Mimaki Say ‘Give Your Creativity A Glow Up’ As They Launch Their New 330 Series Of High-Speed Dye-Sublimation Textile Printers With Neon Colours

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Nagano, Japan, February 24, 2022 : Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd. specializing in industrial inkjet printers, cutting plotters and 3D printers, announces of the worldwide release of the "330 Series" of large format dye-sublimation inkjet printers

With the catchword, "Give your creativity a Glow up", "TS330-1600" is the newly released large format inkjet printer which was designed and developed from the ground up, by bringing together the technological expertise of Mimaki’s accumulation over the past 20 years.

TS330-1600 is a sublimation transfer inkjet printer that enables high production with high image quality suitable for a flagship model and is equipped with new functions to improve stable operation and pursues work and labour saving for customers.

The "Mimaki Weaving Dot Technology (MWDT)" a printing technology is newly installed, and it changes the order of ink droplet placement depending on printing conditions.

This new technology suppresses unexpected occurrence of streaks or unevenness of printing caused by slight individual differences in the print head or subtle deviations in adjustment to produce both the best solid print quality in our company's history and a beautiful printing quality.

Printing speed of 69m²/h in Draft mode (600x600 dpi, 2Pass) with 4-color ink set (Bl,M,Y,K) is achieved, which is increased to about 138% of speed compared to our conventional model.

In addition, MAPS4 (Mimaki Advanced Pass System 4)*3 reduces banding (horizontal stripes) during low passes.

Two optional units of the "10 kg ink tank unit" and the "Mini jumbo roll unit" that have been popular with our other models*4 are customized to be able to attach to TS330-1600.

The 10kg ink tank of large capacity type can be installed to the "10kg ink tank supply unit"* to be able to significantly reduce running costs compared to the standard 2L ink pack apply.

The "Mini jumbo roll unit" is a feeding option that can be equipped with Mimaki Vision™ Jet-X Mini-162, our genuine transfer paper of approximately 2,500m length roll that have achieved low running costs.

With the lower running costs, these two optional units contribute to reducing downtime of ink and media replacement, as well as reduced workload for customers.

TS330-1600 adopts a new function to prevent conveyance misalignment in long length media winding.

The drive motor for winding, which used to be mounted only on one side, is now mounted on both the left and right sides to distribute the load and strengthen the winding force.

The "V-shape cut function" cuts the media into a V-shape, allowing the tape to be fixed at a single point straight against the paper core is added.

Moreover the "Media edge guide" for assisting in media winding is downsized to make it easier for customers to attach and remove it by themselves.

Those new additional three functions and item can reduce human error and prevent media feeding misalignment.

Mimaki’s printing functions such as, NCU (Nozzle Check Unit)*7, NRS (Nozzle Recovery System)*8, DAS (Dot Adjustment System)*9 are taken over to ensure stable operation for long-time printing.　

New Features To Improve Usability

As a new cleaning mechanism, a "cloth wiper" has been adopted to increase the removal rate of unwanted ink droplets adhering to the nozzle surface.

Compared to conventional "rubber wipers", the new wiper reduces ink splattering on the head station and improves maintainability and cleanliness.

The maintenance space has been expanded, and LED lighting has been installed inside the main unit as standard, making it even easier to view and use.

"Mimaki Remote Access (MRA)", which allows you to operate the machine panel and confirm the operating status like error-check from a smartphone or PC within the same segment LAN environment is applied to the new model.

The operability of printer from a remote location without worry provides the work environment that customers require.

"Sb411" And "Sb410" Inks Proven In The Market Are Applied To TS330-1600

All colours of these environmentally friendly inks have acquired "ECO PASSPORT", as an international certification of safety and security against chemical substances for dyes, pigments, auxiliaries, and finishing agents, that are used in the production of textile products.

Ink sets are available in 4, 6, 7, and 8 colors.

Besides the basic color of blue, magenta, yellow, and black for 4 color ink set, there are light blue, light magenta, light black, fluorescent pink, and fluorescent yellow that are selectable among 6/7/8 color ink sets to suit your work.

The print width corresponds to 1,600mm, which is frequently used in textile and apparel applications.

TS330-1600 is compatible with two types of RIP software for printing,"RasterLink7", which is both easy to use and highly functional and,"TxLink4 Lite", which is suitable for textile printing, and either can be selected at the time of purchase.

With "Something New, Something Different" as our management vision, Mimaki Engineering will continue to strive as an innovator company to provide products that are close to our customers.

Overview

• Mimaki Weaving Dot Technology（MWDT）- New technology realizing high image quality

• Improved production performance with high image quality

• Two options for lower running costs in production

• New functions to ensure reliable long hour print operation

• New maintenance mechanism for improved usability

• Mimaki Remote Access (MRA) enables operation status check and panel operation from a remote location

• Selectable two types of software that support beautiful prints and ease of use

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