Roland DG Collaborates with Suzuki and ALTILAN on ‘From Hamamatsu to Space: A Space Journey with the Space Jimny’

Hamamatsu, Japan, November 27, 2024 - Roland DG Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters worldwide, is pleased to announce that it will hold an event, ‘From Hamamatsu to Space: A Space Journey with the Space Jimny’ on December 8 at the Suzuki Plaza in collaboration with Suzuki Motor Corporation and ALTILAN Corporation. The collaboration between the three companies – all based in Hamamatsu – was made possible by their shared desire to revitalise Hamamatsu and to encourage children to take an interest in space.

The ‘Space Jimny’, which is wrapped with a unique design inspired by the exploration and curiosity of space, was jointly developed among the three companies. The one-of-a-kind vehicle will be on display at the event. Visitors can experience a simulated drive of the Space Jimny in space using a driving simulator and receive limited-edition stickers. Roland DG cooperated in the production of the Space Jimny with their TrueVIS AP-640 latex printer and the stickers with their TrueVIS MG-640 UV printer cutter.

After the event, the three companies plan to visit elementary schools in Hamamatsu in January with the Space Jimny to lecture on space and its possibilities.

Taichi Nakamura of the Marketing Unit, Global Sales & Marketing Division of Roland DG Corporation, who was in charge of the collaboration, said, “With the purpose of ’To Empower Creativity and Excitement Worldwide,’ we provide people around the world with the amazement and joy of creation, as well as the wow and excitement that result from it. We are very excited to provide the children who have the potential to play a role in the future of space technology and industry, with the opportunity to nurture their dreams, by introducing them to the fascination and excitement of space. We will continue to contribute to activities that help revitalise the local community.”

^{Wrapped vehicle 'Space Jimny'}

About Roland DG Corporation

With the purpose of “To Empower Creativity and Excitement Worldwide,” Roland DG Corporation strives to bring new opportunities to society through digital solutions that make it easy for anyone to create things. The company’s inkjet printers and printer/cutters are widely used in a variety of visual communication fields, including signage and interior decoration. In the digital fabrication field, our inkjet printers, cutting machines, and 3D digital fabrication tools enable the personalisation and customisation of items tailored to individual customer needs. By adopting a high-mix, low-volume, on-demand approach, Roland DG aims to create new applications. Recently, Roland DG has further expanded the digital transformation frontier. The company provides a cloud-based service to enhance customers’ printing operations and profitability and a cloud-based production improvement solution offering the expertise of its proprietary production support system for small and medium-sized manufacturers.