Mimaki offers a range of vinyl-cutting plotters that meet a wide range of application needs (Unsplash)
EasyCut Studio, a developer of sign-making and specialty graphics solutions, has announced that its vinyl cutting software has been fully tested and can be used with Mimaki vinyl cutters, including the newly released CG-AR and CG-SRIII series.
Mimaki offers a range of vinyl-cutting plotters that meet a wide range of application needs. The CG-SRIII series of roll-based cutters are available in three widths. These models feature continuous crop mark detection for precise contour cutting. The CG-AR Series are the entry model of roll-to-roll cutting plotters with improved cutting performance, compatibility with a wide range of cutting materials, and enhanced usability.
Easy Cut Studio provides the ability to cut any shape and font with the Mimaki cutting plotter and supports file formats, including SVG, PDF, EPS, AI, and so on. The software includes key features such as image vectorization, rhinestone, and contour cutting workflow, which enhance the performance capabilities of the Mimaki cutting plotters. Easy Cut Studio is available for all Mimaki CG-AR series, including CG-60AR, CG-100AR, and CG-130AR, as well as the all-new Mimaki CG-SR series models, including CG-60SRIII, CG-100SRIII, and CG-130SRIII.
“Software has to be fast, reliable, and easy to use in today’s printing and cutting environment. Easy Cut Studio is an innovative software solution that is constantly evolving to better meet our customer needs,” said Eric Lee, Product manager at EasyCut Studio. “The tools, technology, intuitive interfaces, and workflows for everyday use in Easy Cut Studio are designed for the modern user, and continue our vision of providing superior software solutions to print & cut businesses worldwide.”
All Easy Cut Studio users will benefit from the introduction of new OS support, which now includes macOS Monterey, macOS 13 Ventura, and Windows 11. Additionally, new cutter models and drivers have been added. In addition to existing devices, users can now use V5.020 to drive the Silhouette Cameo 4 Plus, MagicTransfer, JiaChen, and Vevor KI series cutters. The new version comes out with more effects, other fixes, and improvements as well.
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.
