Japan’s Mimaki wide format manufacturer that develops and manufactures industrial inkjet printers and distributes them throughout the world is set to acquire Italian textile machine manufacturer La Meccanica Costruzione Tessili. This would strengthen Mimaki’s position in the global textile printing market. The conclusion of the formal agreement is expected to take place by the beginning of March.

The acquisition was first mooted in July 2015, when an Italian sales agent introduced Mimaki to La Meccanica, a manufacturer of conventional and digital textile printing machines. La Meccanica was established in 1977. The acquisition is aimed at further expanding Mimaki’s positon in European textile and apparel market.

The company has also unveiled the super-wide format TS500P-3200 inkjet printer, a dedicated transfer paper printer for the textile industry, with applications including home furnishing textiles and indoor soft signage.

Mimaki has been involved in textiles since 1998. It has shown its products at international textile manufacturers’ trade fairs. Textiles in general and fashion, home interiors and soft signage are all giving the company tremendous growth in different areas; soft signage in western Europe, fashion in eastern and Asian countries and home interiors in Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania.

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