Mimaki has a new compact flatbed cutting plotter, CFL-605RT, which it says will allow printers to produce high quality, cost-effective output. It is to be launched at Auspack 2015. The new cutting table also supports immediate finishing of packaging and prototypes, offering both creasing and cutting capabilities, as well as printing onto goods and packages, and cutting of cushioning materials. Brad Creighton, national sales and marketing manager for Mimaki Australia, says new flatbed cutting plotter ‘marries’ with the UJF-6042 to achieve on-demand production of the original goods by providing the whole production process.
Mimaki introduces new cutting plotter – CFL-605RT
Creighton says, “This machine complements our successful UJF series and provides new finishing opportunities to produce responsive packaging with short lead times.” The newest addition to the Mimaki family of cutting tables accommodates material sizes up to oversized A2, and features a variety of functions, including creasing and eccentric, tangential and reciprocating cutting. Creighton says the increased demand for on-demand production of prototypes and small lots, both for products and their packaging encouraged the Mimaki to deliver the new machine. He says the eccentric cutter has a maximum cutting thickness of 1mm with an optimal downface setting between 30 and 1,000g. The tangential cutter features a maximum cutting thickness of 2mm with high downforce pressure, including materials such as reflective vinyl and rubber sheets. The reciprocating cutter has a maximum 10mm cutting thickness for materials such as foam or cardboard and uses a vertical reciprocating motion. The creasing roller creases materials for a perfect package. Downforce pressures are adjustable from 500 to 1,000g. Australian printers can see the cutting plotter at Auspack 2015, held in Melbourne Exhibition Centre from March 24 to 27.
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