中文The printer that tries to fire your busywork
Every print shop owner knows the real bottleneck is rarely the machine. It is the fiddling. The masking. The manual vacuum tweaks. The operator standing there, nudging media into place for the tenth time today. Mimaki’s latest launch event reads like a direct answer to that daily grind: a lineup of new printers and software engineered to take the human fiddling out of the equation.
The headline acts are three UV flatbed printers — the large-format JFX220-2515 and the small-format UJF200 Series (the UJF200-3042 and UJF200-6042) — plus a new direct-to-film machine, the TxF330-800. All of them lean on automation and a fresh generation of workflow software called RasterLink8.
The big board: JFX220-2515
Building on the well-loved JFX200 Series, the JFX220-2515 keeps the image quality and productivity but adds clever automation to cut downtime. The star feature is what Mimaki calls Anchor Technology: it applies vacuum only where the media actually sits, which kills the masking and manual vacuum adjustments that eat time on every job. Automatic locating pins snap media into fast, accurate position. A new four-head layout enables dual CMYK printing at up to 42 square metres per hour.
For sign shops, the expanded printable area of 2500 x 1500 mm is sized for European standard board, and it handles media up to 101.6 mm thick with no optional unit — handy for retail signage and big displays. Fluorescent EFS-150 inks join the party for high-impact promo and wayfinding graphics. And there are premium finishes: LD4 mode prints up to 20 mm away from the head, while 2.5D Texture Maker delivers embossing and even braille.
The bench players: UJF200 Series
The UJF200-3042 and UJF200-6042 bring the same “make it easy” philosophy to industrial printing. Precise heads reproduce fine text, smooth gradients, and detailed graphics; fluorescent inks widen the creative range for promo products and product decoration. They print directly onto objects up to 250 mm tall and 20 kg — think carry-on bags and PC cases, things that were awkward to print not long ago.
Optional camera systems auto-detect media position and align the print, slashing manual setup. The UJF200-6042 can even take a belt feeding system, slotting into automated production lines and reducing operator dependence. For shops short on skilled labour — which is most shops right now — that is the whole value proposition in one sentence.
The garment side: TxF330-800
Mimaki’s direct-to-film range gets the TxF330-800, built for stable, high-quality output over long runs. It offers automated maintenance, a 16-cartridge ink system with expanded white capacity, and higher speeds. New Sky Blue and Pale Pink inks widen the gamut for smoother gradients and more accurate cool and warm tones. If you decorate apparel and need continuous, reliable production rather than hero-one-off prints, this is the machine aimed at you.
The secret sauce: RasterLink8
None of this shines without the software, and RasterLink8 is the quiet MVP. It brings enhanced job management and automated camera alignment, positioning print data accurately while cutting manual setup. It supports the fluorescent workflows of the new printers and will be compatible with everything RasterLink7 already runs. For a busy operator, “the software just handles the alignment” is a bigger quality-of-life win than any spec sheet bullet.
Why this moment matters
Arjen Evertse, Mimaki Europe’s Director of Sales, put the strategy plainly: print businesses face pressure to deliver more in less time while costs rise and skilled operators get scarce. The JFX and UJF lines “have been developed to simplify everyday production and reduce manual intervention.” Combine that productivity with application flexibility, he argues, and shops can “protect margins and pursue sustainable growth.”
That word — sustainable — is doing real work. In an industry where margins get squeezed and good press operators are unicorns, a machine that needs less babysitting is not a luxury. It is a survival tool.
The new JFX220-2515 and UJF200 Series make their EMEA debut at Sign Istanbul (23–26 September) and The Print Show UK (29 September–1 October), then roll out across more than 75 launch events in the region. The TxF330-800 also debuts at The Print Show and Viscom Italia.
If you are shopping for capacity this autumn, the question Mimaki is really asking is not “how fast?” but “how little can a human touch this?” For a lot of shops, that is finally the right question.
Source: WhatTheyThink — “Mimaki’s Latest Product Launches to Deliver Streamlined, Automated Workflows and Outstanding Productivity” (9 September 2026).
