4. Advanced functions that enhance operation stability
- Ink circulation, ecology & economy with the application of white ink
MCT (*8) to regularly circulate white ink is standard equipment. It enables a stable output from the time of machine startup by effectively avoiding the settling of white pigment in the ink lines.
Additionally, MCT contributes to reduction of ink waste, thereby supporting environmentally and economically friendly applications.
*8 MCT = Mimaki Circulation Technology. MCT works only with white ink.
- Ink degassing module enhances inkjet-ability and reduces ink costs.
The Mimaki degassing module “MDM(*8)” eliminates the gasses or bubbles inside the ink. This means nozzle blockage is lessened and the accuracy of ink dot placement is improved.
In addition, this module enables the printer to use undegassed bottled inks instead of conventional degassed ink packs, thereby reducing ink costs.
*9 MDM = Mimaki Degassing Module.
5. Highly refined environmentally friendly functions
- UV curing printing is an ecological printing method that minimizes VOCs.
- The curing efficiency of the newly developed UV LED unit has been improved compared to that of the conventional one. It is powerful and reduces power consumption while offering much longer life cycles and increased operability.
- Every UV ink is supplied in 2L bottles. This ecological and economical ink package contributes to reduce amount of industrial waste and running cost.
6. Various functions developed from users’ perspective
- Layout pins that eliminate annoying aligning setup
When setting a substrate template on a flatbed, strict alignment had been required to check whether the media is not in-line with the printing surface, or whether the point of origin is aligned, etc.
This machine is equipped with pins and a scale to eliminate such annoying alignment procedures. You fix the substrate to the pins and check the placement with the scale at first and then edit the design data or printer settings accordingly. In this way, you can implement direct UV printing without misalignment.
- Reverse Print Function
Select the order of over- and under-print with white in RasterLink6, the bundled standard software RIP. The most efficient path is then determined by the software.
Operators experience efficient high productivity gains without further operator intervention.
- Nozzle Recovery Function
Even if nozzle washing has no effect on a troubled nozzle, the print image quality can be retained temporarily. During this nozzle downtime the printer continues to produce high quality prints until the Mimaki service team arrives.
*10 Nozzle Recovery Function is a temporary failure averting function and its recoverability is limited.
7. Software RIP “Raster Link 6” is bundled for ease of use and operator understanding
- Intuitive and user-friendly operation
High performance software is sometimes difficult to use, we make it easy!
The new RasterLink6 is focused on being simple and friendly. With its many new functions, the “Software RIP for Everybody” has been achieved and provides for more professional and advanced finished products through its universal accessibility.
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- 3-layer Print Function
3-layer print of color, white and color can be performed at the same time. The underlay printing of a base layer of white ink reproduces the natural beauty of process colors printed on transparent substrates with high precision and no multi-pass color registration shift.
- Equipped with imprinting function which supports variable data
Using a list created by Microsoft Excel, etc., you can imprint variable data such as addresses and names.
- Operating status such as predicted printing time, the amount of used ink can be noticed by e-mail.
When a print job is completed, or ink is running out, or an error condition occurs, you will be notified by an e-mail sent to your e-mail address registered in advance. The events such as "Printing will be finished in 5 minutes " or "The ink is running out" will be your notification to avoid the stop of printing operation.
- Web update function
Supports the Web update function that has been well-received in RasterLinkPro5.
Program updates and profile downloads can be easily performed via the internet.