MUTOH'S HYDRATON 1642 WINS EDP AWARD

Mutoh’s environmentally-friendly printer, the HydrAton 1642, has won the 2025 European Digital Press (EPD) Association Award for Best Roll-to-Roll Printer under 170cm wide.

HydrAton 1642 is a printer in a new technology segment, born from the combination of Fujifilm's Aquafuze technology and Mutoh’s print control technology.

It is equipped with a printing control and a film formation process, which were newly developed to maximise the performance of ink created using Aquafuze ink technology.

The award was given to HydrAton 1642 in recognition of its “innovative water-based technology”, which the EDP citation said is “versatile, compatible with both plastic and paper roll media, and capable of printing on heat-sensitive substrates”, and for its ability to “reduce energy consumption while delivering vivid colours."

Last year, Mutoh also won the EDP Award for its 1420mm x 700mm table-sized flatbed UV-LED printer, XpertJet 1462UF, making this the second year in a row that the company have won an award.

Fujifilm's Aquafuze ink, which is used with the HydrAton 1642, also received an award, in recognition of its ability to “combine the advantages of UV and water-based inks”, and “offering excellent adhesion to a wide range of media without the need for a pre-coat primer or optimiser”.