Fujifilm Business Innovation Receives 'Technology Award' and 'Paper Award' from the Imaging Society of Japan

Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Naoki Hama) is pleased to announce that it has received the 2025 'Technology Award' and 'Paper Award' from the Imaging Society of Japan. The 'Technology Award' recognizes the development and commercialization of a novel pressure-sensitive adhesive toner that exhibits adhesiveness in response to pressure, which has been integrated into production printers and utilized in commercial printing environments. The 'Paper Award' recognizes research achievements in building a model that predicts and reproduces the color and texture of structural color*1 generated via inkjet technology with high precision in a digital environment. The Imaging Society of Japan is a professional organization dedicated to the advancement of academia and industry in fields such as imaging, printing, electrophotography, and inkjet technology. The awards granted by the society are strictly selected based on criteria including originality, academic value, and practicality. This recognition was selected from among 229 corporate members and 40 research institutions, including universities, affiliated with the Imaging Society of Japan. *1 A phenomenon where color is produced by light reflection rather than pigments. Representative examples in nature include the colors seen on the wings of Morpho butterflies and jewel beetles. The hue changes depending on the observation angle and lighting conditions. Technologies Awarded Technology Award 'Development of Novel Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Toner for Electrophotography' ＜Overview of the Technology＞ This technology pertains to a new colorless and transparent functional toner, 'pressure-sensitive toner,' which enables printing and bonding (gluing) on paper to be performed simultaneously within the digital printing process. Using our proprietary EA (Emulsion Aggregation) method*2, the pressure-sensitive toner features a structure in which pressure-responsive resin is finely dispersed, allowing it to exhibit adhesiveness only when high pressure is applied. This characteristic allows it to function as an adhesive by pressing sheets of paper together after printing, while maintaining image formation performance equivalent to standard electrophotographic toners. This technology eliminates the need for separate gluing processes previously required after printing, contributing to the efficiency of the printing workflow. *2 Emulsion Aggregation method ＜Features and Applications＞ A representative application of the pressure-sensitive toner is for pressure-seal postcards, which do not require a separate gluing process after printing.