FUJIFILM Integrated Inkjet Solutions and Kao Collins announced that the companies are expanding their partnership to enable FUJIFILM?s 42K Printbar system, a configurable inkjet imprinting solution for direct mail, transaction printing and packaging, to be compatible with Kao Collins? X-BAR Universal Controller. Expected to be available by summer 2024, the FUJIFILM 42K Printbar System used with the Kao Collins?

X-Bar Universal Controller eliminates the need for users to reposition individual printbars or manage stitch zones as jobs change, contributing to a streamlined workflow. The compatibility of both products provides customers with a powerful and flexible solution for printing direct mail, transactional documents, folding cartons, corrugated packaging, foils and other industrial applications. FUJIFILM?s 42K Printbar system offers customers edge-to-edge web coverage to support customers?

growing printing needs, including personalised direct mail, form-based transaction imprinting, book and publication printing, and more. The printbar features Fujifilm?s patented REDIJET® ink recirculation technology, contributing to rapid printing startup, improving printhead life, and reducing maintenance time. The FUJIFILM 42K Printbar system also utilizes Fujifilm?s SAMBA technology to produce excellent, high-quality speeds up to 1000 fpm (300 mpm).

The Kao Collins? X-Bar Universal Controller is easy to use and gives users access to a host of unique features and offerings in a single interface, including support for both .pdf and. IJPDS image formats, read-and-print functions for logic-driven print commands, automated maintenance routines designed to extend the life of the equipment, and advanced job queue management to help users quickly swap jobs.