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5 Interesting Facts About CR Producer Fuji

Fujifilm, or simply Fuji, is a Japanese film company founded in 1934. Even though they are known mostly for their domestic film and cameras, Fuji has a hand in the medical industry as well, being a manufacturer of computed radiography (CR) machines we sell here at Amber Diagnostics. Read on to learn more about the Tokyo-based conglomerate!

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1.) Fuji was established as Fuji Photo Film Co., LTD, and was based on a government plan to establish a photographic film manufacturing industry.

2.) Fuji was a major player in motion picture film, however, the company stopped producing the film in 2013 due to the motion picture industry diving more into the digital era.

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3.) In 2006, Fuji released functional skin care cosmetics, something that may seem odd for a film company. The skin care line uses core technologies developed by the research of photosensitive materials.

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4.) Fuji jumped into the medical market in 2003, with the Digital Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging System FCR Profect CS. They later went on to produce Digital Mammography systems and Endoscopy Systems ,as well as CR machines.

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5.) Fuji and film producer Kodak have been in a rivalry for years. Fuji gained a great advantage in the U.S. in 1984, however, during the Los Angeles Olympics: Kodak passed on the opportunity to become the official film of the games, so Fuji won sponsorship rights.

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