At Fujifilm, innovation and excellence are at the heart of everything we do. This year, we are thrilled to announce the Fantastic Forty of the prestigious Good Design Award 2023 winners represented by products from diverse business areas: from instant and mirrorless cameras, binoculars, and multifunctional printers to advanced medical equipment.
Five years in a row, we receive the highest number of awards among all the award winners. And we are particularly delighted that our mirrorless digital cameraFUJIFILM GFX100 II and structural colour inkjet technologyjoined the ranks of the Good Design Best 100.
We are proud to announce that we have won 23 iF Design Awards for our products, marking yet another milestone in our commitment to creating exceptional designs that reflect both beauty and functionality. The iF Design Award is one of the most prestigious international design awards, and our products were recognized among 11,000 entries from 56 countries and regions around the world.
Our commitment to design excellence has paid off once again with the 23 iF Design Awards. Our dedication to creating new product values will continue to drive our design development, ensuring that each new product we release is not only visually stunning, but also reflects our commitment to ease of use and comfort.
At our company, the pursuit of design excellence is a core philosophy. We believe that design development should leverage superior functionality and performance, and that every product should be designed with portability and operability in mind. These values are reflected in each of our award-winning products.
All award-winning products include a wide range of business fields, from mirrorless digital cameras to cosmetics and medical devices. Our design team is known for not only creating visually stunning products, but also products that achieve advanced performance and excellent operability.
Water-based inkjet press for flexible packaging “Jet Press FP790”
Machine vision lenses have become an essential component in various industries, from manufacturing to quality control. These lenses allow machines to ‘see’ and capture images with high accuracy and precision. Among the many lens manufacturers in the market, why do people choose FUJINON lenses?
One reason is the wide range of product categories that Fujifilm offers. They are the only comprehensive lens manufacturer handling lenses in a wide range of sizes, materials, and shapes. Their lenses range from large to tiny aperture lenses, lenses for 8K and 4K high-definition TV broadcasting, interchangeable lenses, and cinema lenses for digital cameras. Professionals in the broadcasting industry worldwide recognize the high performance and quality of FUJINON lenses, as evidenced by their several Engineering Emmy Awards.
Another reason is the advanced technologies that Fujifilm has accumulated over its more than 80 years in the business. The company has been manufacturing high-precision lenses since 1940 and has since developed numerous products that lead the world. Fujifilm’s expertise in manufacturing, processing, assembly, and other technologies allows them to deliver consistent high resolution performance in a wide range of installation environments.
Fujifilm’s global network is also a notable advantage. With sales and production bases in more than 30 countries worldwide, the company develops its logistic marketing from a global perspective and provides quick and tailored local services at each base. This ensures that customers receive the best possible service, regardless of their location.
The total number of FUJINON Machine Vision Lenses produced is a testament to the brand’s quality and reliability. With more than 1.1 million lenses produced, the company continues to evolve technologically and address customer needs with a variety of products. Fujifilm lenses manufactured by bringing together the company’s state-of-the-art technologies are used at production and quality inspection sites all around the world.
The Red Dot Design Award is one of the world’s three most prestigious design awards, alongside Germany’s “iF design award” and the United States the “International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)“. Fujifilm’s commitment to offering portability and operability for ease of use and comfort, while creating new product values, has earned them a well-deserved place among the best design companies in the world. With this recognition, Fujifilm is expected to continue to work on creating designs that not only have beautiful appearance but also reflect its commitment to offering outstanding functionality and performance.
Fujifilm has recently announced that 23 of its products have been awarded the prestigious “Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2023,” with two products receiving the highest accolade of “Best of the Best Award.” The Red Dot Design Award is an international design award program that recognizes products with excellence in design innovation, functionality, ergonomics, ecological compatibility, and durability. Fujifilm’s commitment to design development that leverages superior functionality and performance has been recognized by a panel of internationally renowned design experts.
The two products that received the “Best of the Best Award” are the Mobile X-ray fluoroscopy system “FUJIFILM DR CALNEO CROSS” and the Broadcast zoom lens “FUJINON HZK25-1000mm.” The “FUJIFILM DR CALNEO CROSS” is a lightweight X-ray fluoroscopy system for surgical application that enables both X-ray movies and still images to be taken with a single unit. It provides an efficient surgical workflow, from intra-operative fluoroscopy to post-operative radiography, without the need to change equipment. The “FUJINON HZK25-1000mm” is a box-type broadcast lens with the world’s highest 40x zoom, covering focal lengths from 25mm wide angle to the world’s longest telephoto 1000mm, enabling a wide range of moving subjects to be captured at their intended size.
Other products that received the award include a Densitometry analyzer “FUJIFILM SILVAMP Reader”, “rasping forceps “TRACMOTION”, Cassette-size digital radiography “FDR D-EVO Ⅲ”, Digital radiography “FDR D-EVOⅢ G80i”, Mirrorless digital camera “FUJIFILM X-H2S / FUJIFILM X-H2”, Smartphone printer “INSTAX SQUARE Link”, Smartphone printer “INSTAX mini Link 2”, Tripod grip “TG-BT1”, Vertical battery grip “VG-XH” & File transmitter “FT-XH”, Mirrorless digital camera “FUJIFILM X-T5”, Interchangeable lens for the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras “FUJINON XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR”, Interchangeable lens for the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras “FUJINON XF18-120mmF4 LM PZ WR”, Interchangeable lens for the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras “FUJINON XF30mmF2.8 R LM WR Macro”, Interchangeable lens for the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras “FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R WR”, Interchangeable lens for the GFX Series of mirrorless digital cameras “FUJINON GF20-35mmF4 R WR”, Cooling fan “FAN-001”, Image-stabilized binoculars “FUJINON BINOCULAR TECHNOSTABI TS-X 1440” , “Structural color inkjet technology“, “Metallic inkjet technology“, Flatbed inkjet printer “Acuity Prime L” and Ultra-short throw projector “FUJIFILM PROJECTOR Z6000”. All these products have been recognized for their beautiful appearance and design achieving outstanding functionality and performance.
At Fujifilm, we strongly believe in the power of photography to capture and preserve memories for years to come.
Receiving more than 35,000 submissions from 21 countries from across the continent, the result is an exhibition that provides a unique snapshot of 2021. Whether you consider yourself a professional photographer or prefer to capture your memories on your smartphone camera, each photo tells its own unique story. The exhibition shows that despite living through the second year of a global pandemic, creating new memories with family, friends, and loved ones have never been more important.
Throughout printlife@home, Fujifilm has also celebrated the most creative contributions and meaningful stories by choosing five Photos of the Week, with 90 prizes awarded overall. A selection of the best of these Photos of the Week, selected by a Fujifilm jury, is just a tiny snapshot of life shared by Europe’s public.
Photographic film, which is the origin of the Fujifilm Group’s business foundation, requires a large amount of clean water and air in its manufacturing process. Since its establishment, Fujifilm has actively worked on conserving water resources in an environmentally considerate way, such as making efficient use of water and purifying wastewater generated from its factories.
For its commitments to tackling water security, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation has achieved a place on the “CD Water Security A-List,” the highest level of recognition awarded in the internationally influential corporate survey on water resource management for two consecutive years. FUJIIFLM is one of a small number of high-performing companies out of nearly 12,000 that were scored.
Major initiatives on water security
Reinforcing water risk management by creating the unique evaluation matrix “Assessment Map of the Impact of Water Resources on Company Business,” which is based on assessment of location in water stress region and business impact based on water usage volumes.
Supplying products and services that are contributing to resolving water risks in society, including completely process-less thermal CTP plate for newspaper to eliminate the use of water at printing companies, and filtration materials used for treating water.
Working with local communities to promote water resource conservation activities such as tree-planting campaigns in Inner Mongolia, China and Can Gio, Vietnam, and development of watershed protection forests in Kyushu, Japan.
Reducing the environmental impact of local water waste treatment by sharing a large-scale wastewater treatment facility located at FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V. in the Netherlands with neighboring companies.
The Fujifilm Group remains committed to addressing water risks in the future and actively promoting information disclosure through CDP and other organizations, contributing to the establishment of a sustainable society.
