Mimaki to exhibit latest innovations at Salon C!Print France

French debut for sign, textile & 3D applications

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Mimaki 3DUJ-2207 3D printer. Photo Mimaki

Mimaki Europe, the manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems, has recently announced the technologies, including the JFX600-2513, UJF-MkII e Series and 3DUJ-2207, that will all be on show at their stand (Stand 2G34) during the Salon C!Print event (1-3 February, Lyon, France). This marks the French debut of Mimaki’s most recently launched printers.

Visitors to the Mimaki booth will be able to view both the printers and the extensive applications possible, encompassing all sectors from sign graphics and industrial, to textile and 3D. Divided into three main sections, Mimaki will display 7 advanced solutions including flatbed, UV, and 3D printers. The booth will also include an interactive exhibit of success stories and application examples from customers, celebrating their achievements and the potential of Mimaki’s technologies.

As a gold partner for the event, Mimaki will feature prominently in Salon C!Print’s show ‘Café de la Personnalisation’. At the heart of the show, the café exhibit will feature live demonstrations of product personalization on objects. Here, Mimaki will be showcasing a broad range of personalized applications printed on the UJF-3042MkII e at the café.

One of the highlights of the Mimaki booth will be the new industrial JFX600-2513 – a large-format UV flatbed printer with 200 square meter per hour production speeds, which is up to 300 percent faster than its predecessor thanks to its increased number of printheads and strengthened hardware. The new model also features an increased color spectrum with six color configurations and the ability to work with different ink sets.

The newest UV flatbed printers from the UJF series will also take center stage at Salon C!Print. In addition to the UJF-3042MkII e exhibited at the ‘Café de la Personnalisation’, the UJF-6042MkII e will also be showcased on the company’s booth. The printers enable photo-quality printing on a wide variety of flexible and rigid materials, including leather, wood, acrylic, metal, and glass, providing users with a versatile, high-quality solution that can deliver a quicker return on investment.

Another new printer being showcased will be the 3DUJ-2207, which integrates with the brand new end-to-end 3D printing solution designed to simplify the process. Never before demonstrated in France, this affordable, compact 3D printer promises to bring high-quality, accurate, full-color 3D printing within the reach of many more businesses who require or would benefit from prototyping. The smaller design ensures the solution can fit into an office environment, while its water-soluble support materials make model production quick and easy. Mimaki will also showcase the new 3D Print prep Pro software for its 3DUJ printer range, as well as the 3DCS-322, a post-processing unit for the Mimaki 3DUJ-2207, developed in collaboration with AM Solutions – 3D post-processing technology.

Other solutions on display include several printers from the popular entry-level ‘100 Series’, the UJV100-160 UV-LED roll-to-roll printer for the production of high-quality graphics, the TS100-1600 dye-sublimation printer for the textile industry, and the JV100-160 roll-to-roll eco-solvent printer for the sign and graphics sector, as well as the CG-160FXII Plus cutting plotter.

“We’re looking forward to the opportunity to demonstrate the diverse range of applications these ground-breaking, advanced print solutions can deliver. As Salon C!Print is the foremost print show in France, we’ve tailored the technology on our booth to include solutions and applications that have the most potential to inspire visitors and enhance our customers’ businesses and product portfolios,” comments Martial Granet, branch manager, Mimaki France. “Our solutions are designed to enable printers to achieve unparalleled flexibility and enhanced application opportunities for increased and diversified business growth. This has been crucial over the last couple of years and has enabled our customers to not only survive but continue to grow their businesses, despite the challenges of the pandemic. As we start a new year, we are excited to share these latest, pioneering technologies with the French market and further support our customers to explore new revenue streams that drive their businesses forward.”

This interactive experience for the French printing community will not end after C!Print finishes, with live demonstrations continuing over at the new Mimaki Experience Center in Paris (opening February 2022).

2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India

Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.

The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry. While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.

The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.

Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.

Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.

Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.

– Naresh Khanna

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