Illumina employs additional patented and patent-pending technology to achieve even greater savings, resulting in nearly $30,000 in savings per retrofitted press per year, according to Fujifilm:
- The patented design produces less heat than competitive LED technologies and heat-dissipation is also much more effective. The small number of insulating layers used, and a unique domed lens design, enables cooling with room-temperature distilled water. This eliminates condensation issues and increases the lifetime of the water circulation system.
- Illumina’s single-piece extrusion design allows large cooling water channels to be located directly behind each LED module. This lengthens the cooling time from several seconds to several minutes if the chiller were to stop running.
- Illumina’s LED-UV curing system is proven to work on heat-sensitive film applications, including high-percent shrink film, without the use of chill rollers.
- Packaging the Illlumina LED retrofit system with Fujifilms own 300 Series inks, offers “a comprehensive and worry free LED transition” for printers.