Combining complementary tech can have many advantages. Diversifying your business by opening up new product lines, applications and opportunities, the right addition to your hardware quiver can also enable you to get more out of your existing equipment. A perfect example of this strategy is combining laser cutting with direct-to-object printing.

Mimaki’s distributor for the UK and Ireland, Hybrid Services has today announced the addition of two new high performance textile printers to its market-leading product portfolio – the Mimaki TS100-1600 and the Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII Printer.

Developing a product or part can be a long process for even the most experienced or creative design team, unless they can 3D print their prototypes, as Mimaki’s 3D application specialist, Jordi Drieman, explains.

In many cases, using 3D printing technology can be a game changer when it comes to a more streamlined, cost-efficient, and creative design process. Here is why…

With plenty of excitement surrounding the launch of Mimaki’s all-new UJV100-160 LED UV wide format printer, we were delighted to receive our demonstration unit in the run up to Christmas. The 1.6m printer has enjoyed significant interest since its announcement in November with the price / performance ratio looking highly favourable, but there’s a lot more to the £15,995 machine than a simple equation.

Mimaki has announced that the European Digital Press Association (EDP) has presented the ‘Best Roll-to-Roll printer up to 170cm’ award to Mimaki for its UJV100-160 LED-UV inkjet printer.