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Mimaki Latex printer
- Thread starter Robert M
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artbot
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i've also read here and there that aftermarket latex inks are in development for piezo/epson printers. possibly with longer post heating dry times? who knows. but i'm sure that if you are in the ink business you are not sitting back and watching all of your solvent chemistry/stock slowly become obsolete.
I hope so, the market needs all the competition it can get. The HP equipment isn't all about the ink though it just runs and runs without much fuss and Mimaki is playing catchup on that front as well. At the price point the HPs sell at it makes more sense to buy three instead of one Mimaki and even if they break down faster (Mimaki does build better) who cares, you've had three in production the whole time.
If Mimaki can produce a latex roll to roll that is faster than the HP and is up to normal Mimaki build quality with extremely low maintenance -- and only costs maybe double a similarly sized HP -- they have a product.
If Mimaki can produce a latex roll to roll that is faster than the HP and is up to normal Mimaki build quality with extremely low maintenance -- and only costs maybe double a similarly sized HP -- they have a product.
adrian4012
New Member
it's twin head,320 nozzles x 2,latex white ink printer
bigben
Not a newbie
If this is true, do you think it will take more than a year to come out?
Chimuka
New Member
Here is a link to more info... http://www.graphicdisplayworld.com/en/categories/hardware/939-mimaki-makes-its-move-into-latex-
artbot
New Member
six process colors too. something that should have been done 12 years ago. lm lc channels are probably dropped for red and blue, or possibly orange and green (which are a waste of time considering red and blue are the two most common commercial logo colors). i'm thinking with all this latex coming out about running latex on this flatbed i'm building. vacuum down, IR in the front, IR in the back sounds easier to implement on a flatbed than a roll to roll. i wish these companies would obsess more about ink longevity. it's like they are just bypassing it as an extra unnecessary expense. water based inks are up to hundreds of years, latex is water based, surely they could glean some of the resins/pigments used and deliver a "harsh environment" latex version of these inks.
bigben
Not a newbie
Jack Knight1979
New Member
That's great. I wonder how long before Roland does the same.
Rooster
New Member
The press release calls the ink a water based resin type, so I think you're probably onto something there. It would definitely explain the lower power and heat requirements.
Robert M
New Member
Roland
I wonder about Roland also. They seem to be very slow these days as far as advancements in their ink jet printers. Mimaki is currently using the DX5 print head, and Mutoh is using the next generation DX6 (or DX7 depending on who you talk to) last time I looked the Roland Versa Art series was still using the old DX4 heads.
I wonder about Roland also. They seem to be very slow these days as far as advancements in their ink jet printers. Mimaki is currently using the DX5 print head, and Mutoh is using the next generation DX6 (or DX7 depending on who you talk to) last time I looked the Roland Versa Art series was still using the old DX4 heads.
