Mimaki moves into labels

At drupa 2008, Mimaki marked its entrance into the label market with the new IPH-300L single-pass digital inkjet press.

The new machine offers speeds of up to 12.5 m/min or 3,000 sheets/hour printing A4 in 600 x 600 dpi resolution. It features a print width of up to 30 cm and employs Mimaki’s UV technology using the company’s exclusive UV curable inks in four colours (CMYK) and piezo electrionic inkjet heads. The inks are said to be VOC and ozone free, and the press automatically performs periodical head cleaning to ensure optimum print quality.

As the machine uses single-pass technology, the heads are stationary and the substrate is moved underneath them, reducing vibration. Mimaki says this ensures a smooth and highly accurate media transport to counteract banding and other undesired effects – as well as dramatically increasing speeds.

In addition to the ability to print on a wide variety of substrates including heat sensitive materials, the press can be run in different modes such as copy print and variable print. While it also features an already high standard resolution of 600 x 600 dpi, it can produce even higher quality with the superfine high resolution of 600 x 1,200 dpi.

The IPH-300L label print control system consists of a high performace controller incorporating MImaki’s RIP and colour management system. This automatically equalises colour differences between the calibrated printheads. High volumes of variable data can be processed quickly and efficiently with the variable data editing system, it is claimed.

Modular design enables customisation of machines with different print widths, and the print unit can be supplied without a transport mechanism for integration into existing production environments.

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