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      Fujifilm Revoria PC1120



      An expanded gamut and improved throughput performance, says Simon Eccles

                                                                                     We asked what is the difference, five years
                                                                                     on, other than the dedicated front-end and
                                                                                     workflow options?
                                                                                       “The Revoria is distinguished by its
                                                                                     unique hybrid static eliminator, developed
                                                                                     with Fujifilm technology, specifically
                                                                                     designed to neutralise static on the print-
                                                                                     outs, allowing for better handling after
                                                                                     printing,” says Green. “Additionally,
                                                                                     Fujifilm’s AI image enhancement feature
                                                                                     truly provides customers with a competi-
                                                                                     tive edge, enabling them to surpass their
                                                                                     competitors. New artificial intelligence
                                                                                     automatically  optimises  image  quality
                                                                                     based on image type. Even poor-quality
                                                                                     images that are too dark or bright, backlit,
      What does it do?                                printing requirements. It is a versatile   or with poor skin tone or sky colours can be
        This is an SRA3-plus duplex dry-toner         option with a four-colour configuration   automatically corrected and printed beauti-
      press with up to six print stations offering    that can be upgraded to five or six colours as
      a choice of 10 colours, CMYK plus               per future needs. On the other hand,   fully. This technological advantage empow-
      options including white, metallic, pink   Specifications  ApeosPro is a light production printer   ers our customers to outshine their
      and clear. It runs at up to 120 A4 pages        designed specifically for customers with   competitors, impress their target audience,
      per minute, and is currently the fastest   Process Dry-toner   lower print volumes who prioritise profes-  and achieve remarkable results.”
      dry-toner press available from Fujifilm.   electrophotography  sional performance without compromise.”
      It’s intended for average monthly vol-           At the same time Fujifilm released mon-  How does it work?
      umes of 225,000 to 445,000 pages and a   Colours CMYK plus   ochrome presses based on Revoria technol-
      maximum duty cycle of up to 2,250,000   optional fifth and   ogy: the E1 series in 136, 125 and 110ppm   The Revoria uses an all-new print engine
      pages.                           sixth units to run   versions.  At the Japanese IGAS show last   and replaces the older Colour 80i/100i
        The product number PC1120 stands   silver, gold, white,   November Fujifilm showed a technology
      for ‘Professional Colour, 1st generation,   pink, clear  demonstrator of a sheetfed B2-plus Revoria   toner presses in the Fujifilm range. These
      120 pages per minute’, says Fujifilm.           that it’s readying for availability in Japan   had a fifth colour option that included
      There’s a lot of automation and software   Paper size range   later this year. There’s been no word on   metallics, but the new toners are different.
      including new ‘AI’ automatic image   Standard: max   planned availability outside Japan. If it   Sheet sizes range from A6 up to long SRA3
                                       SRA3-plus
      enhancement and connection to the   (320x488mm), min   comes to market it will be the first commer-
      Fujifilm XMF workflow environment.              cial sheetfed B2 dry toner press, although   (330x488mm), and there is a 1,200mm
                                       A6; Custom sizes:   HP has been selling B2 liquid toner Indigos  duplexing banner option with one of the
      When was it launched and what mar-  98x148mm to   since 2012. Fujifilm already makes the B2   feeder options. It can take stock weights of
      ket is it aimed at?              330x488mm; long   inkjet Jet Press 750S, which runs 360 ppm
                                       sheet                                         between 52-400gsm.The colour choice is
        The Revoria was originally intended to   330x1,200mm;   in High Speed mode, so presumably the B2   the standard CMYK and up to two extras
      be announced at the cancelled Drupa   automatic duplex   Revoria would cost a lot less.
      shows in 2020 and then 2021. In the event   up to 330x729 mm  What’s the difference?  from a choice of silver, gold, white, pink
      it was launched into Europe in phases start-                                   and clear. It uses super EA eco toner
      ing in September 2021 and then April             Readers who followed the shifting rela-  (except for white), with nano-scale parti-
      2022, but the announcements for France          tionships between Fuji and Xerox may be   cles which are both 20% smaller and have a
      and the UK had to wait until April 2023,        aware that what used to be the joint venture
      reinforced by a big customer event in           company Fuji-Xerox (and is now the   20% lower melting temperature than previ-
      London in mid-May. Fujifilm has also            wholly-owned  Fujifilm Business   ous products. This lets it print a broader
      released a lower-cost four-colour toner         Innovation) builds the press that Xerox   range of media including plastics and syn-
      press range called ApeosPro. Spencer            calls Iridesse, which was released in June   thetics, says Green: “This advancement
      Green, head of POD sales, Fujifilm UK, says     2018 (Star Product, January 2019). This
      “The Revoria PC1120 offers a comprehen-         uses much the same technology as Revoria,   provides access to interesting markets like
      sive solution for all print service providers’   with the same options of up to six toners.   packaging and labelling.”
                Pricing starts at around £150,000, with click charges dependent on different factors.

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