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Mimaki JV100-160 vs Roland VG2-640

5 advantages of the Mimaki JV100 over the Roland
VG/SG Series
Point
Backlit-media makes the difference! High-contrast expression with
1 low-blotting ink
★

Point

2 Excellent drying ink makes even 3pt characters clear ★

Point
The skin-tone of a person is naturally expressed without any color ★
3 shift. Beautiful image quality with little graininess.
Point
Mimaki's eco-solvent ink with strong weather resistance is perfect for
4 outdoor signage

Point

5 100Series with superior installation and running costs

The points of the ★Star-mark are linked to the samples distributed.

Samples of Backlit
media can be
checked by utilizing
a simple LED trace
table or similar.

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Point
Backlit-media makes the difference! High-contrast expression with low-
1 blotting ink
Mimaki JV100-160 Roland VG2-640
Media Mimaki Translucent backlit vinyl SPC-0711-137D

Input
JapanStandard.icc / Relative
profile

Printing
1,200x1,200 dpi 16pass 3.3㎡/h 900x900 dpi 13pass 1.8㎡/h
conditions

ICC profile Generic PVC Translucent Generic Backlit

Comparison with the same Generic Backlit profile

【Mimaki】Strong contrast 【Roland】Weak contrast
Point!
★Sample 1

★Sample 3

3.00 Density 2.77 The ink dries well with

little blotchiness allowing
2.50
2.02 for high ink density
2.00 1.74 1.80 against backlit-media!
1.61 1.53
1.47
1.50 1.32
Black density = 137%
higher than TR2 ink
1.00
0.50
Mimaki JV100-160
0.00
Roland VG2-640
C M Y K
Measurements: Barbieri Spectro LFP light source D50 2° Status-T measurements with density

Mimaki:JV100-160 AS5 8Color、Roland:VG2-640 TR2 8Color. Printing conditions were measured on the samples in the table above.
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Point

2 Excellent drying ink makes even 3pt characters clear

Mimaki JV100-160 Roland VG2-640

Media Mimaki Translucent backlit vinyl SPC-0711-137D

Input
JapanStandard.icc / Relative
profile

Printing
1,200x1,200 dpi 16pass 3.3㎡/h 900x900 dpi 13pass 1.8㎡/h
conditions

ICC profile Generic PVC Translucent Generic Backlit

Comparison with the same Generic Backlit profile

【Mimaki】Well-represented up to 3 pt. 【Roland】3pt characters are crushed by
characters blotting.
Point! ★Sample 2

Point! ★Sample 1
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Point
The skin-tone of a person is naturally expressed without any color
3 shift. Beautiful image quality with little graininess.
Mimaki JV100-160 Roland VG2-640
media Mimaki Translucent backlit vinyl SPC-0711-137D

Input
Mimaki Expand Color Roland True Rich Color 2
profile

Printing
720x900 dpi 8pass 8.4㎡/h 900x600 dpi 10pass 7.6㎡/h
conditions

ICC profile Generic PVC Gloss Generic PVC Gloss

★Sample 4

Smooth skin tone gradation Rough skin tone

Natural skin expression

Partial strong reddening
without color shift
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Mimaki's eco-solvent ink with strong weather resistance is perfect for
4 outdoor signage
Mimaki JV100-160 Roland VG2-640

AS5 R社 TR2
C100 M100 Y100 K100 C100 M100 Y100 K100
50.00 50.00

40.00 40.00

30.00 30.00

20.00 20.00

10.00 10.00

0.00 0.00
0h 500h 1,000h 1,500h 0h 500h 1,000h 1,500h

SS21 Mimaki's eco-solvent ink has strong weather resistance

C100 M100 Y100 K100 No color fading after one year, perfect for outdoor
50.00
advertising!

40.00 Mimaki JV100-160 Roland VG2-640

30.00

20.00

10.00

0.00
0h 500h 1,000h 1,500h

1,500h
Initial 500h 1,000h （Equivalent to approx.
1 year）

AS5

SS21

Green/yellow fading

R
TR2

ISO Compliant Atlas Accelerated Testing

Evaluated without lamination. Color difference was measured with a colorimeter after the specified time. （Measuring instrument: X-rite）
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Point

5 100Series with superior installation and running costs

Installation Cost
The 100Series, a good balance with productivity and installation cost

Running cost

Mimaki AS5 ink with excellent running costs and SS21 ink with a
proven market reputation both have a running cost advantage over
Roland TR2 ink
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Supplementary material: VG3/SG3 Information
There are some changes in appearance regarding the Roland VG3/SG3 series announced in
the 2022.3.1 press release, but the content is a minor version change in 2.5 years since VG2
(September 2019).
The optional take-up device has been made a standard accessory, and the list price has been
reduced by more than 20%. As for price, 100Series can easily compete (installation and
running costs).
No change in print head, no change in productivity/ink, so what this document says about
drying (blotting) and weather resistance can be competed with Mimaki's eco-solvent ink!

NEW VG3-640/540 existing：VG2-640/540 NEW SG3-540/300 existing：SG2-640/540/300

2022.3.1announcement 2019.9 release 2022.3.1announcement 2019.10. release

Reference RRP
JP ¥2,180,000（VG3-640） ¥2,680,000（VG2-640） ¥1,480,000（SG3-540） ¥1,800,000（SG2-540）
US $22,495（VG3-640） $21,995（VG2-640） $15,395（SG3-540） $14,995（SG2-540）
1. Print-head Richoh GH2220 Richoh GH2220 Richoh GH2220 Richoh GH2220
1,536 1,536 768 768
2. Number of nozzles
(192Nozzle x8 string） (192Nozzle x8 string） (192Nozzle x4 string） (192Nozzle x4 string）
3. Print-head array In-line In-line In-line In-line
4. Ink TR2 TR2 TR2 TR2
5. Ink capacity 500ml pack 500ml pack 500ml pack 500ml pack
6. Ink set CMYKx2 CMYKx2 CMYK CMYK
CMYKLcLmLkW CMYKLcLmLkW
CMYKLcLmLkOr CMYKLcLmLkOr
CMYKLkOrGr CMYKLkOrGr
CMYKLkOrGrW CMYKLkOrGrW
CMYKLcLmOrGr
option TU4-64 option TU4-54
Standard equipment ↳Right operating side fixed: only Standard equipment ↳Right operating side fixed: only
7. Take-up device (1 drive motor) left side movable (1 drive motor) left side movable
↳Left and right movable （¥140,000） ↳Left and right movable （¥135,000）
（US is attached as standard） （$20,995）
8. Feed unit lever-type screwdriver lever-type screwdriver
PRINT:30～45℃ PRINT:30～45℃ PRINT:30～45℃ PRINT:30～45℃
8. Heater temperature
AFTER:30～55℃ AFTER:30～50℃ AFTER:30～55℃ AFTER:30～50℃
9. media max. weight 45kg 40kg 35kg 30kg
10. Max. roll outer
φ250mm φ210mm φ250mm φ210mm
diameter
11. Automatic Image Automatic feed gap Automatic feed gap
N/A N/A
Quality Control adjustment adjustment
12. Operation screen 7” color touch-panel LCD Character LCD 7” color touch-panel LCD Character LCD
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Disclaimer
The contents of this document are based on in-house evaluations and the results are not guaranteed.
Results may vary depending on the media used, output data, environmental temperature, etc.
We recommend that you perform a thorough test before using this product.

Distribution Sample Printing conditions

★Sample 1-1
Media： Mimaki Translucent backlit vinyl SPC-0711-137D
Mimaki： JV100-160 AS5 CMYKLcLmLkOr / SS21 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：1,200x1,200dpi 16pass（3.3㎡/h）
Generic PVC Translucent
Color：Mimaki Expand Color
Roland： VG2-640 TR2 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：900x900dpi 16pass（3.3㎡/h）
Generic Backlit
Color：True Rich Color 2

★Sample 1-2 Media： Mimaki Translucent backlit vinyl SPC-0711-137D

Mimaki： JV100-160 AS5 CMYKLcLmLkOr / SS21 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：1,200x1,200dpi 16pass（3.3㎡/h）
Generic PVC Translucent
Color：JapanStandard.icc（Based ISO12647 offset color）
Ink consumption：AS5=1.78cc,SS21=1.91cc / A4size（210mm x 297mm）
Roland： VG2-640 TR2 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：900x900dpi 16pass（1.8㎡/h）
Generic Backlit
Color：JapanStandard.icc（Based ISO12647 offset color）
Ink consumption： TR2=1.95cc / A4size（210mm x 297mm）

★Sample 2 Media： Mimaki Translucent backlit vinyl SPC-0711-137D

Mimaki： JV100-160 AS5 CMYKLcLmLkOr / SS21 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：1,200x1,200dpi 16pass（3.3㎡/h）
Generic PVC Translucent
Color：JapanStandard.icc（Based ISO12647 offset color）
Ink consumption：AS5=1.15cc,SS21=1.19cc / A4size（210mm x 297mm）
Roland： VG2-640 TR2 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：900x900dpi 16pass（1.8㎡/h）
Generic Backlit
Color：JapanStandard.icc（Based ISO12647 offset color）
Ink consumption： TR2=1.18cc / A4size（210mm x 297mm）

★Sample 3 Media： Mimaki Translucent backlit vinyl SPC-0711-137D

Mimaki： JV100-160 AS5 CMYKLcLmLkOr / SS21 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：1,200x1,200dpi 16pass（3.3㎡/h）
Generic PVC Translucent
Color：JapanStandard.icc（Based ISO12647 offset color）
Ink consumption：AS5=2.19cc,SS21=2.37cc / A4size（210mm x 297mm）
Roland： VG2-640 TR2 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：900x900dpi 16pass（1.8㎡/h）
Generic Backlit
Color：JapanStandard.icc（Based ISO12647 offset color）
Ink consumption： TR2=2.26cc / A4size（210mm x 297mm）

★Sample 4
Media： Mimaki PWS-G MSS-180-137-50
Mimaki： JV100-160 AS5 CMYKLcLmLkOr / SS21 CMYKLcLmLkOr
Resolution：720x900dpi 8pass（8.4㎡/h）
Generic PVC Gloss
Color：Mimaki Expand Color
Roland： VG2-640 TR2 CMYKLkOrGrW
Resolution：900x600dpi 10pass（7.6㎡/h）
Generic PVC Gloss
Color：True Rich Color 2

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