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FUJIFILM ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2018 DESIGN CHALLENGE
Fujifilm South Africa announced the winners and
runners-up of its Design Challenge at the FESPA
Africa And Sign Africa Expo on 14 September.
Entrants were required to submit a design for
different categories using the Acuity LED 1600 II’s
unique features creatively. The Grand Prize winner
was the Solar Film Foundation team (Interior
Design category). The substrate was clear film
applied to a day-night lightbox, and the Acuity LED
1600 II feature incorporated was three layered
print – CMYK, white, CMYK.
Interior Design
First: Solar Film Foundation team.
Second: Michael Mahan, Associated Printers Ltd.
Third: Sun Media Bloemfontein team.
Retail Environment
First: Shaeema Boer.
Second: Elizabeth Nel.
Third: Electronic Touch Systems team.
Free Category
First: Monique Lamprecht, Level Up Design.
Second: Associated Printers Ltd. team.
Third: Chantelle De Gois. Deon Brits and Takeo Hata, Fujifilm South Africa, with overall winners Solar Film Foundation team, and
Anja Kirton, Fujifilm South Africa.
Visitors to the expo could also vote for their
favourite design. The winner was the Electronic
Touch Systems team. •
The designs incorporated the unique features of
the LED 1600 II, including:
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Two or three-layer one-pass printing:
simultaneous two or three-layer printing
with colour, white and clear inks provides
the ability to produce high-value creative
prints. Print colour-white-colour layers in one
pass for two-sided images on transparent
materials.
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Emboss effect: LED UV cures the ink instantly
so there is no need to wait for the print to dry
before finishing or shipping. This technology
enables you to print multiple layers: you can
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print an image raised up to nine times.
Heat sensitive materials: LED UV lamps use a
fraction of the energy of conventional curing
systems, which means users can work with
heat-sensitive media without deformation,
saving money on power consumption and
substrates.
Added value with clear and white inks: clear
ink offers the luxury to highlight or enhance
print with high-gloss spot finishes. High-
density white ink can be used to produce
creative effects on clear and coloured media.
Colours, white and clear inks can be printed
simultaneously.
Print on coloured materials: high-density white
inks and multiple layer print enables Acuity
LED 1600 II users to print vibrant images on a
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wide range of coloured substrates and achieve
high-value special effects.
Print directly on to roll or rigid: quickly switch
between the roll and rigid printing. Flatbed
feed and receive tables are used for printing
rigid media. It supports substrates up to
1610mm wide and can print on rigid sheet
substrates up to 13mm thick.
High quality and fine text: achieve smooth
tones and outstanding close-up clarity thanks
to light inks, variable drop print heads and
dot gain control. The Fujifilm technologies are
accurately tuned to deliver brilliant images at
speed.
www.fujifilm.co.za
INTAMARKET GRAPHICS ANNOUNCES EXPO CAMPAIGN WINNER
Retief Rademeyer from Cape Town based Ultra
Signs won a Tag Heuer watch in Intamarket
Graphics’ lucky draw, held during the Sign Africa
and FESPA Africa expo at Gallagher Convention
Centre from 12-14 September.
The campaign invited expo visitors to engage with
staff at the Intamarket Graphics stand, where they
could enter the draw.
www.intamarket-graphics.co.za
Retief Rademeyer, Ultra Signs and Barry Crossan,
Intamarket Graphics
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