The UK's Printweek reports that Mimaki will focus solely on UV-cured printers at Ipex where it will unveil two new machines.
It was reported that the company will show enhancements to its JFX1631 and display other recently launched machines including two designed for printing 3D objects.
Mimaki did not want to reveal all of it's show offerings prior to the opening of the UK show in May.
The JFX 1621, its 1.6 x 3.1m flatbed machine will have a roll-to-roll option added, turning the machine into a hybrid and also a post-curing system to increase productivity.
"Our roll-to-roll option is not the same as other systems," claimed Mimaki Europe sales manager Ronald van den Broek. "We keep the media static on the vacuum bed, which ensures it is highly accurate. When both the head and the substrate move it's hard to ensure accuracy."
The two machines on show capable of handling 3D objects will be the recently launched UJF-3042 and the UJF-706.
"Until we launched the UJF03042, there was no small format flatbed designed specifically for the application, other machines are re-engineered from other devices," said van den Broek.
He added that the machine, which has a print bed of 30 x 42cm and can handle objects up to 5cm thick, was also set apart by its LED-UV curing.
"LEDs are significant because they don't cause heating, yellowing and warping and many of the substrates in the market haven't been designed for UV lamp curing."
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