LFP - Large-Format-Printing
Integrated Print and Cut device: Printer Cutter CJV30-60/100/130/160
Thursday 10. July 2008 - Mimaki expands its award winning sign & graphics systems with a unique range of integrated print & cut solutions, bringing even greater choice & flexibility to its customers.
Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines for the sign/graphics, industrial and textile/apparel markets, is pleased to announce the new Printer Cutter line: 60cm (24″) CJV30-60, 100cm (39″) CJV30-100, 130cm (51″) CJV30-130 and 160cm (63″) CJV30-160. This unique CJV30 series is designed by uniting Mimakis legendary and state-of-the-art inkjet and cutting technologies as a leading manufacturer in the industry.
Following the widespread adoption of the solvent inkjet printer, various solutions for contour cutting of printed materials have been proposed. Mimaki has an established solution, for consecutive contour cutting using the JV33 series and the CG-FXII series with the continuous crop mark detection function. The system is widely used for decals, vehicles, seals & labels, POP displays and T-shirt decorations. The CJV30 series is an integrated print and cut device that will automatically contour cut without any steps in between. Further it delivers a seamless workflow based upon Mimakis long experience and expertise in print & cut. The integrated device fits in small office spaces and comes at an affordable price. Customers who have limited room and budget can now use Mimakis sophisticated print & cut technology for contour cutting. The 60cm (24″) CJV30-60 is especially suitable for retailers to make sales promotional displays.
The CJV30 series uses fast drying SS21 solvent ink, enabling it to execute contour cuts soon after printing without ink lifting. In addition to this the newly developed Auto Change Clamp Pressure function sets clamp conditions for print and cut to fit a wide variety of media. It can be set from RIP software and switched automatically. Printing requires several pinch rollers to securely hold the media in place while cutting needs two pinch rollers (wider media needs 3). Clamp pressure from each pinch roller can be set in from the Rip in four stages (strong, medium, week and off) according to the type of media type and switched automatically. This function eliminates operator errors and allows for long and continuous operation without manual intervention.
The Continuous Crop Mark Detection function can deliver high productivity even when lamination is required. When substrates are re-set for lamination after printing, an optical sensor enables automatic consecutive detection of crop marks thereby enabling precise contour cutting by aligning each image automatically.
As described in either case of cutting functionaly soon after printing or by re-loading media after printing for lamination, longtime consecutive contour cutting is made possible, shortening job turnaround times.
The CJV series uses state-of-the-art technologies already employed in the JV33 series:
The White Ink Overlay Print function uses high density white ink and offers simultaneous white and full color printing. It creates vivid full color images on both opaque and transparent substrates. This expands Mimakis range of applications for print & cut.
With Mimakis UISS (Uninterrupted Ink Supply System), the machine can utilize two cartridges per color in 4-color mode for continuous printing. When one ink cartridge runs out, the another cartridge takes over and helps prevent running out of ink. Ink cartridges can also be changed “on the fly”.
To achieve high quality print & cut using the above new technologies, Mimakis original RIP software: Raster LinkPro4 SG and plug-in cutting software for CorelDraw and Illustrator: FineCut are bundled. The other bundled application software: Simple Studio can create print & cut data to generate stickers with ease.
“Based on already successful solutions, Mimaki offers greater choice ranging from small to large format solutions for our customers in order to expand their business opportunities. This is a powerful tool to express their creativity in a wide variety of print & cut applications,” says Sjinich Uehara, General Manager of SG Division.