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News Release from: Fujifilm Graphic Systems | Subject: Vilet CTP, Luxel V-6 B2 platesetter
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 May 2005
1,000th Violet CTP Cut Press Downtime
And Waste
Fujifilm's 1,000th violet CTP system has just rolled off the production line, three years since it's launch at Ipex 2002.
Fujifilm's 1,000th violet CTP system has just rolled off the production line, three years since it's launch at Ipex 2002 The 1,000th machine, a Fuji Luxel V-6 B2 platesetter, will be installed at Suffolk (UK) Kingfisher Press
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 4 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Galloways, a commercial and packaging printer based in Poynton, Cheshire (UK) has seen its commercial work increase by 50 per cent since installing a complete Fujifilm violet CTP and workflow system.
Keith Dalton, the UK divisional director of Fujifilm Graphic Systems, said: "Violet CTP has taken the market by storm, and is now the first choice for many printers and repro houses.
We believe the winning combination of low cost of ownership, high quality, productivity and environmental friendliness is unmatched by any other technology." It is the first move to CTP for Kingfisher Press, which provides print to customers including Harrods, Greene King, Bayer and several NHS Primary Care Trusts.
The company chose Violet CTP as it plans to increase the amount of repro it undertakes in-house, which will reduce operational costs and increase productivity.
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Richard Stiff, production manager at Kingfisher Press, commented: "We chose the Fujifilm Luxel-V6 as we believe Violet technology provides a reduced cost of ownership and is more environmentally friendly.
Fujifilm's products offer better value for money in comparison to its competitors and we liked the fact that we could buy consumables from them as well.
We will be using Fujifilm Brillia LP-NV plates, which will enable us to achieve a greater throughput of plates, with the vast majority now being made in-house." He continued: "Fujifilm's Brillia LP-NV plates have an excellent reputation - they are of the highest quality and are made using a specially developed patented coating, giving us cleaner and more accurate plates.
The plates, combined with violet technology and Fuji Open Workflow, will reduce downtime on press, save on wastage, reduce production time and will help us provide our customers with a higher level of service." Kingfisher Press is also the first Fuji customer to install a fully automated version of the Luxel V-6.
Plate loading will be automatic, with only one person operating the workflow and platesetter at a time, resulting in improved productivity.
Stiff concluded: "With the installation of our Luxel V-6 we will be able to offer a more complete range of services to our customers.
Following an investment in bindery equipment last year, the V-6 engine and Fuji Open Workflow are the final links in our production chain and we aim to maintain the steady growth we have enjoyed since the company was established in 1991.".
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