The EFI Nozomi has scored a Fogra 39 compliance for single-pass corrugated inkjet, measuring its output process control, colour fidelity and workflow.
The Fogra Process Standard Digital (PSD) represents an industrially orientated and standardised procedure for digital print products. EFI says its Nozomi was the first single-pass digital high-speed inkjet corrugated printer to meet the standard.
EFI says that with a PSD certificate, packaging converters and corrugated display manufacturers using the Nozomi C18000 printer have additional, proven verification of the quality and reliability of their digital production offering. The company adds that successful implementation of the PSD can also help Nozomi C18000 users – a group that includes packaging giant Orora – with reduced manufacturing cost and waste, higher quality and time performance, and better overall sustainability in corrugated production.
Dr. Andreas Kraushaar, head of the Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies prepress department, ran the tests. He says, “EFI has been an active member of Fogra for many years and contributed to the development of the Fogra Process Standard Digital. That is why I am not surprised to see the Nozomi C18000 passing the Print Check Criteria for both Fogra and Gracol standards so seamlessly.”
The PSD Print Check is part of the ISO/TS 15311-2 based Fogra PSD. This specification allows companies in the print and media industry to prove their ability to create print jobs conforming to PSD.
At EFI’s facility, Fogra reviewed a typical print job for colour consistency, uniformity, detail sharpness and print run stability, in compliance with the requirements defined by PSD.
José Luis Ramón Moreno, vice president and general manager, EFI Industrial Printing, says, “The certification of the Nozomi C18000 printer’s output quality by Fogra proves once again EFI’s approach to delivering superior quality – which gives customers confidence for day-to-day operation.
“This certificate ensures that Nozomi C18000 printer output meets customer expectations in the corrugated packaging and display industry regarding gamut, fidelity, precision and repeatability.”
