The press will be exhibited on Fujifilm’s stand (Hall 9, stand CD360) with five live printing presentations taking place each day.

After de-inking trials carried out by the International Association of the Deinking Industry (INGEDE), the body said the 720 hit recyclability levels “previously unseen” with inkjet print.

INGEDE’s Axel Fischer said the association was surprised by the levels of de-inking that were possible with the Jet Press 720 samples.

“These types of results are in the same league as those achieved with offset inks, but we’ve never before seen such great results with inkjet print,” he added.

Fujifilm is pitching the 2,700 sheets per hour Jet Press at companies carrying out short-run commercial print work, with Graham Leeson, marketing manager for Fujifilm Graphic Systems, identifying a market between 500 and 2,000 sheets.

Although the machine is capable of handling variable-data work, Leeson said such capabilities would be “application-dependent” on the customer’s requirements at this stage.

While Fujifilm would not be drawn on a price for the Jet Press 720, the manufacturer said it remained committed to a commercial launch before the end of the year and set a price of around US$1m.

“We’ve had a really positive response to the Jet Press 720 so far but shows like Ipex will give us a greater idea. There is still scepticism but we look forward to proving those views wrong.”

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