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he platesetter plays a central role

in prepress quality and productivity,

whatever your production requirements.

To keep ahead of the competition, you

need to ensure that you choose the right one.

Fuji has a choice of violet and thermal machines

to suit everyone. When quality is paramount, the

new Luxel V-8 HD delivers new standards in both FM

and conventionally-screened work. If productivity is

top priority, the Luxel V-8 HS is just the ticket –

producing 50 B1 plates an hour at 2400dpi, it’s the

fastest commercial violet platesetter in the world.

For busy B2 users, we’ve launched a multi-cassette

fully-auto version of the successful Luxel V-6. Both

the new V-8 models and the extended V-6 range

combine Fuji design and engineering quality and

environmental benefits with the proven cost-of-

ownership advantage of violet imaging.

If you prefer thermal CTP and fancy going

processless with the new Brillia HD PRO-T plate

we’ve got a new range of productive high-quality

platesetters to support it; you can read about the

first PRO-T users’ experiences on page 7.

Whatever you print and whoever you print it for,

we’ve got a better platesetter for you. For more

information, drop us a line – see page 8 for details.

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Ultimate CTPFuji unveils complete new rangeof thermal and violet platesetters

2. V-8 violet power; Ipex report

3. New B1 and B2 thermal engines

4. Building better platesetters

5. Luxel News improves bottlenecks

6. Eco-friendly platesetter design

7. PRO-T transforms platemaking

8. Go! Workflow; fully-auto V-6

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Fuji shows the future of premedia Better plates, platesetters and workflow draw the crowds at Ipex

Setting new standards for speed and qualityNew flagship B1 violet platesetters raise the bar for quality and productivity

Demonstrated live at Ipex, Fuji has

introduced two flagship B1 violet

platesetters that are designed and

engineered to set new standards in

quality, productivity and cost of

ownership.

The Luxel V-8 HD features a new High

Definition imaging head which combines

the latest improvements in violet laser

technology with a refined optical system

(see page 4). This yields an enhanced

laser beam profile and hence a sharper

dot on the plate, which brings better

image quality and improved processing

stability and consistency.

Used in conjunction with the High

Definition Brillia LP-NV2 plate, the

system offers unparalleled dot

reproduction and linearity while retaining

high productivity levels – the fully

automatic Luxel V-8 HD can image 32 B1

plates an hour at 2400dpi.

For situations where peak production

demands require the fastest possible

throughput of plates, Fuji has introduced

the Luxel V-8 HS, whose 60,000rpm

spinner, twin-laser optics and optimised

plate handling enable it to produce 50

B1 plates an hour at 2400dpi, and 70

plates an hour at 1200 dpi, making it the

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The Luxel V-8 HS can produce a four-

colour B1 set in under four minutes. A

unique rapid restart feature and the

ability to continue operation with one

laser if the other fails ensures maximum

availability and non-stop productivity for

high volume or fast turnaround work.

Both Luxel V-8 platesetter models

will ship in fully automatic configurations

and be upgradeable to work with the

forthcoming Brillia HD PRO-V chemistry-

free violet plate, providing a clear path

to processless working.

The Fuji stand at Ipex in April was

kept busy as visitors were treated

to demonstrations of a new range of

plates and platesetters, together with

a preview of a completely new workflow

system. Crowds gathered to watch the

Brillia HD PRO-T processless thermal

plate being output and printed live on

the stand, as well as to have a close-

up look at the new Luxel V-8 B1 violet

and Luxel T-Series B1 and B2 thermal

platesetter ranges.

The preview of the new JDF-based

workflow currently under development

was also a popular attraction. To be

formally launched later in the year, the

new workflow is the first to employ the

new Adobe PDF Print Engine, announced

by Adobe at Ipex; Fuji was the only vendor

to demonstrate an implementation of

the new technology at the show.

The new workflow is designed from

the ground up to be based on JDF

(Job Definition Format), requiring no

translation or conversion to work

with the new industry standard. It is a

cross-media production tool designed

to set new standards in productivity

and efficiency, automating all the

usual workflow production steps such

as trapping, imposition and colour

management for both CTP and digital

print production. It will also provide

added-value services such as 3D

visualisation based on actual RIPped

data and intelligent image processing.

Based on image correction

technology developed over many

years for Fuji’s photographic minilab

products, the Image Intelligence module

automatically corrects poor quality

images, enabling users to bring the

vast majority of images up to a good

standard with no manual intervention.

Orders taken at the show included

the sale of the first Luxel V-8 HD High

Definition B1 violet platesetter to

Dessain Printing of Mechelen, Belgium,

where it will be used to produce 300

plates a day to feed three web presses.

Swansea-based IMEX Group was one

of many printers at the show looking to

switch to processless CTP. The company

ordered a thermal Luxel T-6300S CTP

system running the new Brillia HD PRO-T

processless plates.

THE LUXEL V-8 HS CAN PRODUCE A FOUR-COLOUR B1 SET IN UNDER FOUR MINUTES

Wowing the crowds: Fuji’s Andy Bain introduces

the new JDF-based workflow (top) and Steve

Cookman demonstrates the Brillia HD PRO-T

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platesetters designed specifically

for the newspaper sector, based on

its proven violet CTP technology. The

Luxel News range comes in 80, 100

and 120 plates-per-hour versions, all

of which have the fully automated

plate handling and robust build quality

necessary for newspaper production.

Dual violet laser configurations

allow the Luxel News machines to

achieve these high productivity levels,

with the additional benefit of built-in

redundancy, long life and low laser

replacement costs. The platesetters

are designed to complement the

Brillia LP-NNV violet newspaper

plates.

All three units offer 1016, 1200

and 1270 dpi output for newspaper

requirements, but also additional

resolutions up to 2540 dpi, making

them suitable for producing quality

colour supplements or commercial

work. Each can support either five

high-capacity cassettes or five large

format ones for bigger plate sizes.

Both productivity and resolution can

be field upgraded in the 80 and 100

plates-per-hour models.

Violet platesetters make the newsHigh performance range for newspaper market also offers commercial quality

Upgradeable productivity and automation

options are key features of both the new Luxel

T-63 series of B2 platesetters (top) and of

the T-9 B1 family (above).

Together with the Newspaper Society

and Production Journal, Fuji celebrated

a decade of the Newspaper Awards in

May. The Awards recognise excellence

in newspaper production, and to mark

their tenth year, Fuji sponsored a special

new award, Innovation of the Decade, for

Saluting innovation PDF wins at Newspaper Awards

those who have been at the forefront of

innovation for the last 10 years.

The Award was given to Adobe’s

Portable Document Format (PDF), the

wide spread adoption of which has

brought ‘far-reaching production

benefits for creative professionals,

Fuji’s Keith Dalton (left) with Adobe’s Alan Felgate (centre) and Production Journal editor Gary Cullum.

agencies, publishers and printers.’

A charity appeal organised by Fujifilm

at the event raised nearly £6000 for the

North and Mid-Bedfordshire branch of

the Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading

care and research charity for sufferers

of dementia, their families and carers.

Thermal platesetters with a future

Ipex saw the launch of an enhanced

range of Fuji thermal platesetters

that offer new cost-effective upgrade

paths for automation and productivity.

Available in both B1 and B2 formats,

the Luxel T series has established an

excellent reputation for reliable, high

quality plate production.

Customers purchasing manual, semi-

auto and single cassette autoloading

systems can now easily upgrade to

the highly automated multi-cassette

autoloader. Luxel T platesetters are

available with a range of resolutions,

standard and custom punch options

and most can have the number of lasers

increased to raise productivity.

The Luxel T-9 series addresses the

B1 market with six models delivering up

to 35 B1 plates an hour at 2400dpi. They

support plate sizes between 1160x940

and 450x370mm. Similarly, the T-63

series offers up to 21 B2 plates an hour

at 2400dpi with plate sizes ranging from

830x660 to 324x370mm.

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uppose you’re the

manufacturer of a

proven and successful B1

platesetter that delivers

high levels of quality and

performance to a wide range of printers.

How do you improve it?

This was the question that Fuji’s

engineers set out to answer. The Luxel

V-9600 CTP B1 violet platesetter has

been extremely successful, with more

than 1500 installations worldwide. But

the market doesn’t stand still – what is a

cutting-edge feature one year becomes

part of the standard product’s

specification the next. So how could they

make the best better?

The answer was to develop new

versions that offered even higher

image quality and greater productivity,

giving more options to precisely meet

customers’ needs while still maintaining

the consistency, reliability and cost

of ownership benefits of the existing

platesetter. The result is the newly

announced Luxel V-8 HD (High Definition)

and V-8 HS (High Speed) platesetters.

Precision profilingOne of the key drivers for Fuji’s

platesetter development has been

continuing advances in violet laser

technology, with increasingly powerful

devices becoming available, currently in

the 60mW range but with 120mW units

on the horizon.

Power’s only part of the story, though.

For maximum image quality and to exploit

the latest FM and hybrid screening

technologies, the laser beam needs to be

precisely focused in order to generate

an even, sharp dot, with no noise or

artefacts. Fuji engineers developed a new

High Definition optical system for the

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platesetters, called Pure Beam, which

delivers a perfectly formed dot with no

edge effects.

Coupled with the high precision

manufacturing and alignment procedures

that go into every Luxel platesetter, the

High Definition imaging head and Pure

Beam technology mean that the Luxel

V-8 HD platesetter delivers a 10-micron

focused spot, giving the hardest possible

dot on the exposed plate.

This brings an immediate advantage

with existing violet plates in FM

screening applications, but the full

benefits of the V-8 HD will be

experienced when it’s used with the new

Brillia LP-NV2 High Definition violet plate.

The combination sets new standards in

image quality and processing stability for

all types of work, meeting the quality

requirements of the most discerning

printers.

Faster, fasterMaximum throughput without

compromising existing quality levels was

the design goal for the V-8 HS, which

at 50 B1 plates an hour at 2400 dpi

is the world’s fastest commercial B1

platesetter. One of the factors that

determines how quickly you can image a

plate inside an internal drum platesetter

is how fast you can spin the mirror that

deflects the laser beam onto the plate.

Until now, most spinners have been

limited to around 40,000 – 45,000 rpm,

not because faster spinners couldn’t be

made, but because of the problems in

accurately positioning and controlling

the beam at such high speeds.

As engineering manager George

Darmanin explains, “We’re writing 70

million dots a second and they all have to

be in the right place at the right time.”

To achieve the phenomenal speed

Designing revolutionary platesetters that set still higher standards for quality and speed in a highly competitive market isn’t a trivial task. Michael Walker went to Fuji’s factory in Peterborough to see how it’s done.

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Contract newspaper printer Mortons of Horncastle was facing a prepress bottleneck in producing over 110 regional weekly and monthly publications. Up to 40 or more pages of a typical 56-page publication would often arrive within the last hour of the deadline, meaning that dozens of plates would need to be output very quickly.

Managing director for production Jim Lee and his colleagues discounted thermal CTP as being unable to provide the necessary productivity, but weren’t keen to commit to another green laser CTP device. “We knew that violet was the way to go,” he says.

Up and running fastFujifi lm installed a Luxel News 100 violet platesetter at Mortons’ Newark site in March 2005, and had it producing plates for real jobs on the second working day after its delivery. Running at 1200dpi

on Mortons’ two key plate sizes, the platesetter’s throughput is around 80 plates per hour.

In addition to meeting Mortons’ productivity requirements, the Fujifi lm platesetter is able to act as back-up for existing Autologic units, thanks to its support for higher resolutions, enabling it to produce 1800dpi work for heatset printing of colour supplements.

Mortons’ production staff have noticed the quality improvement that the violet platesetter has brought. “The dot from the internal drum platesetter is clearly better than from the old fl atbed device, which means there’s less chance of it fi lling-in in critical tonal ranges or areas of detail,” comments Lee.

Looking ahead, Lee is excited by the possibility of processless violet plates; they would be an infl uential factor in the eventual replacement of the Autologic units.

Mortons breaks bottleneck with Luxel NewsThe fi rst installation of Fujifi lm’s new violet platesetter for the newspaper industry has solved production bottlenecks and improved quality at a regional newspaper printer

of the V-8 HS, Fuji uses a 60,000rpm

spinner with two violet lasers writing

simultaneously, thanks to an ingenious

defl ection method that prevents the

beams from crossing over as the mirror

rotates, a technique that was pioneered

in the award-winning ‘Sumo’ imagesetter.

The other half of the equation is

the mirror. A new precision-machined

Beryllium mirror was developed for

the Luxel V-8 HS, which minimises

deformation under centrifugal forces as

it spins, keeping dot position and shape

accurate even at such high speeds.

To complement the high speed

imaging, improved plate handling and

control electronics have been designed,

allowing plates to travel through the

unit nose-to-tail so that as soon as one

plate is imaged, the next is ready to be

loaded into the drum, while the fi rst goes

straight on into the processor; additional

vacuum grooves have been added to the

inside of the drum to ensure more rapid

plate positioning prior to imaging.

The technology and design advances

made in the development of the Luxel

V-8 HD and HS platesetters will be

incorporated into other forthcoming

models, but if you’re a B1 printer

who needs the ultimate in quality or

productivity, plus a path to chemistry-

free working with the forthcoming

Brillia HD PRO-V plate, V-8 power is

available to order today.

Fine-tuning of the violet laser beam profi le

gives the Luxel V-8 HD its outstanding hard

dot characteristic for ultimate quality imaging

(left). Precision engineering and alignment of

the laser optics is the other half of the story

for both the V-8 HD and V-8 HS (below).

“THE DOT FROM THE INTERNAL DRUM PLATESETTER IS CLEARLY BETTER THAN FROM THE OLD FLATBED DEVICE.”Jim Lee, managing director for production, Mortons

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to mind economical

diesel or even hybrid cars,

well-insulated buildings

or fuel-efficient boilers, devices that all

extract more output from reduced input

when used. But in Fuji’s Vision for the

Environment programme, it’s the entire

product lifecycle that’s evaluated for

environmental impact, not just the phase

where it’s being used by the customer.

Counting the carbonA key parameter in Fuji’s Vision for the

Environment programme is Lifecycle

Assessment in which the carbon dioxide

Waste not, want notFuji’s Vision for the Environment initiative aims to minimise the environmental impact of a product throughout its working life, from design to disposal

emissions associated with each step of

the product’s life are calculated. Against

these values are set the CO2 ‘credit’ for

recycling the components and materials

at the end of the product’s life.

The ultimate aim is to produce a

product with a net CO2 emissions figure

of zero in manufacture and disposal, and

as low as possible for usage. At Fuji’s

award-winning Peterborough factory,

where the Luxel V-6 and V-8 ranges of

violet platesetters are manufactured,

this has meant a painstaking

assessment of every stage of the design

and manufacturing process.

“The general aim is to make products

lighter and smaller and to use fewer

materials and less energy throughout

their life, without compromising

performance or reliability,” explains

Roger Melville of Fujifilm Electronic

Imaging.

The sum of the partsThe materials aspect is handled by

looking at each product and counting

the number of parts and weighing both

the unassembled parts and the finished

whole to assess the amount of wastage

during manufacturing. The percentage

of recyclable materials used is analysed,

as is the type and quantity of raw

materials used.

Alternative construction techniques

or materials that lower the parts

count or product weight – but

without compromising product quality,

performance or safety – are considered,

as are opportunities to reduce or

eliminate machining and other time-

and energy-consuming manufacturing

operations. A good example is the choice

of Xanite, a composite material used to

form the drum of the V-6 platesetter

by moulding, thus completely avoiding

the machining operations necessary on

aluminium castings.

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Dramatic weight lossThe results of this approach are

significant. Comparing the manual

version of the Luxel V-6 platesetter to

its predecessor, the newer machine is

44kg lighter, which helps with transport

costs, while its parts count has been

reduced by more than 300, which not

only simplifies manufacture, but improves

reliability too. Similarly, its packaging

weight was reduced by 43 per cent

and its volume by 42 per cent. Severe

drop-testing is carried out to ensure

that the packaging still meets the same

standards of protection.

A comparison of the single-cassette

auto model of the V-6 against the model

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it replaced showed an even better

improvement, with a product weight

reduction of over 1300kg, and a 68 per

cent saving in packaging weight.

The CO2 emission figures for the new

platesetters show that the largest

contribution to emissions relates to

the products’ usage, which has to be

calculated on assumed levels of activity

during a seven-year working life, while

the manufacturing amounts are largely

balanced by the recycling benefit at

the end. Energy efficiency is always an

important criterion in product design,

and in the platesetters manufactured

by Fujifilm Electronic Imaging it’s

helped by violet lasers having lower

power consumption than their thermal

counterparts.

Thanks to this comprehensive

approach to environmental issues,

Fuji continues not only to exceed

legal requirements, such as the RoHS

(Restriction of Hazardous Substances)

Directive that comes into force this

summer, banning materials such as lead

from electrical and electronic goods,

but to develop products that are state-

of-the-art in performance, quality and

environmental attributes.

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The first UK installations of Fuji’s Brillia HD PRO-T processless thermal plate have been highly successful, according to two printers who began using the plates in March of this year.

At West Bromwich colour printer Hill Shorter, which serves clients in the fine art and music promotions business, CTP developments had been kept under continuous review, but according to repro director John Foley, early ‘processless’ offerings carried performance penalties that were unacceptable:

“Some of the processless CTP systems we considered would only have produced eight plates an hour – we could already do that manually,” he comments.

As well as improving productivity, Foley was keen to be able to implement FM or hybrid screening. “When Fuji told us they could offer processless that ran at the same speed as ordinary thermal CTP and

True processless transforms printers’ prepress

“WE ARE GETTING JUST AS GOOD QUALITY FROM PROCESSLESS AS FROM THE PROCESSED PLATE.”John Foley, repro director, Hill Shorter

Fuji’s new Brillia HD PRO-T processless thermal plate has been radically simplifying prepress operations and improving productivity at printers in West Bromwich and Northampton

without the chemistry problems, we knew the moment had come,” he confirms.

Smooth transitionIn early February 2006, Fuji installed a Luxel T-9000CTP B1 thermal platesetter to produce plates for Hill Shorter’s three Heidelberg presses, initially running the Brillia LH-PIE processed thermal plate. The move to processless followed very soon after with trials of Brillia HD PRO-T.

“Fuji’s support was first class,” comments John Foley. “They knew we had to maintain production throughout the transition and we achieved this. The trials went very well and we are getting just as good quality from processless as from the processed plate.”

Further, it’s possible to switch between the two plate types without needing to make any press adjustments, as both plates require identical press conditions and give identical performance.

Processless CTP has also been under scrutiny at commercial printer Avalon Print of Northampton since the company’s inception in December 2004. Managing director Darren Briers had been evaluating processless options in order to achieve a number of goals:

“I like the idea of completely removing a process and, like many printers, we have a space issue. As well as freeing up space, moving into processless plate production will make us more productive and will also remove the plate developer waste disposal bills.”

Saving space, time and money weren’t the only motivations, however:

“I am very keen on green issues. I see the move to processless as an important step in working towards an ISO 14001 environmental standards accreditation,” Briers adds.

No compromiseHaving switched successfully to Fuji Brillia LH-PIE thermal plates at the end of 2005, Briers and his colleagues decided to test Fuji’s claims for the new ‘no-compromise’ Brillia HD PRO-T thermal plate.

“Some of the ‘processless’ alternatives require gumming after exposure, which we didn’t want to have to do,” recalls Briers, “We wanted to use a true processless plate.”

The plate performed well right from the earliest stages of the trial. According to Briers, “Set-up was incredibly straightforward. We made a profile of the platesetter, ran one set of plates, made some adjustments and have successfully run jobs from the PRO-T plates on both our presses.

“Our first test was a live production job and the Brillia HD PRO-T plate was spot-on in terms of imaging speed, print quality and on-press behaviour, matching the processed Brillia LH-PIE thermal plate exactly. It does everything Fuji said; I’m really pleased.”

“PRO-T WAS SPOT-ON IN TERMS OF IMAGING SPEED, PRINT QUALITY AND PRESS BEHAVIOUR” Darren Briers, managing director, Avalon Print (pictured left)

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What would be your dream job? Being part of the coaching staff at

Manchester City or house-husband to a very

wealthy wife.

Do you have any hidden talents? I’m the greatest footballer of my generation.

What’s the best thing about your job? I like dealing with people, and enjoy the

variety of contacts you build up – colleagues,

logistics and factory staff, UK customers

and European distributors.

What’s the most challenging project or request you’ve had? Being part of the project team helping to

configure a new company-wide ERP

system. It required us to support

the business post-implementation, which

meant many long days and weekend

hours. Stock checks in very high warehouse

locations are also a challenge, because I’m

scared of heights.

What’s your most effective or best personal asset? My cheeky Northern charm. And I work till I

drop.

What advice would you offer someone applying for your job?Prepare yourself for the interrogation of a

lifetime if you are interviewed by my boss. He

will grill you like a well-done steak.

Do you have any unfulfilled ambitions? Professionally, to be part of a team

universally recognised as the benchmark for

inventory control in the industry. Personally,

to see my kids grow up healthy, happy and

successful.

Passing the platesIt’s supply chain manager and Manchester City supporter Paul Sloan’s job to make sure that consumables flow smoothly and efficiently from Fuji’s manufacturing facilities around the world, through the Bedford warehouse and out to customers across the UK

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To further extend its technological and

market lead, Fuji has recently opened

a completely new research facility, the

Advanced Research Laboratories in

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The 56,000

square metre facility brings together

under one roof engineers specialising in

a wide range of fields from chemistry to

optics and software development.

Under the banner ‘intellectual

fusion, innovation and value creation’

the laboratory will aim to foster an

outstandingly innovative research

group. This will be the source for

ground-breaking new Fuji technologies

and products, thanks to cross-

fertilisation of such disparate fields

as organic synthesis, precision micro-

machining, lens design, laser technology

and image processing.

FUJI AT WORK

The future – invented hereIt’s all systems Go!Fuji Open Workflow gains improved imposition and screening options plus further MIS integration

The latest updates to the Fuji Open

Workflow were received with interest

at Ipex. Now sporting an intuitive icon-

driven user interface called Go!, Fuji

Open Workflow v10 includes its own

easy-to-operate automatic imposition

capability in addition to support for

third-party imposition packages.

The system’s improved MIS support

and integration enables automatic

imposition from MIS-supplied JDF job

tickets and is fully compatible with the

The final addition to Fuji’s modular and

upgradeable B2 violet platesetter

range is the Luxel V-6 Multi Cassette

Autoloader (MAL). Aimed at customers

who require high

throughput, support for

multiple plate sizes and

unattended operation, the

Luxel V-6 MAL offers flexibility in

plate formats, from duplicator

sizes up to the largest B2

presses.

Three cassettes, each holding up

to 150 plates, can be used online, with

an option to have a further four offline,

interchangeable in minutes to maximise

productive time. There is a tilted loading

trolley option for use in confined spaces.

Remote system monitoring is supported

as standard and there is an internal

punch option.

The Luxel V-6 MAL is optimised for

use with the new High Definition Brillia

LP-NV2 violet plates and designed to

provide unparalleled quality and low

cost of ownership. It supports upgrades

to the workflow and automation to

increase the unit’s productivity and

to take advantage of the forthcoming

Brillia HD PRO-V chemistry-free plate.

B2 unit gets big ideas Fully-automatic option completes V-6 platesetter range

new CIP4 specification.

Fuji Open Workflow now supports

a range of new screening options,

including Taffeta, Fuji’s second-

generation FM screening and Fuji

Co-Res AM screening. A benefit of this

increased screening support is that

it’s now possible to apply different

screening types to different objects on

a page, particularly useful in security

printing. Fuji Open Workflow v10 is

available immediately.