Fujifilm has launched a brand new vary of multifunction printers in South Africa, constructed on almost a century of technological innovation. The Apeos C4030, C3060 and C7070 fashions mark the corporate’s continued evolution since its founding in 1934.
“It’s not so much the printer, but what it’s printing with – the light-emitting diodes (LED) curing technology,” Grant Potgieter, graphic communication and system GM at Fujifilm SA, advised Gadget throughout a current launch occasion on the Fujifilm places of work in Johannesburg.
Curing makes use of LEDs to provoke photochemical reactions that treatment inks and coatings, which Fujifilm says provides vital benefits over conventional strategies.
“This is one of the equipment’s key features,” Potgieter advised Gadget. “The curing itself is particularly vital given the electrical energy challenges in South Africa and throughout Africa, making it distinctive.
“The toner cures using LED technology, which fuses the particles onto the paper at a much lower temperature and uses less energy to dry or bond the toner onto the paper.”
The C4030 collection contains A4 multifunction printers designed for linked workplace environments. The C3060 collection options A3 fashions with reliable paper dealing with and choices for expanded capability. The C7070 collection provides A3 gadgets outfitted with AI-based upkeep, distant assist and utilization monitoring to enhance operational effectivity.
They are designed for steady high-volume use, with environment friendly paper dealing with and output to minimises downtime. At their core are Fujifilm’s Super EA-Eco toner and high-resolution LED printheads, delivering print decision of 1200 x 2400 dpi.
According to Fujifilm, Super EA-Eco toner options one of many smallest particle sizes globally. This permits for sharp copy of high-quality textual content and skinny strains, correct halftones, and secure gradients.
Combined with the LED printhead, which produces a skinny beam with out mechanical vibration, Apeos printers goal to ship constant picture stability and exact color copy. This, in keeping with the corporate, is essential for sustaining model integrity {and professional} presentation requirements.
The vary incorporates a number of superior applied sciences, but I discovered the system I examined clear and straightforward to make use of. The contact panel responded easily, and the three bodily buttons made operation easy. Connecting my telephone and printing a picture by means of the companion app was seamless. I examined it by printing a favorite photograph of my two dachshunds absorbing the South African solar.
The Apeos printers are licensed as Fujifilm Green Value Products, aligning with the corporate’s “Green Value” Climate Strategy. According to the corporate, the Super EA-Eco toner reduces fusing temperature necessities.
This, it says, cuts vitality consumption by as much as 54% in shiny mode, whereas induction heating fusing know-how eliminates pre-heating and additional reduces energy utilization. The gadgets incorporate recycled plastics and bio-based flame-resistant plastics, contributing to decrease environmental affect.
Security
“Security is one of the big things,” Potgieter advised Gadget. “That’s become a key factor in in most environments from a cyber threat perspective.”
The Apeos vary holds ISO/IEC15408 certification for IT safety design and operation, the BLI Security Seal for system penetration from Keypoint Intelligence, and ISO/IEC20243 certification, which protects towards dangers of unauthorised elements or counterfeit components throughout the provide chain. These certifications goal to make sure that Apeos gadgets meet stringent international requirements for safe doc workflows.
The multifunction printers combine with numerous digital providers, supporting hybrid working environments the place staff require safe entry to paperwork throughout a number of areas. Connectivity choices allow doc sharing and centralised administration whereas sustaining compliance with information safety necessities.
Apeos vary South Africa availability
The Apeos vary is obtainable in South Africa. It contains the Apeos C4030, Apeos C3060, and Apeos C7070. Both the Apeos C4030 and C7070 collection have been examined by Keypoint Intelligence and earned the Buyers Lab’s “Highly Recommended” score for reliability and print high quality.
*Jason Bannier is a knowledge analyst at World Wide Worx and deputy editor of Gadget.co.za. Follow him on Bluesky at @jas2bann.