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Fujifilm has revealed a significant commercial deal with newspaper company DPG Media for offset plates
Fujifilm has revealed a significant commercial deal with newspaper company DPG Media for offset plates.
During drupa, the Netherlands-based newspaper firm confirmed its investment in six XStream thermal CTP platesetters and a significant volume of Fujifilm Superia ZX-N processless plates.
The deal has been agreed as part of Fujifilm’s Platesense programme which sees the manufacturer deliver plates to customers as and when they need them, along with all associated CTP equipment and consumables.
Fujifilm also manages waste and aluminium collection which helps to protect printers from price fluctuations. The manufacturer also provides comprehensive processor maintenance, service, and support.
Andre Fokkema, director of printing at DPG Media, comments: “We came to Fujifilm because of its established presence in the market and its proven, high quality printing technologies. We want to achieve unattended plate production.
“In addition, with the help of the Platesense programme taking away the stress of plate production and management processes, we’ll be able to concentrate on running our business while benefitting from automation, productivity, and operational cost savings.”
Thomas Kurz, head of sales Newspaper at Fujifilm Europe, adds: “Our commercial offset technology continues to support industries such as newspaper printing – and our deal with DPG Media is an excellent example of this.
“Our processless CTP plates not only offer all the benefits of 100% savings on resources needed for processing, but also guarantee exceptional quality and reliability.”
