Fujifilm says initially it will be developed for short run book printing, although it is not a big step to move to producing the multiple different product types typically produced in a print plant. [Related: Print jobs set for robot automation ] According to the company an entire new book, printed and bound, and with variable data if required, will be produced every six seconds in the automated plant. Fujifilm says the lights out factory will deliver unparalleled efficiencies, and will produce unmatched quality of print, with zero waste. Allied with the news yesterday that Heidelberg is developing driverless presses it seems that the full automation of print production has now arrived on the horizon, leaving the role of human beings up in the air. Fujifilm also announced upgrades to its XMF workflow, a new processless plate – the Superia – designed for UV inks, and a new LED UV flexible packaging press. [Related: News from drupa 2016 ] Comment below to have your say on this story.