Fujifilm Announces Sale of Graphium at Labelexpo

Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, is pleased to announce from the show floor at Labelexpo the purchase of Graphium, a digital hybrid, four color plus white UV inkjet press integrated with inline flexo and finishing, by Distinct Packabilities, a Shepherdsville, Kentucky-based print provider.

“Fujiflm and Distinct Packabilities are going to establish a new standard for digital print quality in the flexible packaging and prime label markets,” said David Haley, Vice President, Distinct Packabilities. “With a print asset of this magnitude in the hands of our experienced staff of some of the best printers in the world, we intend to shift a number of paradigms that have prevailed in these markets for too long when it comes to print quality.”

Graphium, currently on display at Fujifilm booth 5621, is a high speed hybrid UV inkjet press designed specifically for the narrow web market by FFEI, Ltd. and marketed exclusively in North America by Fujifilm. Fujifilm says it is the first press to be configured with under and over white. 

Distinct Packabilities provides a variety of service offerings to flexible packaging and prime label end users, and are particularly well known for producing outstanding quality on their state-of-the-art flexo presses utilizing Fujifilm Clarity Water Washable Flexo plates and Fujifilm Flexo inks. 

“Its print capability can produce up to 13,240 feet per hour at a resolution up to 1080 dpi and an eight-level grayscale. This digital press will print all of the common substrates found throughout our other production processes while achieving excellent adhesion, light fastness, and durability. Also, for us, the ability to very quickly move in and out of a rapidly changing print schedule is very important,” added Haley.

Graphium is able to handle a print width of either 13 inches or 16 inches, and can print some of the thinnest label substrates up to heavy duty vinyl, as well as board stock. Graphium offers printers an alternative to flexo printing on short to medium-run, four-color plus white labels and packaging, allowing for up to six flexo stations and inline finishing options. 

“We believe Graphium is the digital print asset that will allow us to re-establish many of the legacy paradigms throughout the industry when it comes to short print runs, fast turnaround times and incredible print quality,” said Haley.  “We’re anxious to get it into the hands of our printers and start putting these super high quality, quick turn, short run printed products out into the marketplace. Our customers continue to need these capacities and their color and graphics quality demands only continue to proliferate. We feel we now have an incredibly powerful weapon in our arsenal that will allow us to meet and exceed these demands.”