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A printer that printed on everything

The other day, an amazing MIMAKI UJF-3042 printer was brought to our office. The fact is that the UJF-3042 is really very different from other printers on the market, and we will tell you exactly what.



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We have repeatedly written about LED printing, which has several advantages over laser. However, this printer uses not just LED, but UV LED printing. The transition to higher light frequencies allows achieving several important effects at once: the lamp life is prolonged (up to 5 times), electric power is saved, productivity increases due to almost dry printing, it becomes possible to print on heat-sensitive materials. By the way, the piezoelectric head used in the printer also provides the application of the dye by the “cold” method.

The next feature is hard UV curable ink (LH-100). They are highly resistant to mechanical and chemical stress. Not only standard CMYK, but also cartridges with white color and varnish are available for this printer.

White ink is designed for bright printing on transparent or colored surfaces, and the varnish allows imparting a glossy effect to prints and additionally protects the product from external influences.

The printer can print on A3 format, and the paper is also included in its "arsenal". This means that the user can also create any posters and posters. But, finally, the technology of consistent application of dyes allows you to achieve 3D effects that make souvenirs even more attractive.

What would you like to print?

This printer allows you to print on almost anything, if the thickness of this “anything” does not exceed 5 cm. That is, any pens, can openers, small boxes and even toothbrushes will be fine! We are not talking about passes, cards made of thick cardboard, DVDs, acrylic plates, dibond, forex, glass and films. It is only necessary to securely seal the printed objects on a substrate or a special jig and set the print parameters correctly. By the way, the printer driver also allows you to apply an image on three-dimensional objects, for example, on round pens.
Clamping device for pens
Card holder

However, for materials such as metals or glass that need pretreatment in order to achieve acceptable adhesion, it is necessary to carry out priming, baking or coronation - after that the dye is applied to the surface just as effectively.

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In addition to the fact that MIMAKI UJF-3042 is just an interesting technical novelty, it also allows you to create souvenir products much faster, shortening its production time and cost significantly, compared to film application. Moreover, in contrast to films, solid dyes are more resistant to mechanical and chemical influences, keeping effect prints longer on virtually any surface.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/178515/


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