‘light’ colours can improve tonal rendering in subtle graduations such as skin tones, avoiding graininess, in both colour and greyscale images. The orange ink should not only help hit brand colours in that part of the spectrum but will add depth and vibrancy to reds and adjacent hues in general. Mimaki also claims ‘minimal streaking and unevenness in solid colours’ via its MAPS4 (Mimaki Advanced Pass System) technology. In terms of raw productivity, Mimaki quotes standard output at up to 17sq m/h. That means 600 x 1200dpi with six-pass printing in regular four-colour mode. Maximum speed is 22sq m/h at 600 x 1200dpi with four passes, while top quality at 1200 x 1200dpi maximum resolution and six passes gets you 10.1sq m/h. All these figures are for the 1.6m largest model with two sets of CMYK inks loaded; all of them are halved in eight-colour mode. Standard media handling on the CJV200 accommodates rolls of up 180mm diameter, weighing up to 25kg. A 45kg adapter is available as an option, as is a bulk ink supply, though machines in this category are not typically used to run unattended overnight printing, for example. All Cut Up On the cutting side, the CJV200 offers a maximum cutting speed of 300mm/s and cut force of between 10 and 450g. This supports kiss-cutting for labels and stickers, while through cutting reasonably heavy vinyls and similar materials. An overall accuracy of ±0.2mm is quoted, which should be quite sufficient even for smaller items such as stickers. Included with the printer is Simple Create software which allows template-based design and set-up of common items such as labels, stickers, and wobblers. This is complemented by Mimaki’s RasterLink 7 RIP, which handles PDF and other common file formats and Mimaki FineCut, which works with the RIP to integrate the design, print, and cut processes into one workflow. FineCut can work with layered Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, or PDF files to recognise, extract and execute vector-based cutting paths, either immediately after printing or following a separate finishing process such as lamination, with orientation and alignment automatically checked via a standard CMYK set, supplied in 600ml cartridges, which is aimed at the most cost-conscious operations. It is priced to compete with third-party inks, while meeting Mimaki’s warranty conditions. There is also a new expanded gamut set that adds light cyan, light magenta, orange, and light black to the standard process colours. Called SS22, the new ink has been developed from the existing SS21 ink which Mimaki claims has achieved the industry’s highest level of outdoor weather resistance. SS22 ink is free of increasingly tightly-regulated ingredients such as GBL (gamma-butyrolactone, used in some illegal drugs) and is supplied in 440ml cartridges, made using a paper-based design to reduce the plastic content. The additional 25 Issue 258 - April / May 2025 email: editor@signlink.co.uk UNDER THE HOOD / MIMAKI CJV200 CJV200-75 CJV200-130 CJV200-160 Max. Media Width 810mm 1,371mm 1,620mm Print/Cut Width 800mm 1,361mm 1,610mm Inks Mimaki SS22 Sustainable Ink: CMYK, Lc, Lm, Lk, Orange (440ml cardboard cartridge) Mimaki BS4 Budget Solvent Ink: CMYK (600ml ink pack) Print Head On-demand piezo head Print Resolutions Y: 600, 900, 1,200dpi X: 600, 1,200dpi Print Speeds (based on CJV200-160) High Speed: 22.0 sq m/h Standard: 17.0 sq m/h Quality: 12.5 sq m/h High Quality: 10.1 sq m/h Statistics
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