The reduction marks the first price drop for Mimaki's best-selling UV printer, which has been priced at £22,995 +VAT since the launch of the original UJF-3042 model, which was superceded by the FX in 2011.

The UJF is a small-format UV-cured flatbed printer, which uses LED curing. The printable area is A3-sized (300x420mm) and objects up to 50mm deep can be printed thanks to the adjustable printhead height. Print resolution is 1,200dpi.

Mike Lewis, industrial products sales manager at Mimaki's UK distributor Hybrid Services, said: "The new price brings the revolutionary UJF-3042FX to an even broader market. The uptake of LED UV printing is increasing rapidly as print providers see the benefits of direct to substrate printing.

"We're equally finding the robustness and build quality of the Mimaki makes it suitable for fitting into manufacturing workflows, with multiple machine installs per site ever more common."

Last year Mimaki expanded its UJF range with the launch of the UJF-3042HG, which featured a higher 150mm head gap, and the A2 format UJF-6042.