Akira Hayakawa, managing director of Screen Australia says, “Fujifilm Australia is already a reseller for the Truepress Jet 520, but this new arrangement acknowledges their excellent relationships with the newspaper market, and effectively hands that sector over Fujifilm, with Screen’s full technical and advisory support.

Jointly, Screen and Fujifilm will now be able to help newspapers in the ANZ region address the exciting possibilities of digital inkjet printing for remote printing, zoning of targeted publications, personalization of news and short runs printed at many sites for maximum impact and rapid time-to-market.”

The first manifestation of this co-operation will be at the Panpa Future Forum,which will kick off in Sydney August 18-19. Screen and Fujifilm will exhibit jointly with personnel from both companies on hand with samples of digitally-printed newspapers from around the world.

Also commenting, Sturt Eastwood, general manager, Fujifilm Graphic Systems says, “Fujifilm enjoys a long-standing relationship with Screen, in both CTP and digital presses. Together in the newspaper market, we are determined to support the industry to continue to make the challenging changes needed to maintain and increase the printed newspaper’s presence in an information-rich, multi-faceted media environment.

“Fujifilm has supplied newspapers with film, plates and technology for many years so we understand the dynamics of the newspaper industry. Digital web printing and the developing partnership of Fujifilm and Screen adds many new opportunities.”

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