The new roll-to-roll JV300 machines are available in two widths, 1.3m and 1.6m, and feature new printheads and also an enhanced Mimaki SS21 inkset.
Both models are equipped with two staggered 4-35pL variable drop-on-demand piezo heads from Epson, capable of 360-1,440dpi and flat out the 1.6m version is capable of 105sqm/hr in "super draft" mode, down to 15.4sqm in the highest quality eight-pass mode.
The eight-channel JV300s can be factory configured to either run eco-solvent or dye-sub inks – although the firm predicted that around 70% will be specified solvent.
The eco-solvent machines can be configured double CMYK for speed or CMYK plus Lc, Lm, orange, grey (light black) or double-hit white and according to Mimaki Europe general manager marketing Mike Horsten they are pitched squarely against the Roland DG Soljet Pro4 XF-640.
“The JV300 is really a standout product and one of the most interesting things is the new inks, we’ve added orange, a new white and light black,” said Horsten.
He said that the new black would enhance photographic images while the orange will increase the Pantone range the machine can match, now up to 92%. He also said that the new white offered double the density of conventional white solvent inks, making it capable of around 9sqm white an hour.
The models also feature Mimaki’s Nozzle Recovery System (NRS), the first time it’s been used on a solvent machine. Once a nozzle failure is detected, if the automatic cleaning can’t rectify the problem then NRS allows continuous operation by substituting the output of the failed nozzle with that of a functioning one.
“There’s not one printer in the solvent market that has this system, this is a unque feature that no one else has and certainly not on a machine in this price bracket,” said Horsten.
Pricing for the JV300-160 will be around €20,000 and both the 160 and 130 will be shipping from June.
The JV300s will be joined at Fespa by the The Tx500-1800DS direct sublimation printer for the textile and soft signage industries and the JFX200-2513 entry-level UV inkjet flatbed, which were unveiled last month.
