast digital   work from offset and legacy  1,524mm.  flexible and maintain their   FP790.
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