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Plotter to work along side a mimaki JV33
Hi Guys,
We are looking to replace our Gerber Fastrack 1300 with a new plotter so we can contour cut from our mimaki JV33.
The 3 a few people have recommended is a mimaki, graphtec or summa plotter. What I want to know is does the graphtec and the summa work as well with the JV33 as a Mimaki plotter? Is the Mimaki as good as a Summa or a graphtec?
We are looking at the summa D140-R, the mimaki CG130 FX and the Graptec FC-8000-130 kind of price bracket. Can any of these cut through the backing paper?
Any input or advice would be massively appreciated 😀
Tom
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16 Replies
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have a word with ur jv33 supplier… see if he is able to do a cutter bundle with someone else and give you the plotter at reduced price
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Thanks Dave
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Mimaki, summa, Graphtec, Mutoh any of these in the ‘pro’ range; all are good and will cut right through if told; graphtec 8000fc has highest knife weight and will happily cut diamond reflective. Don’t know about Roland, did not want to research that company when looking for a new plotter for the boss.
John
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I run a FC-8000 -130 alongside my RS 640.
Excellent machine never missed a beat.
It can cut through backing paper but takes a little trial and error, as its best done on pounce/perf cutting.
My plotter with the heavy duty blade cut over 300 display boards 900x600mm printed on 440micron pvc. It scored the edge, and cut through the pvc for 9 holes in each. It was milimeter perfect!
Where abouts in the UK r u?
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Thank you very much for your comments guys.
David, we are in Northampton.
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Shame you’re not closer to Manchester I’d happily show you the set up.
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having an FC7000Mk2 and I have used a mimaki cutter… i would say dont rule out the mimaki as cut & print is a little bit easier with the mimaki kit.
But the Fc8000 has two cutting strips, so cutting thru is a little safer on that model and the interface is better.
The Summa, having learnt a little more about it recently, I wish I had a good look at that model befire the graphtec as it has some very interesting options.
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David- thats a shame, but thank you for the offer. What RIP software do you use for your plotter? We currently use Flexisign, somebody told me Graphtec and flexisign work well togther.
Dave- What does the Summa do that the graphtec doesn’t?
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I use illustrator and Cutting Master that graphtec supplies.
CM does the job. It has it’s odd little quirks that I sometimes have to work around. It does what I need. I can print and cut, and cut vinyl, and as mentioned the PVC, all done through CM.
It all depends on what your used to – I am sure there’s better out there but CM meets my needs, so see no reason to pay out for another software.
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The Mimaki also has two cutting strips.
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Hi Jon, Do you use a mimaki cutter?
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I’m not massively familiar with the Graphtec/Summa/Gerber range but I can tell you that the Mimaki CG-FX (or CG-FXII) is a very good plotter. Couple that with Mimaki Finecut 7 or above and you’ve got a really good print and cut solution. If you can use Illustrator or Corel, add Finecut and you’ve got a very efficient and capable cutting package.
Let me know if you need any more info at all.
Stafford
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quote Thomas Pitt:Hi Jon, Do you use a mimaki cutter?
Yes, cg130
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We have Mimaki cutters running round the clock with our Mimaki printers, and they’ve never missed a beat, so I can heartily recommend them.
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We have a Mimaki JV33 and the matching cutter CG 130 fxII all driven by Wasatch and they work very well and cutting is simple, the cutter always finds the marks unlike the Graphtec I had before.
I came from Roland Graphtec and found Mimaki a bit quirky at first but the quality in my opinion is a lot better from Mimaki.
Kind regards
Russell.
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I’d buy a Mimaki plotter……..from me!
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