Mimaki reported that it had its biggest and most successful presence ever at FESPA 2017, with two stands totalling 534 square metres.
Mimaki Europe also received two prestigious awards during the show:
• Best Object Printer for the Mimaki UJF-MkII Series.
• Best Textile Printer under 100sqm per hour for the Mimaki Tx300P-1800 with its dual ink capability.
Mimaki Europe also introduced Yuji Ikeda as its new managing director.
‘We were especially pleased with attendee interest in the technology demonstration of our 3D printer, the Mimaki 3DUJ-P,’ said Ronald van den Broek, general manager sales at Mimaki Europe.
Van den Broek also reported that Mimaki’s new high-speed direct-to-textile Tiger-1800B printer was well received. It was the first time that Mimaki showcased the printer with sublimation ink after demonstrating the machine with reactive ink in previous shows. ‘In fact,’ Van den Broek added, ‘textile company Estampados Hermanos Perez located in Mataró, Spain, and supported by Mimaki distributor Digidelta, purchased the printer off the show floor.’
In the textile hall, where the high-speed direct-to-textile Tiger-1800B with sublimation ink took centre stage, Mimaki also had on display the award-winning Tx300P-1800 and Tx300P-1800B direct-to-textile printers, updated to simultaneously load both textile pigment and sublimation dye inks. This enables the use of a single printer to print directly on a wide range of textiles without the need to change out ink systems. This new technology, not possible until now, is a breakthrough that will improve productivity and increase flexibility for these Mimaki textile printers. Digitally printed textile examples ranged from apparel and accessories to home décor.
‘In the textile market,’ van den Broek stated, ‘there is growing demand for shorter run and customised textile products. The Mimaki line of textile printers will enable fashion designers and interior decorators to quickly and cost-effectively meet these needs with very high quality. The printers are also being used for sampling, speeding time to market without breaking the bank.’
Van den Broek also reported that many visitors to the stand were seeking solutions that would enable them to print on natural fibres with solutions like the Tx300P-1800 with textile pigment ink. In addition, visitors were interested in using sublimation printing for fast fashion and soft signage. ‘We also spoke with many companies wishing to repatriate processes they are currently outsourcing to different countries in order to gain more control by bringing them in house,’ he commented. ‘Mimaki’s highly versatile, flexible and affordable solutions offer a pathway to accomplish that goal.’
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