MUTOH to preview revolutionary digital inkjet technology at drupa 2024

MUTOH will showcase a number of distinctive product lines under the theme "Human- and environmentally-friendly inkjet technology" at drupa 2024. Specifically, the company will exhibit the industry's brand new HydrAton 1642 inkjet printer equipped with the newly developed ink based on Fujifilm's AQUAFUZE technology.

Inks using AQUAFUZE technology are expected to become the fourth technology that can address several issues that existing ink technologies face. Its highly safe composition, with water as the main ingredient, and its low odour, as well as its capability of printing on different substrates, including using non-penetrating media without the need for primers or optimisers are AQUAFUZE’s main characteristics. Moreover, the printed film is thin and offers high abrasion resistance without the use of an overcoat, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including wallpaper and indoor signs.

HydrAton 1642 is a printer in a new technology segment that features unique printing control and a unique ink film formation process that were newly developed to maximize the performance of the ink through collaboration between Fujifilm's AQUAFUZE technology development and MUTOH's printer development teams.

In addition, the company will exhibit printers that use highly safe inks that factor in the effects on the human body and environment, such as sign and display inks that do not use GBL, which subject to regulations (MS51 ink), and UV inks that do not use substances classified as SVHC, including TPO (US61 ink).

MUTOH will also exhibit printers that use Only One MP ink that can be proofread on original substrates, reducing VOCs and printing materials by using inkjet proofing instead of press proofing.

Through these products, MUTOH strives to contribute to the development of a sustainable future by providing safer and more secure work and consumer environments, as well as practicing sustainable manufacturing through green procurement and operating at its factories using renewable energy.