Available from autumn, Mimaki says the new model offers a ‘new benchmark in high quality, environmentally-advantageous and high volume UV printing.’

“The JFX500-2131 is loaded with powerful new features. It’s a highly innovative printer that delivers substantial productivity, typically high Mimaki print quality and some important environmental advantages too,” comments Mike Lewis, product sales manager of Mimaki’s UK and Ireland distributor, Hybrid Services.

The new model boasts speeds of up to 60sq m/hr with CMYK and 45sq m/hr for white ink printing.

The JFX500-2131 is loaded with powerful new features. It’s a highly innovative printer that delivers substantial productivity, typically high Mimaki print quality and some important environmental advantages too”

The new Mimaki flatbed incorporates a new printhead and advanced LED curing, which claims to produce an ‘exceptionally’ high resolution image quality. It also offers multiple ink options to improve production flexibility.

It can work with Mimaki’s new LUS-150 newly formulated CMYK LED curing ink, as well as the firm’s existing LH-100 CMYK inks—of which offer a more rigid ink formulation for printing on harder surfaces that require more adhesion properties.

Also packaged with the new model is Mimaki’s RasterLink6 RIP software, offering the user a number of print tools and features for production.

The new release is part of an ongoing development trend from wide-format manufacturers to target the increasing amount of commercial printers moving into the sector as a way of growing their business.