Fujifilm introduces Align

Fujifilm North America, Business Innovation Division, has introduced its Align program, a
consulting-based print excellence program that combines decades of Fujifilm print expertise with a structured, on-site process to help print businesses achieve consistent, repeatable color across presses (of various brands), operators, shifts, devices and production environments.

'The Fujifilm Align program leverages decades of Fujifilm’s print expertise to help print service providers achieve predictable color results and consistent pressroom performance,' said Anthony Aquino, vice president, sales, Fujifilm North America, Fujifilm North America Corporation, Business Innovation Division.

'Most print shops do not struggle with knowledge or effort; they struggle with variability across presses, substrates, shifts, workflows and locations,' Aquino said. 'Our Align program is designed to solve that problem, creating harmony among all the pieces and parts of the production process, to achieve the best possible results every time.'

Every Align engagement follows a structured process. A professional Fujifilm Align expert completes a five-step process of discovery, assessment, recommendations, implementation and training. The result is a practical roadmap for reducing color variability, improving production consistency, lowering hidden costs and giving customers greater confidence in the printed result.

Align supports a wide range of operations, including conventional offset, digital production, proofing, flexographic and mixed-technology environments (depending on the selected package), as well as roll-fed and sheetfed workflows and both four-color
and extended-gamut production.

The program is built for printers that still face color drift, rework, waste, slow approvals or customer concerns even after their equipment has been calibrated.

'Fujifilm brings decades of production workflow and process-control experience across conventional, digital, inkjet, toner, flexographic and proofing environments, plus direct expertise in G7, GRACoL, SWOP, FOGRA, CRPC, and custom color targets,' said Aquino.
'That breadth is why Align Premium, for example, can qualify a full production system to G7 Master Printer standards in the same
engagement that stabilizes press conditions, consumables and proofing, instead of
treating qualification as a separate project bolted on afterward.'

Align is brand-neutral by design, working across Fujifilm and non-Fujifilm equipment in
conventional offset, digital production, proofing and mixed-technology environments.

Rather than focusing solely on software or certification, the program addresses the full
production system – workflow, process control, consumables, measurement practices,
operator training and ongoing improvement.

Align is available in multiple packages, ranging from single-device color matching to full production system standardization, allowing customers to select the level of support
that best fits their operation and business needs. 

Align Premium focuses on the full production system, including press conditions, process control, color matching, consumables, ColorPath SYNC1 and G7 Qualification.

Align Digital focuses on digital production, with process control, color matching and ColorPath SYNC1.

Align Conventional focuses on offset production, with process control, color matching consumables, and ColorPath SYNC1

Align Proof focuses on proofing alignment, with proofing substrates, Epson printer, measurement device, and ColorPath SYNC1.

Align G7 focuses on G7 Master Print Certification2.

Align Simple focuses on entry-level color matching for one clearly identified problem.