If it leaks ink, burns solvent, and puts your operators at risk, the answer could be yes.
We visit a lot of production sites. Usually, someone’s proud to tell us what they’re doing on the sustainability front: switching to compostable pallet wrap, phasing out single-use plastic, moving toward net zero.
But then we get shown to the printer.
And more often than not, it’s a CIJ unit that’s been limping along for years — still leaking ink on the floor, still going through bottle after bottle of solvent, still giving off fumes that nobody questions anymore.
If that sounds familiar, then your CIJ setup might not be aligned with your environmental strategy. In fact, it might be quietly undermining it.
That’s why at Newcode, we recommend the Hitachi UX2. Because no matter how much progress you're making elsewhere, that old printer is holding you back.
Does Your Printer Undermine Your Environmental Strategy?
The Hitachi UX2 fixes the parts nobody talks about
This isn’t just a neater machine or a longer service interval. It solves the everyday problems most people have just learned to live with.
No more gloves and rags The UX2’s sealed cleaning station eliminates solvent splatter and vapour clouds. It’s contact-free and fully contained.
Fewer fumes MEK-free ink options and smarter cleaning mean less exposure to VOCs. The kind of thing your COSHH file should already care about.
Less waste Ink recirculation and intelligent flushing drastically reduce how much solvent and ink get thrown away.
Lower energy use It’s got a proper standby mode. Old machines don’t.
It makes your operation cleaner, safer, and easier to defend when compliance, procurement, or your own conscience asks questions.
Let’s talk. Want to see what a UX2 setup looks like, costs, and actually solves? We’ll walk you through it.