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Having recently joined forces with Hybrid Services in a colourful new partnership, Hobs3D has been able to extend its portfolio of services with the installation of the Mimaki 3DUJ-2207 – a high-definition 3D printer with full-colour-modelling capabilities.
We recently announced the latest from a 20 year-long heritage of producing industry leading solvent printers, the new 330 Series from Mimaki, which includes two notable machines: the JV330-160 solvent printer and the CJV330 solvent printer/cutter.
Mimaki has, over the decades, released an extensive array of products, across multiple sectors and all using various technologies. What many may not know is that the product names alone tell a great deal about each printer or cutter, through a series of letters and numbers.
All sectors, from automotive to aerospace to printing are entering into a new era coined “Industry 4.0”, representative of a more streamlined approach to production by utilising state of the art technologies to keep up with the increase in demand. The printing industry has focused in on one aspect of Industry 4.0 in particular, “automation”, to better connect printing technology and allow for a more seamless transition from when a customer places an order to its’ delivery. With its clear long-term benefits, this change is already happening in the industry – in Keypoint Intelligence’s Software Investment Outlook 2020-21, researchers found that more companies were investing in automation in these past two years, particularly to fulfil the large amount of smaller jobs[1].
