in a related development, Heidelberg and Fujifilm, a leading manufacturer and supplier in the field of inkjet and printing plates, agreed a wide-ranging partnership. The collaboration will focus in particular on developing next-generation products for the attractive digital print market and offering pioneering digital print solutions for industrial packaging and commercial printing.
It also enables mutual access to the latest technologies that Heidelberg and Fujifilm offer in prepress. “We see strategic collaborations as an efficient and speedy way to gain access to new technologies and growth segments,” said Linzbach. “With Fujifilm inkjet technology, we will be expanding our digital business and further optimizing our portfolio. We’re looking to use this to offer our customers offset and digital print solutions for a wide range of applications with the usual comprehensive service in the future.”