中文Mimaki has launched a trio of new print systems: a 2500 x 1500mm UV flatbed, a direct-to-object printer, and a direct-to-film machine for textile printing. The company presented the JFX 220-2515 UV flatbed, the UJF200-3042/6042 Direct-to-Object UV, and the new TxF330-800 DTF printers to the market at an Open House in Sydney, following a dealer day the previous week. All three will be available next month, with further customer Open Days scheduled in Melbourne on 27 October and Brisbane on 5 November to give Australian print businesses local access before they commit capital to new kit.
The JFX220-2515 is a large-format UV-LED flatbed printer with a 2500 x 1500mm print area and the ability to print directly onto substrates up to 101.6mm thick. Its headline innovation is Anchor Technology, a new substrate-holding mechanism designed to secure materials in place while reducing preparation time and removing the need for masking. Claudio Zarantonello, senior marketing officer at Mimaki, explained that whereas a conventional bed activates across its whole surface, Anchor Technology activates only where the sheet is placed, giving superior stability — particularly useful with warped or challenging substrates that would otherwise shift mid-print and ruin a job that had already consumed ink and time.
New fluorescent UV inks in Pink and Yellow on the JFX220-2515, combined with the ability to build ink up to 5mm, enable what Mimaki describes as “vibrant and textured” applications. An LD Mode further expands possibilities by supporting printing on curved or uneven surfaces. Those capabilities target signage, display and industrial parts where tactile, eye-catching finishes command premium value, and they let a single flatbed serve both graphic and functional-print customers without a separate dedicated machine for each effect or a costly jig for every part shape.
The UJF200 series extends Mimaki’s direct-to-object range. The UJF200-3042 and UJF200-6042 deliver high-definition UV printing across promotional products, personalised goods, packaging, industrial components and other specialty applications. Both models feature fluorescent UV inks and can print directly onto substrates up to 250mm thick and weighing up to 20kg. “You could put a basketball in there,” Zarantonello said. Optional camera and belt units provide automated positioning, transport and collection for greater production efficiency — a clear nod to shops that need repeatability, not just one-off novelty, as they scale personalised-object work and compete with overseas decorators on turnaround.
The third launch, the TxF330-800, is a direct-to-film printer with a maximum print width of 800mm, up to four-litre white ink capacity, and continuous printing of rolls up to 100 metres. It is offered in either a productivity-focused CMYK plus White configuration or a creative CMYK plus Sky Blue, Pale Pink and White configuration, targeting high-quality apparel, sportswear and fashion textile production. Automatic cartridge switching and advanced film transport control support consistent, efficient long-run output that apparel decorators need to compete with offshore pricing and to hold margin on volume contracts.
Taken together, the three machines show Mimaki broadening coverage across flatbed, object and textile segments in one move. For Australian print businesses — the launch market — the timing is convenient: local Open Days let them see the technology firsthand before committing. The emphasis on fluorescent inks and textured builds also reflects where demand is growing, as customers seek differentiation in crowded promotional and packaging markets where a standard four-colour print no longer stands out on a shelf or a social feed and where a tactile finish can justify a higher price.
Anchor Technology deserves particular attention. Masking a flatbed to hold awkward substrates is a quiet source of wasted labour and material; a mechanism that activates only under the sheet promises faster set-up and fewer rejects. In a margin-sensitive production environment, that kind of incremental efficiency can be as valuable as raw speed, because it compounds across every job change through a working day and reduces operator fatigue on repetitive work. For object printing, the ability to handle a 20kg part without jigs broadens the addressable work from pens and phone cases to larger industrial components and pre-assembled goods that were previously outsourced.
For the wider market, Mimaki’s launch underlines that printer makers are competing on application breadth and workflow, not spec sheets alone. A flatbed that handles curved surfaces, an object printer that takes a basketball, and a DTF machine built for 100-metre rolls together tell a story of versatility for the modern shop that must say yes to more kinds of work. The Australian rollout is the first chapter; with direct-to-film apparel production growing globally and UV object printing penetrating packaging and industrial markets, broader availability is expected to follow as Mimaki extends the range into other regions, and as decorators look to consolidate several niche machines into one flexible platform.
Pricing and local support will decide uptake as much as specification. Mimaki’s Australian dealer network and the scheduled Open Days signal a go-to-market built on hands-on demonstration rather than catalogue selling — sensible for machines whose value, from Anchor Technology to 5mm texture, is felt on the bed rather than read on a data sheet. For shops weighing a first flatbed or a move into DTF apparel, the chance to run their own files at a local event before purchase reduces risk, and the fluorescent-ink story gives them a concrete upsell to take back to customers who are tired of plain four-colour output and willing to pay for something that stands out.
