Mutoh Launches ValueJet 1604WX - Budget 64" Dye Sub Printer

Available immediately, this new single head high quality 64” (162 cm) wide budget friendly dye sublimation printer will fit the needs of start-up and established businesses looking for a wider printer to increase their portfolio of digital transfer decoration, fashion and objects. The new Mutoh VJ-1604WX offers an excellent return on investment performance.

Standard delivered with a motorised 30 kg take-up system and professional RIP software, the affordable ValueJet 1604WX CMYK printer is suited for volume production runs as well as short print runs of high quality in-store textile decoration and displays, textile banners, pop-ups, sportswear, personalised home decoration, gadgets, transfer to rigid objects (mugs, cups, mouse pads, snowboards, …), shirts, etc.

Engineered & manufactured in Japan, the VJ-1604WX integrates the proven and multi-awarded Mutoh ValueJet print technology & reliability. Featuring a high level of operator comfort, print production efficiency as well as high print quality & precision, the compact ValueJet 1604WX includes a variable drop 8 channel print head, allowing output resolutions up to 1440 x 1440 dpi. The piezo print head is capable of firing drops from 3.5 pl up to 21 pl.

Delivering typical production speeds up to 22 m²/h at 360 x 1080 dpi (3 Pass), the ValueJet 1604WX will print on common dye sublimation transfer papers and can handle 2” and 3” core rolls. The printer comes with a stand, a non-motorised roll-off system and a motorised winder system for media rolls up to 30 kg, for straight winding of finished prints, which is particularly important for easy after-treatment on e.g. a calender.

The ValueJet 1604WX printer uses Mutoh’s genuine DS2-series dye sublimation inks which are 100 % VOC free. The DS2-series inks can be used for transfer paper printing - transfer to polyester or mixed fibre fabrics or transfer to pre-treated rigid substrates. Additionally, the DS2 inks can also be used for direct printing onto polyester or mixed fibre fabrics. Available in 1 litre bottles, the inks deliver top scores in wash fastness, rubbing and perspiration. Mutoh DS2 inks are Ökotex Standard 100 compliant.

The new ValueJet VJ-1604WX model will be sold exclusively through Mutoh’s channel of authorised & trained resellers throughout Europe, the Middle East & Africa.