Echo House in Surbiton is beta trialling the Acuity Ultra Hybrid LED unveiled by Fujifilm at Fespa Global last year. It installed what is the world’s first unit on Friday 27 January.
The design and sustainable creative PSP has a long history with Fujifilm, having installed an Acuity Select flatbed press in 2014 and the world’s first Acuity Ultra in 2018. Its director of operations, Peter Onyskiw, said: “We’ve built a collaborative and trusting relationship with Fujifilm over the many years – that’s what led us to be the first company in the world to install a 5m Acuity Ultra back. That machine is still going strong, though we did have to move it to a new spot to make room for the new one. We’re excited to be first again. We work in a rapidly innovative and highly creative sector, serving some of the largest companies in the world, with brands who set extremely high expectations for us. The Acuity Ultra Hybrid LED combines exceptional quality with greater flexibility through its hybrid capability, giving us even more creative potential to continue to meet, and exceed, our customers’ expectations. The technological efficiencies, flexibility and reliability further extend our sustainable credentials to boot.”
The Acuity Ultra Hybrid LED was Fujifilm’s big reveal at Fespa Global 2022 – the latest development in its ‘new blueprint for wide-format’ concept that introduced an all-new Acuity range redesigned from the ground up.
The 3.3m-wide Acuity Ultra Hybrid LED prints at speeds up to 218m²/hr (RTR) and delivers a print resolution of up to 1200x1200dpi. The machine, which incorporates various intelligent design features, uses a new ink, Uvijet UH, with six colours (CMYK, Lm, Lc) available as standard and white optional – all are Greenguard Gold and AgBB certified.
David Burton, director, Fujifilm Wide Format Inkjet Systems, said: “We’ve had a long and successful partnership with Echo House over many years – they’re never afraid to be first – so they were a natural fit to be the first to trial the latest press in our all-new Acuity range.
“We’re delighted to be starting a new chapter in our journey with them – and we look forward to working with them as they look to harness the considerable potential of this hybrid press to target new business opportunities.”
