As the company expanded in the advertising market, it needed to handle more diverse jobs, from signage and soft signage to custom apparel and promotional items. However, its existing equipment posed challenges in quality consistency, colour stability, and reliable continuous operation.

Mimaki’s large-format printing systems expanded the company’s capabilities across rigid media, roll media and textiles. Stable, high-quality output improved flexibility for short lead times and small-lot jobs, while standardised operations improved efficiency and reduced training demands.

They were unable to print on rigid (board) materials, which limited the range of jobs they could take on.

By bringing both printing and cutting on rigid materials in-house, they are now able to respond more flexibly to customer needs. This has expanded the range of jobs they can take on and strengthened their readiness to win new business.

They use a laser cutting machine for material cutting, but when cutting life-size panels made of aluminum composite panels, the cut edges melted due to heat, resulting in an unsightly finish. Additionally, they handle other materials that laser cutting struggles with, such as thin sheet films and styrene boards. They were searching for a cutting plotter capable of handling these materials.

CFX does not burn the cross section like laser cut, and a satisfactory finish is obtained.Since it has a dragonfly reading function, there is no slight positional deviation when cutting.Therefore, it is also useful for cutting small printed matters such as seals, stickers, and product mounting paper. The range of in-house manufacturing has expanded and it has become possible to meet various requests.