Mimaki and 3M announce cooperation on UV printing solutions

Mimaki Engineering, a manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers, and 3M are cooperating on the development of new ranges of UV inks for the UV printing market.

For over twenty years 3M and Mimaki Engineering have enjoyed a fruitful strategic relationship and have now jointly developed a new range of inks. 3M vinyl print media has been an important supporter of the best selling Mimaki printers JV3 and now the award winning JV33 wide format solvent inkjet printers. Many independent and franchise sign shops, as well as specialty graphics producers rely on the 3M media and JV series (solvent) products for their day to day business. However, both companies anticipate a shift toward UV printing for various applications such as POP, print on clear and metallic substrates, textiles, rigid materials, as well as vehicle graphics.

3M is going to provide its MCS Warranty. It covers 3M media and the finished graphics for the stated durability period when used as recommended by 3M including solutions for inkjet printed, screen printed, electrostatically printed, and cut film graphics. Mimaki is therefore now a partner with 3M on all three levels of warranty: 3M Basic Product Warranty, 3M Performance Guarantee and now also 3M MCS Warranty.

‘Mimaki feels that as the wide format printing industry becomes more environmentally aware of the benefits of the new jointly developed UV inks, the UV roll-to-roll and flatbed machine market increases,’ said Akira Ikeda, president Mimaki Engineering. ‘This relationship benefits the user by providing key quality and enhanced performance.’