Fujifilm has been awarded the RadTech Europe Innovation Award 2025 for its AQUAFUZE technology, which merges the strengths of water-based and UV-curable inkjet systems.
Fujifilm has been awarded the RadTech Europe Innovation Award 2025 for its AQUAFUZE ink technology. The award was presented during the RadTech Europe Conference & Exhibition 2025 in Warsaw, which gathered the value chain of UV/EB energy curing technologies.
AQUAFUZE was recognised for its innovative chemistry and its ability to merge the strengths of water-based and UV-curable inkjet systems. The technology introduces a unique UV-curable emulsion that achieves high image quality, strong adhesion, reliable performance, and enhanced sustainability. It also allows for curing at low temperatures with LED UV lamps.
Following a decade of R&D, Fujifilm states that AQUAFUZE allows ink to adhere effectively without primers, maintaining stability over extended periods while producing low-odour, non-hazardous prints.
The RadTech Europe Innovation Award showcases innovations manufactured using energy-cured inks, coating or adhesives and/or produced in any printing manufacturing or construction application that uses energy-curing technologies. This achievement reinforces Fujifilm’s dedication to advancing sustainable inkjet solutions and addressing the evolving requirements of the print industry.
Shota Suzuki, lead developer of AQUAFUZE, comments that the technology represents a new category of wide format inkjet technology. “By rethinking ink formulation from the ground up, we’ve created a product that responds directly to what print service providers have been asking for,” he explains. He adds, “It offers durability, flexibility, sustainability and safety without compromise.”
Mr Suzuki goes on to say, “Winning the RadTech Europe Innovation Award is a significant recognition for our team and a strong validation of the work we have done to push the boundaries of inkjet chemistry. It demonstrates that AQUAFUZE is not only a technical breakthrough, but a meaningful step forward for the future of sustainable, high-performance print.””.