Mixed Dimensions and Mimaki Engineering Co., LTD enter into a global strategic partnership
Mixed Dimensions and Mimaki Engineering Co., LTD announced a global strategic partnership in the areas of 3D printing and modeling services and 3D software. This groundbreaking collaboration is expected to accelerate the global market growth and expansion of full-color 3D custom game collectibles.
Mr. Ikeda of Mimaki will join the board of directors of Mixed Dimensions, joining Gilman Louie of Alsop-Louie Partners, Pascal Levensohn of Dolby Family Ventures, and Mixed Dimensions co-founder and CEO Mo Taslaq. Tom Kalinske, Executive Chairman of the Mixed Dimensions board, said: “We are very excited to welcome Ikeda-san as an independent director. Mimaki is the clear leader in full-color 3D printing, and we are proud to have them as a strategic partner and investor.” Mimaki has committed significant resources to Mixed Dimensions, including state-of- the-art 3D printing hardware and an equity investment. 
“Mixed Dimensions is building the merchandising factory of the future, to meet the growing global demand for personalized collectible objects.”, said Mo Taslaq, CEO.
John Vifian, Mixed Dimensions’ President and COO, added, “Our experience working with Mimaki Engineering has been extraordinary. Working closely together, we have unlocked manufacturing capabilities that were heretofore simply impossible, and what we have already achieved is only the beginning.”.
Mixed Dimensions was founded in Jordan in 2013 by co-founders Muhannad “Mo” Taslaq and Baha Abunojaim. They have developed two leading software platforms as its core technology: GamePrint and MakePrintable. These platforms enable gaming companies and other developers of digital intellectual property to offer full-color, 3D printed versions of their core assets.
Mimaki Engineering Co.,Ltd. was founded in Japan in 1975. Mimaki is a leading company in the worldwide digital printing arena for the three markets of sign graphics, industrial products, and textiles & apparel. For 3D printers, Mimaki is at the forefront of the market, applying its years of inkjet printer technology to develop the world's most advanced high-resolution full-color 3D printers.
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