Inkjet Printing Technology in Commercial Printing Market

Abstract

After FUJIFILM announced the B2 sheet-fed inkjet printer for commercial printing market in drupa 2008, we commercialized Jet Press 720 which achieved offset printing image quality in 2011. Jet Press 720S improved stability and reliability as a production machine and realized the full variable printing as a digital printer. After that, we improved the system to handle thicker paper to respond user needs. Through these developments, we enhanced the system integration technology and also enhanced the inkjet head technology, inkjet ink, and image optimization technology to establish FUJIFILM INKJET TECHNOLOGY^TM. This technology expands our business, such as supplying inkjet head units to other companies. In this paper, we describe the unique challenges in the commercial printing market through JetPress series development and what technologies have been used to solve the issues of commercial printing.