Flexible & Soft Material Printing - HANGZHOU MEST SMART PRINTING Co., Ltd.

UV Flatbed Printers

Print directly onto flat rigid materials — acrylic, glass, wood, metal, PVC, and more — with no plate-making and no minimum order. Ideal for signage, packaging prototypes, industrial panels, and large-format decorative items.

Compact 6090 UV Flatbed Printer for Simple, Precise Custom Printing

MEST-0609V is a medium-sized printing device independently developed by MEST.

MEST-2513 UV Flatbed Printers

The MEST-2513 is a high-performance UV flatbed printer designed for industrial-grade printing on a wide range of rigid materials.

MEST-1612V UV Flatbed Printers

The MEST-1612V is a high-precision, high-efficiency UV flatbed printer built for mass production of rigid materials.

MEST-1208V UV Flatbed Printers

The MEST-1208V is a compact UV flatbed printer with a 1200×800mm print area, designed for efficient production of small-to-medium-sized items.

UV Rotary Printers

Print full-color designs directly onto bottles, cups, tubes, and other cylindrical objects — including irregular and tapered shapes. Supports CMYK + White + Varnish for vivid, durable decoration on glass, metal, and plastic drinkware.

MEST-RUV4030 UV Rotary Printers

The MEST-RUV4030 is a compact rotary UV printer equipped with Epson i1600-U1 printheads, supporting CMYK+White+Varnish printing on straight, cone, and irregular cups.

MEST-RUV4030P UV Rotary Printers

The MEST-RUV4030P is a professional rotary UV printer equipped with Ricoh GEN4 printheads, designed for irregular cylindrical items like high-drop and cut-surface cups.

UV DTF Printers

Produce peel-and-stick crystal transfers for hard surfaces that flatbed printers can't reach — curved bottles, phone cases, helmets, and irregular objects. Print on film, laminate, and apply in seconds. Zero setup cost, no minimum quantity.

MEST-UV DTF300 Printers

Perfect for entrepreneurs entering the custom sticker business without major capital investment.

MEST-UV DTF600 Printers

Ideal for established businesses, production facilities, and wholesale operations.

DTF/DTG Printers

All-in-one digital textile solutions for direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTF) printing. Easily transfer or direct-print photo-quality, vibrant designs onto cotton, polyester, blends, and performance fabrics with zero plate-making.

High-Speed MEST- DTF600 Series for Profitable Garment Printing

Advanced 4th-generation DTF printing technology, equipped with the latest S10 shaker powder handling system.

MEST-DTG4050II DTG Printer

The DTG-4050II DTG printer supports dual-station printing, automatic platform lifting, and a white ink circulation system.

Streamlined AI visual UV Conveyor Printer

High-throughput UV printing for flat sheet production — fridge magnets, acrylic panels, PVC cards, and tile decoration. AI visual positioning auto-aligns each piece for consistent batch output, reducing manual handling and boosting daily capacity.

MEST-1220D Streamlined AI visual UV Conveyor Printer

MEST-1220D Streamlined AI visual UV Conveyor Printer, equipped with Ricoh G6 printheads (1200/1800dpi precision), revolutionizes production via 1000mm/s linear scanning.

UV Flatbed Printing on Flexible & Soft Materials

UV flatbed printing is not limited to rigid substrates. Equipped with the right ink system, MEST UV flatbed printers deliver high-quality, full-color direct printing on a wide range of flexible and soft materials — including leather, soft PVC, silicone, and TPU — without cracking, peeling, or loss of adhesion under bending and flexing. The key is soft UV ink: a specially formulated ink system that remains flexible after UV curing, moving with the substrate rather than against it. This expands the UV flatbed's application range into fashion accessories, soft goods decoration, and flexible industrial components.

What Makes Flexible UV Printing Possible

Standard UV inks cure into a hard, brittle film that cracks when the substrate flexes. Soft UV ink is formulated with flexible resin components that remain pliable after curing — allowing the printed layer to stretch, bend, and compress alongside the material without fracturing.

Combined with MEST UV flatbed printers' precision printhead height control and air-suction platform, soft UV ink enables direct printing on materials that would otherwise be incompatible with UV flatbed technology. No transfer film, no heat press, no secondary process — print directly onto the finished material or component.

Flexible Material Application Scenarios

Leather Goods & Accessories

Soft PVC Promotional Items

Silicone Products

Flexible Packaging Components