Fujifilm establishes new graphic systems company

FFGS will be established through the integration of Fujifilm Graphic Systems Co., Ltd. , a sales, marketing and technical services subsidiary for the Japanese market and Fujifilm Simple Products Co., Ltd. (, a development and sales subsidiary of print production workflow software. The new company will also have the responsibility for sales, marketing and technical services for overseas markets.

The products and services that FFGS will provide to the worldwide markets include printing plates, graphic arts film, platesetters, processers and chemicals for commercial offset printing applications; wide-format inkjet printers and consumables for posters, POP, window displays and other goods; print on demand equipment for short-run jobs and variable printing; the Jetpress inkjet digital press; printing production workflow, page layout software; digital imaging systems for printed circuit boards, photomask materials as well as technical support and services.

Over the next three years, Fujifilm targets sales of 300 billion yen in the graphic systems business, up by 30% from current revenues.