Fujifilm opens its first Demo Centre in India to showcase its latest innovation in Graphic Arts technology

From Left- Mr. David Burton- Commercial Director, Mr Sandeep Thanaawala- NEAT Graphics, Mr. Suresh Shetty- Dot Digital Fujifilm Speciality Ink System UK & Mr. Yasunobu Nishiyama- MD, Fujifilm India

Mumbai, January 22, 2016: Fujifilm India Private Limited, today, opened its First Demo Centre in Mumbai to showcase and demonstrate its flagship products and its capabilities as well as a customer gallery showcasing the print samples. The unique Demo Centre has been designed to give a real time experience of the company’s wide-format printing prowess.
The Centre showcases the Fujifilm range of Wide Format Inkjet Printers (WFIJ) including its latest version of the Acuity LED 1600 – a versatile wide format LED UV inkjet printer which boasts of its ultra-high quality and application flexibility. Its new feature comprises of a new fast printing mode of 33m2 (355 sq ft) per hour, which is more than 50% faster than the previous model, addressing customer demands for faster job turnarounds and lower output cost. The Acuity Advance Select is the all-in-one mid-range UV inkjet flatbed printer offering outstanding performance and quality in PoP material and creative printing. The Acuity EY flatbed printer is a true breakthrough in wide format UV digital imaging technology, offering the perfect combination of near photographic print quality, production output and investment cost. These wide format UV inkjet printers can print on a wide range of rigid and flexible media for unimaginable range of applications. Using Fujifilm’s award winning Uvijet inks, the Acuity printers offer exceptional quality, are truly affordable and offer faster return.

From Left- Mr. David Burton- Commercial Director, Mr Sandeep Thanaawala- NEAT Graphics, Mr. Suresh Shetty- Dot Digital Fujifilm Speciality Ink System UK & Mr. Yasunobu Nishiyama- MD, Fujifilm India

From Left- Mr. David Burton- Commercial Director, Mr Sandeep Thanaawala- NEAT Graphics, Mr. Suresh Shetty- Dot Digital Fujifilm Speciality Ink System UK & Mr. Yasunobu Nishiyama- MD, Fujifilm India


The company is expected to achieve 10% overall growth by the end of FY 2015 of which Graphics Arts business is one of the most important drivers for growth. The company is looking at achieving 15% growth by the end of FY 2016. As a novel initiative by Fujifilm in the WFIJ printing industry, the company is opening its First Demo Centre exclusively for this segment. With this initiative the company wants to further strengthen its Graphic Arts presence in India and increase its revenue with a more significant contribution coming from this Business.

Inaugurating the Demo Centre, Mr. Yasunobu Nishiyama, Managing Director, Fujifilm India Pvt. Ltd. said, “The objective of opening a Demo Centre is to give a live experience of our printing products to our customers as ‘Seeing is Believing’. With our world-class printing technology, we are committed towards providing the best user experience. Our Acuity range of printers has been a success with their speed, quality and precision in work. Moreover, they are energy efficient and much kinder to environment. We look forward to add more products to our Centre going forward.”

From Left-  S.M. Ramprasad- EVP Graphic Arts Fujifilm India, Mr. David Burton- Commercial Director, Fujifilm Speciality Ink System UK, Mr. Yasunobu Nishiyama- MD, Fujifilm India, Mr. James & Raghav Rao- Director, Fujfilm Sericol, Kevin Jenner- Business Manager Asia Fujifilm Speciality Ink System UK & Mr. Takeshi Sampei- Section Managar, Fujifilm Global Graphic Systems       

From Left-  S.M. Ramprasad- EVP Graphic Arts Fujifilm India, Mr. David Burton- Commercial Director, Fujifilm Speciality Ink System UK, Mr. Yasunobu Nishiyama- MD, Fujifilm India, Mr. James & Raghav Rao- Director, Fujfilm Sericol, Kevin Jenner- Business Manager Asia Fujifilm Speciality Ink System UK & Mr. Takeshi Sampei- Section Managar, Fujifilm Global Graphic Systems       


About Fujifilm
Fujifilm established in 1934 has believed in Innovation and creation of new values through leading edge and proprietary technologies. FUJIFILM India as a firm believer in sophistication, the company continues to work hard to provide the Indian consumer the best products and services.
Our corporate slogan is “Value from Innovation.” Along with expressing Fujifilm’s commitment to continuously creating innovative technologies, products and services that empower the potential and expand the horizons of tomorrow’s businesses and lifestyles, the slogan also encapsulates the company’s desire to combine our own original technology with human resources, expertise and technology from around the world both internally and externally to create innovation. A new brand statement has also been created to articulate these commitments more specifically, and the slogan encapsulates the main points of the brand statement.
Our Goal is to be a company that is able to resolve a diverse variety of the problems that face society, contribute to the world through the continuous creation of value – added products and services, and achieve sustainable growth through constant innovation. That was the commitment we made to the world when we launched our new corporate slogan “Value from Innovation”
We quickly ascertain customer needs, and communicate these clearly and accurately to those involved in product development.  Instant camera – instax is successful example of this in Photo Imaging business which was developed after accurately assessing market demands and with all related business divisions working together throughout the entire process from production to sales on a worldwide scale.

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Sachin Murdeshwar
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