| Mimaki's UJV-160 UV LED curing hybrid printer for roll and rigid materials now accommodates heavier substrates |
2009/04/13 |
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Nagano, Japan, April 13, 2009
Mimaki Engineering Co Ltd. (head office: Nagano, Japan; President: Akira Ikeda) is proud to announce the enhanced version of its UV LED curing hybrid printer UJV-160 for roll and rigid substrates featuring substantially more robust tables that can accommodate heavier media weights. The new model will be shipped as from April 15, 2009.
The groundbreaking UJV-160 is the first hybrid large format printer using UV LED (Light Emitting Diodes) curing technology and is shipping since last August. The flexible inks that have been developed jointly with 3M Corporation stretch up to 200 percent thus enabling printing and post-processing including bending without ink cracks for applications such as fleet markings and vehicle wraps. In addition Mimaki has developed hard UV LED curing ink.
The upgraded UJV-160 now announced can accommodate rigid media of up to 12 kg (until recently 2 kg) thus providing for print on substrates such as acrylic and aluminum compound boards used by the signage and display industry. With this upgrade Mimaki broadens the application possibilities of UJV-160 even further.
As rigid substrates are quite often subject to abrasion and scoring Mimaki has developed, in addition to its flexible ink (LF-200), its new hard UV LED curing ink LH-100. The UJV-160's individual white overlay function enables vivid and precise prints on colored substrates as well as transparent media*.
Mimaki offers ink containers with 600 ml content that enable print service providers to spend up to 30 to 40% less on ink costs. Users can reduce their environmental footprint even further by adopting these reusable Eco-packaging causing in far less waste.
Furthermore 3M Corporation offers its highest stage of warranty, the MCS (Matched Component System)-warranty for the improved UJV-160 version when printing with flexible UV LED inks (LF-200) and 3M media. |
Modification comparison table
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Maximum weight
of rigid media |
up to 2 kg |
up to 12 kg |
| Available inks |
flexible UV LED curing ink
"LF-200 (CMYK), 4 colors" |
flexible UV LED curing ink
"LF-200 (CMYK), 4 colors"
hard UV LED curing ink
"LH-100 (CMYKW*), 5 colors" |
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Hybrid large format inkjet printer for roll-to-roll and rigid substrates |
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Accommodates rigid substrates such as acrylic or aluminum compound boards of up to 12 kg |
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2 different types of ink available: Hard UV LED curing ink LH-100 and flexible UV LED curing ink LF-200 |
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Hard white UV LED curing ink enables precise, vivid and superb prints on transparent substrates |
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Ecological packaging and Mimaki's reusable 600 ml ink containers result in far less waste |
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UV LED curing does not produce heat, thereby enabling printing on heat sensitive media |
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Printing speed of 5sqm/h when printing with 1200 x 1200 dpi in superior image mode |
| *Start of sale of white hard ink is scheduled for the end of June 2009 |
Main Specifications
| Maximum print width: |
1,610 mm |
| Inks: |
flexible UV LED curing ink LF-200 (CMYK), 4 colors |
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hard UV LED curing ink LH-100 (CMYKW*), 5 colors |
| Print resolution: |
600 dpi, 1200 dpi |
| Maximum media thickness: |
up to 10 mm |
| Interface: |
USB2.0 |
| Shipment commences: |
April 15, 2009 |
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About Mimaki
Mimaki is a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines for the sign/graphics, industrial and textile/apparel markets. Mimaki develops the complete product range for each group; hardware, software and the associated consumable items, such as inks and cutting blades. Mimaki excels in offering innovative, high quality and high reliability products, based upon its aqueous, solvent and UV-curable inkjet technology. In order to meet a wide range of applications in the market, Mimaki pursues the development of advanced on-demand digital printing solutions. Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd., (President: Akira Ikeda) Nagano (Japan), is publicly listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange, Inc. |
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Contact Information
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.
Sign & Graphics Division
Tel. +81-(0)268-64-2413, Fax: +81-(0)268-62-3996 |
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