Mimaki Launches M2COA Automation System at drupa 2024

16 June 2024: Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of industrial inkjet printers, cutting plotters, and 3D printers actively participated at drupa 2024, the world’s largest printing and media exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany. In line with the drupa theme ”We Create the Future”, Mimaki showcased the latest digital printing solutions for revolutionizing the printing industry at their booth in Hall 9, A04.

The commercial printing market (market that prints primary on paper) has seen a decline in demand for printing in recent years due to the continuing trend of remote work in the after-corona, paperless meeting materials, and the digitization of promotional documents such as catalogs and direct mail. In order to grow the printing business, it is necessary to shift printing applications to more growth markets and higher value-added applications.

At this year’s drupa exhibition, the first in eight years, Mimaki showcased the solutions for the printing business to grow by offering the following labor-saving, user-friendly and environmentally-friendly digital printing solutions.

M2COA : Automated Order Goods Printing Package System
Previously announced in Japan in December 2023, the M2COA printing process automation system was unveiled for the first time globally at drupa 2024. The system is designed to be a highly-efficient solution to address labor shortage by significantly reducing operator time in the printing process by approximately 90%. This is achieved through the automation of placement, printing instructions and collection of printed media by a robotic arm that operates in conjunction with Mimaki’s UV printers.

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