Technologies and R&D: Research system / results

Core technologies gained in the field of film lead the way to distinctive new products

In October 2007, Fujifilm launched Metabarrier and Oxibarrier multisupplements for human health. Both supplements benefited from cutting-edge technologies for delivering beneficial ingredient to desired part of body based on Fujifilm's unique concept of FTD technology.
Metabarrier contains salacia, a plant that has long been used in India and Sri Lanka. Salacia is now attracting attention for its influences on sugar and fat properties as well as its ability to improve the body's internal function by bringing nutrients to beneficial bacteria in the intestines. Fujifilm successfully formulated highly concentrated salacia with stable quality. Astaxanthin contained in Oxibarrier is a natural ingredient, a type of carotenoid that is 1,000 times more effective than coenzyme Q10 in its antioxidant activities (according to Fujifilm research). Our original nano-emulsification technology enabled the formulation of astaxanthin, along with its protective membrane into a water-soluble powder that is readily absorbed into the body.

Smaller, lighter products offer high image quality with little or no noise or vibration

An exposure system in xerographic printers and copy machines uses either a laser ROS (raster output scanner) or a printhead that utilizes LEDs (light-emitting diodes) as a light source. While the LED printhead system provides the advantages of significantly smaller size and noise-free operation, there remains an issue of image streaking compared to a laser ROS system. Fuji Xerox successfully produced a compact LED printhead with high image quality by developing a unique technology to maintain uniform light exposure and 1,200 dpi self-scanning LEDs that reduce the amount of wiring. As a result, Fuji Xerox reduced the space required for one paper tray and developed copy machines that also incorporate a finisher without changing the overall size.
The development of this LED printhead opened the way for office machines that adopt both digital screen technology (MACS) to deliver the tone reproduction of high-end machines and an image processing technology (IE / EE) to reproduce smooth, high-resolution letters and lines, for high image quality equivalent to or better than laser ROS systems.