This month sees the announcement of the Mimaki JFX500-2131 grand format inkjet, due for shipping this autumn. The company claims it ‘heralds a new benchmark in high quality, environmentally advantageous and high volume UV printing.’
With printing speeds up to 60 square meters per hour, the JFX500-2131 is 2.5 times faster than conventional JFX printers from Mimaki. It’s said to bring new efficiency, quality and price/performance to the sign and graphics industry and wide format display marketplace.
The flatbed incorporates a new print head and advanced LED curing, claimed to give exceptionally high resolution image quality. It uses LUS-150, a newly formulated CMYK LED curing ink with high speed curing properties that’s flexible up to 150%. This gives increased elasticity on a variety of media and substrates without cracking or fracturing the cured ink during handling, cutting or other post-print processing.
The JFX500-2131 also operates with Mimaki’s existing LH-100 CMYK inks; a more rigid ink formulation for printing on hard surfaces requiring greater adhesion properties. It can also use the LF-140 flexible ink which is available in six colours.
All these ink formulations also offer white ink. Mimaki’s Degassing Module (MDM) also eliminates gas or bubbles inside the ink, reducing nozzle blockage and improving accuracy of ink dot placement. This enables the printer to use Mimaki’s bottled inks instead of conventional degassed ink packs, further reducing ink costs.
The new print engine has six print heads in a three staggered configuration, giving print speeds of up to 60 m2 per hour with CMYK, and 45 m2 per hour for white ink.
Mike Lewis, industrial products sales manager for Mimaki’s UK distributor Hybrid Services, said: ‘The JFX500-2131 is loaded with powerful new features. It’s a highly innovative printer that delivers substantial productivity, typically high Mimaki print quality and some important environmental advantages too.’
Contact:www.hybridservices.co.uk
