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Sakae Sagane, Chairman of Mimaki Europe, has retired

Mimaki has announced that its Chairman, Sakae Sagane, who also served as Executive Vice President for Mimaki Engineering Company, has retired effective 28 June 2018, after leading Mimaki Europe since 2005. Sagane grew Mimaki Europe from a small Mimaki subsidiary to the business unit that contributes the most revenue in comparison to its other subsidiaries.

New Mimaki Laminator now available for demonstration at Hybrid

Exclusive UK and Irish Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services, has announced that the company’s new laminator – the Mimaki LA-160W that launched at FESPA 2018 – is now available for demonstration at its centrally located showroom.

Mimaki recognised with two prestigious EDP Awards at FESPA 2018

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting systems, today reported that the European Digital Press Association (EDP) has honoured the company with two prestigious EDP awards. Europe’s 21 leading trade magazines with an editorial focus on digital print processes come together each year to honour the best technological developments among products and other developments announced or presented within the previous 12 months.

Mimaki enhances digital textile printing capabilities with Tiger-1800B MkII

Mimaki has announced that its production-class Tiger-1800B digital textile printer family has been enhanced with new features and capabilities as the company continues to drive higher quality in digital textile printing. The Tiger-1800B MkII, which will debut at FESPA 2018, offers an additional high-quality mode at 1,200dpi and several enhancements to improve quality, including reduction of banding and other printing defects.

Mimaki to demonstrate complete digital textile printing ecosystem at FESPA 2018

Mimaki has announced it is demonstrating the Rimslow Series; a complete, end-to-end digital textile and apparel printing ecosystem at FESPA 2018, scheduled for 15 to 18 May in Berlin. Mimaki is located on Stand 1.2-D20/D30 at the show. The ability to acquire a complete system from a single supplier makes it easier for businesses to enter the digital textile and apparel printing market, and for existing textile and apparel businesses to add digital printing to the mix to complement conventional textile printing processes.

Mimaki Europe Forms Strategic Partnership with 3M

Mimaki Europe has announced that the company’s UCJV Series with LUS-200 inks will carry the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty; the most comprehensive finished graphics warranty in the industry. The warranty will be available in Europe from mid-summer 2018.

Hybrid to show textile manufacturing solutions at Make it British Live!

Mimaki’s exclusive distributor, Hybrid Services is to present a range of textile manufacturing solutions at the Make it British Live! exhibition, held in London. Formerly known as ‘Meet the Manufacturer’, the show prides itself on being the only sourcing event that exclusively showcases British manufacturers and producers.

Mimaki Introduces New Development in the Internet of Things (IoT)

Mimaki has announced a new development in the Internet of Things (IoT) with its Digital Printing Connection, which aims to help users incorporate Mimaki printers to production lines for unattended on-demand production and mass customisation through communication with robots, conveyor belts, inspection devices, sensors and other peripheral equipment.

Hybrid confirms Mimaki exclusive at Sign & Digital UK

Exclusive UK and Irish Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services has confirmed that Sign & Digital UK will be one of the first opportunities to see the new, smaller Mimaki UCJV printer cutters, that will officially launch in May.

Mimaki releases free FineCut update for Adobe Illustrator CC2018

Mimaki’s exclusive UK and Irish distributor, Hybrid Services has announced a free update for the company’s FineCut plugin software that supports Adobe’s recently released Illustrator CC2018 application on both Mac and PC platforms.

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