Portuguese flexible packaging company Apolo Convert has invested in Fujifilm’s flagship digital flexo press – the Jet Press FP790, which is scheduled to be installed in September 2026.
Founder Ricardo da Palma has experimented with digital print for flexible packaging for a decade, looking for more sustainable processes, and better flexibility and value for customers. Searching for a water-based inkjet solution that would offer high quality and uptime, and reliable production, and having researched a range of options, Mr da Palma eventually settled on the Jet Press FP790.
“I wanted to develop a fully sustainable, all-digital business,” he explained. “We’ve built a new factory from scratch in the space of a year – and the Jet Press FP790 is going to sit at the heart of that factory, allowing us to produce work far more rapidly and far more sustainably than ever before. No more solvents, no more fossil fuels – and 85% of the energy powering the factory we will generate ourselves, using solar and battery power. All waste will be recycled or reused.”
Mr da Palma said the company was anticipating a range of benefits for its customers, through using the new press, including reducing wait times by half for clients, being able to offer personalisation and customisation solutions, and offering high quality specialist short run work.
“All of this will be produced in such a sustainable way that it will give our clients a truly credible sustainability message to give to their customers,” he said.
