Global printing industry leader Inkcups announces the global launch of the XJET Switch, a groundbreaking digital printer for direct-to-bag and hard goods applications.This s...
September 05 2023
Global printing industry leader Inkcups announces the global launch of the XJET Switch, a groundbreaking digital printer for direct-to-bag and hard goods applications.
This state-of-the-art addition to the esteemed XJET line is the first UV flatbed printing machine formulated with high-quality bag decoration in mind. As the ‘Switch’ title indicates, the new machine boasts flexible capabilities for both pliable and hard goods, manual load and automated load and index - either 180 or 90 degrees if some pretreatment is required.
The XJET Switch sets a new standard in swift and high-quality UV flatbed printing, producing high-quality, full CMYKWW (highly opaque white) images directly onto a variety of bags and hard goods. Its exceptional capabilities make it an ideal solution for decorating reusable bags made from a wide range of materials and colors, and it is capable of handling even the most challenging substrates such as clear and thin bags.
XJET Switch Feature Overview
The four rotating platens of the XJET Switch are a standard feature that optimizes print productivity with two setups simultaneously. Additionally, the system provides customization options that allow for the configuration of platens to meet specific customer requirements. For instance, it is feasible to have three-up, four-up, or more within the printable area. Additionally, the industrial design allows for integrated pre-treatment.
This industrial printer is specifically designed for a 3-shift production setup, enabling rapid prints with exceptional quality. It incorporates cutting-edge functionalities including automated purging, wiping, and caping stations, white recirculating system, servo control indexer, two 16-watt adjustable UV lamps, and numerous additional features that contribute to swift production while ensuring high-resolution images for a premium finished product.
Paired with the highly flexible XFLEXX UV Ink series, the XJET Switch highlights its versatility by decorating an extensive range of reusable bags, eliminating the risk of cracking or distorting as the bag naturally moves with use. Furthermore, among the ink series, the Vivid White ink stands out, delivering a brighter and more opaque white, rivaling the printed white achieved through competing processes.
Benjamin Adner, CEO, remarks, “The XJET Switch made its trade show debut at PRINTING United in 2022, and we were thrilled to witness its immediate success. This direct-to-bag printer generated a tremendous amount of excitement among our customers, who have been eagerly seeking a consistent and sustainable way to decorate reusable bags. This innovative machine serves as the perfect solution to their needs, for tote bags and beyond, and we hope to exceed their expectations.
We enthusiastically anticipate the creative possibilities that our customers will bring to life with the XJET Switch.”
April 04 2023
Kornit Digital LTD., a worldwide market leader in sustainable, on-demand digital fashionx and textile production technologies, announced today the Company is set to unveil its new Smart Curing and Rapid SizeShifter solutions at TecStyle Visions 2023 – designed to help customers accelerate textile production processes, streamline time-to-market, and grow their business faster with state-of-the-art “Smart manufacturing” capabilities. Kornit Smart Curing is an intelligent and adaptive solution significantly streamlining curing processes while delivering consistent high-quality results. Additionally, the introduction of Rapid SizeShifter eliminates time-consuming direct-to-garment pallet changes typically required to address disparate applications. Be the first to see these innovations live at Booth 5B61 in Hall 5 from March 30 – April 1 at Messe Stuttgart.
Kornit’s new energy-efficient Smart Curing solutions include Orion for mid-level production, and Titan for higher-capacity volumes – both optimized for compatibility with Kornit Atlas MAX systems and based on field-proven solutions from the acquisition of Tesoma. These highly efficient curing systems sync production and finishing for an end-to-end process that reduces both energy consumption and total cost of ownership (TCO). Kornit’s Rapid SizeShifter for Atlas MAX is an adjustable pallet that quickly adapts to disparate application requirements – reducing costly downtime associated with pallet changes and streamlining production for accelerated time-to-market.
“These new solutions come at a critical time for the EMEA market and are designed to specifically address emerging customer requirements across the region – streamlining production processes, improving time-to-market, and offering more diverse applications while answering environmental imperatives,” said Chris Govier, President EMEA at Kornit Digital. “With Smart Curing, we’re rounding out our end-to-end solutions, while enabling customers to globally mitigate energy waste and reduce operating costs. Rapid SizeShifter further advances ease-of-use and productivity for Atlas MAX users by enabling print size changeover in seconds while increasing application versatility. We’re very excited to showcase these new automation and connectivity benefits based on accelerated customer demand across the region – enabling them to experience how end-to-end, intelligent digital production can transform and grow their business.”
Powered in part by Tesoma technology alongside Kornit’s proven digital production capabilities, Smart Curing puts production and finishing in perfect sync with an end-to-end process that scales to meet customer demand. Key attributes include:
Rapid SizeShifter unlocks the speed and productivity of on-demand direct-to-garment production with a single pallet platform that addresses a wide range of applications – from t-shirts with or without neck tags and hoodies to children’s apparel. Making the production experience more seamless, Rapid SizeShifter delivers:
Epson has partnered with renowned Japanese fashion designer Yuima Nakazato and his eponymous YUIMA NAKAZATO brand at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Spring - Summer 2023 to unveil creations that are both stunning and sustainable. In addition to utilizing Epson's digital textile printing to reproduce his unique and creative worldview, YUIMA NAKAZATO realized some of its creations with the help of a new, more sustainable and potentially industry-transforming textile production process.
Epson's dry fiber technology, which is already used commercially to recycle office paper and which requires virtually no water, has been adapted to produce printable non-woven fabric from used garments. The new fabric production process was revealed in Paris as part of a three-year collaboration between Epson and YUIMA NAKAZATO and was used in the creation of items for the first time during the latter's runway show at the Palais de Tokyo on January 25, 2023.
The collaboration between Epson and YUIMA NAKAZATO builds on the success of the company's printing support for his couture and evolves the level of his creations to enable the low-impact production of high-quality custom garments. Both Epson and YUIMA NAKAZATO are keen to raise awareness of the water and material waste associated with excess production. The Paris Show illustrates how switching to digital textile printing using more environmentally friendly pigment inks offers the fashion industry a more sustainable and less wasteful means of textile printing.
The fabric taken to create the latest YUIMA NAKAZATO fashion line was derived from material from used garments sourced from Africa, the destination for many discarded garments from elsewhere in the world. Nakazato visited Kenya where he collected around 150 kg of waste garment material destined for the "clothes mountain" of discarded textiles he encountered there. Epson then applied its dry fiber process to produce over 50 metres of new re-fiberised non-woven fabric, some of which was used for printing with pigment inks with Epson's Monna Lisa digital printing technology.
Hitoshi Igarashi from Epson's Printing Solutions Division explains the importance of the technology: "Although in its early stages, Epson believes its dry fiber technology combined with pigment ink digital printing could offer the fashion industry a much more sustainable future, significantly reducing water use while allowing designers the freedom to fully express their creativity.
"Epson's Environmental Vision is committed to contributing to a circular economy, and this development could be one step towards achieving this. Dry fiber technology applied to the fashion industry offers the possibility of producing material for new clothes that have been recycled from used garments."
In a trial of distributed printing for venue decoration, Epson inkjet printers in Japan and France with remote support from Epson engineers were used to create decorations in the venue space. Both Epson and YUIMA NAKAZATO intend to continue exploring the possibilities for contributing to a more sustainable fashion industry.
Digital textile printing using pigment inks offers a far more sustainable approach to the fabric production process. compared with traditional analog methods. In addition to pigment inks requiring significantly less water, the digital process requires far fewer stages and is less complex. Unlike analog it requires no plate production, washing or storage, results in little disposal of used inks, and allows on-demand production that contributes to less waste.
2 Epson's Monna Lisa digital Direct-to-Fabric printers use less water compared with analog methods. Pigment inks are more eco-friendly and Epson GENESTA pigment inks are GOTS approved by ECOCERT.
June 07 2022
The innovative display graphics and industrial textile solutions from Electronics For Imaging, Inc., at the FESPA Global Print Expo deliver remarkable efficiency, quality and sustainability to help customers drive profits and win new business. The new EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA pigment solution making its debut there is an advanced integrated solution for streamlined, greener textile printing.
“We are truly thrilled to provide our FESPA visitors a preview of an innovative pigment printing solution that delivers authentic textile printing results while cutting water and energy consumption,” said EFI Reggiani Senior Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni. “This is another confirmation of our commitment to green innovation. The EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA solution contributes to making the textile industry more sustainable, reducing the environmental footprint to deliver an eco-friendlier direct-to-fabric printing experience.”
A new level of sustainable direct-to-fabric printing
The EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA is an all-in-one solution for water-based pigment printing that requires no ancillary equipment for pre- and post-treatment. Its patent-pending technology gives customers a distinct competitive advantage, dramatically cutting energy and water consumption in the overall process for a more sustainable direct-to-fabric printing experience.
Users will benefit from ecoTERRA’s ability to deliver excellent wet and dry fastness, remarkable sharpness in detail and extraordinarily high durability while also yielding longer printhead life with reduced maintenance costs.
The new ecoTERRA ink range features 7 colours – cyan, magenta, yellow, black, blue, red and green – for an expanded colour gamut. An enhanced polymerisation and finishing unit for the EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA also gives the fabric a softer hand feel, delivering performance that is in line with the most stringent textile industry requirements.
Always committed to deliver to the market new cutting-edge technologies, EFI Reggiani has world-class products offering boosted uptime and reliability, high performance throughput, and remarkable printing uniformity and accuracy – all while helping customers increase the sustainability of their textile manufacturing activities.
ColDesi, Inc announced the release of the new DigitalHeat FX DTF-24H4 high volume direct-to-film printer.
High volume, automated DTF printers have an integrated roll-fed film printer and an integrated hot melt applicator and belt dryer. All producing what the company reports as the best quality fabric (t-shirt) transfers on the market.
Following on the success of the record-breaking DigitalHeat FX DTF-24H2, which is a 24” DTF printing powerhouse with two print heads, ColDesi has released the Four head DigitalHeat FX DTF-24H4.
The new DTF printer from ColDesi prints at an astounding 145-155 linear ft. of full-colour film printing per hour, which equates to between 250 and 350 full shirt front transfers.
But the company is equally proud of the technological advancements made in this latest model.
“Whether you’re running a one machine shop, adding transfer production to a high-volume business or replacing expensive direct to garment printers, power requirements are a big deal,” said Don Copeland, digital product manager for ColDesi. “We’ve worked with our in-house R&D team (you might know them as BelQuette Technologies) to reduce the requirements for BOTH the printer and the dryer to a single 30AMP, 220v circuit or run 2 systems off a single 50AMP, 220v circuit! Not only does this cut initial setup costs it can save literally hundreds, even thousands of dollars in power costs over the course of a year – especially for multi-printer shops.”
For a full demonstration of the product and capabilities, ColDesi has provided the following video.
“The DigitalHeat FX DTF-24H2 2 head machine is rated at between 45 and 55 linear feet per hour production, which is approximately 100 full front transfers per hour, which is more than enough volume for most shops,” commented Mike Angel, head of ColDesi OnDemand software programs. “But the new four head is more than three times as productive which meets virtually ANY demand”.
Other advances include a smoother operation for fewer touches per print job and a centralised control location to reduce interface time overall.
Management also said that just like all of the ColDesi digital systems the DTF line comes with a self-paced online training program that you can put any and all of your operators through as well as included technical support for as long as you own the machine. Every printer comes to you fully assembled, test printed, calibrated, and ready to print – already mounted on the stand. It is simply a matter of installing the print software, rolling the printer and shaker/dryer up to one another, powering up, and going through the simple out-of-box start-up instructions and you are printing transfers – typically within 2-3 hours.
November 09 2021
LexJet, a division of S-One Holdings Corporation, introduces three new canvas collections in the Elements Portfolio.
“We believe Elements will provide LexJet customers with additional options for high-end products. We continue to explore new opportunities to help our clients meet their needs, keep their costs low, and increase profitability,” says Kara Work, S-One Holdings Product Manager. “The first products we are introducing from the Elements brand are high-end canvas collections that include options for photographers, high-volume reproductions, and canvas made from recycled water bottles.”
The inaugural collections are:
The Gemstone Collection – Brilliant Quality
The most luxurious jewelers in the world select only the brightest and most brilliant gemstones to craft masterpieces for their clients. As a jeweler desires the perfect gem, artists also want a high-quality canvas for their works of art. The Gemstone Collection is an exquisite collection of canvas materials tailor-made for artists and photographers to showcase their masterpieces. The quality of the canvas enhances the beauty of art.
The Quarry Collection – Rock Solid Performance
The purpose of a quarry is to bring the strength of the earth to the surface. Like versatile granite harvested from the planet’s depths, the Quarry Collection brings the strength of the canvas to the versatile world of high-volume production of art.
The Boundless Collection – Art without Limits
Boundless means “without limits.” The sun, the sky, and the oceans all have an endless quality, but they must be protected, or their beauty will end. The Boundless Collection includes canvas materials made from recycled water bottles, proving that art has no limits.
October 19 2021
The new, industrial, entry-level EFI Reggiani TERRA Silver textile printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is making its debut at the Fespa Global Print Expo 2021 tradeshow, 12-15 October at RAI Amsterdam.
The EFI Reggiani TERRA Silver uses unique TERRA pigment ink for high-quality, highly sustainable direct-to-textile printing without steaming or washing.
“This is one of the first trade shows to return after the pandemic, and we are very excited to again meet customers in person and showcase an innovative offering that delivers superior printing results while using less time, water and energy,” said EFI Reggiani Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni. “We are introducing this advanced EFI Reggiani TERRA Silver solution to the many print service providers at Fespa, presenting them with an ideal path to enter the industrial textile segment with a short, smart and green production process.”
The new-version TERRA Silver printer is part of EFI’s complete TERRA line-up of pigment ink printer solutions. It is a 180-cm wide printer that can print up to 190 sqm per hour with eight dual-channel printheads. The printer also features:
• A new recirculating ink system for superior reliability and minimum maintenance
• Several printing modes to ensure maximum flexibility in terms of design capability
• New, real-time image processing that eliminates time spent in image pre-calculations
• A user friendly, intuitive interface
• A more-efficient polymerisation process that takes place as printed textile goes through the printer’s on-board dryer.
In Fespa stand 1-G71, attendees can see the EFI Reggiani TERRA Silver print smoothly and precisely on knitted and woven fabrics. The printer’s quality is evident in its high-uniformity printing modes, and it delivers numerous features that enhance the production process, including an accurate WYSIWYG interface and flexible queue management.
EFI Reggiani is also a leading developer of textile inks. The EFI Reggiani TERRA pigment inks used on the Silver model deliver excellent wet and dry fastness properties and remarkable sharpness in detail. Designed to leverage EFI Reggiani digital printers’ market-proven industrial performance capabilities, these eco-friendly, water-based inks provide an extraordinary level of print durability and yield longer print head life with reduced maintenance costs. The high-performance digital pigment inks also use an innovative binder technology for fast, sustainable, and cost-competitive industrial textile printing on the widest range of fabrics. Users also gain superior print definition and colour intensity.
This year, EFI Reggiani celebrates 75 years of heritage and innovation in the textile world. Always committed to deliver to the market new cutting-edge technologies, EFI Reggiani has world-class products offering boosted uptime and reliability, high performance throughput, and remarkable printing uniformity and accuracy – all while helping customers increase the sustainability of their textile manufacturing activities. Green EFI Reggiani processes give users fast, complete and sustainable solutions across a broad range of textile applications.
In this 75th anniversary year, EFI Reggiani has also launched several other ground-breaking solutions, such as EFI Reggiani HYPER, the fastest scanning digital printer on the market, and the EFI Reggiani BLAZE, an industrial entry-level, easy-to-use printer designed to give new textile companies the opportunity to adopt digital inkjet production with a compact solution to blaze a successful path into the industry.
New HYPER model produces extraordinary printing quality at unparalleled speed, approaching single-pass throughput. Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is launching its third new digital text...
September 14 2021
New HYPER model produces extraordinary printing quality at unparalleled speed, approaching single-pass throughput.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is launching its third new digital textile printer of 2021, delivering the world’s highest real production throughput for a scanning digital textile printer. The EFI™ Reggiani HYPER is a scanning printer available in 1.8-metre, 2.4-metre or 3.4-metre widths. With an up to eight-colour configuration, the EFI Reggiani HYPER prints at up to 13 linear metres per minute in two-pass production mode, making it the fastest textile scanning printer on the market. The new printer is suitable for high-quality production on knitted or woven fabrics and is designed with smart technology that enables it to be integrated into Industry 4.0 projects.
EFI is promoting the new EFI Reggiani HYPER printer in an exhibit at the 8-11 September TME Exhibition Textile Machinery Fair, at the Istanbul Expo Center, in hall 1, stand D7.
“Our track record of accelerated innovation continues, as we make good on our promises to deliver a third new textile printer this year,” said EFI Reggiani Senior Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni. “And, with the new HYPER model, our R&D team has outdone itself, bringing even more innovation to digital textile printing despite the constraints of the pandemic. We have learned from our customers how productivity and sustainability are key drivers to support their business through the digital transformation.”
The new EFI Reggiani HYPER targets the industrial high-speed segment of the multi-pass textile printing sector. Not only is it the fastest multi-pass printer that EFI Reggiani has ever developed, but the fastest of its kind in the market, offering extraordinary printing quality with unmatched productivity.
The HYPER’s superfast carriage with 72 printheads can print two passes with production quality at speeds up to 13 metres per minute for a 1.5-metre-wide roll, or up to 10 metres per minute for a 3-metre-wide roll. On a 3.4-metre Reggiani HYPER printer, users can print a pair of 1.5-metre-wide rolls in parallel, delivering a total throughput of up to 20 metres per minute, which is comparable to some single-pass printers currently in the market.
The printer is powered by EFI Reggiani genuine inks, with high-quality formulas developed to ensure the best performance in terms of runnability and longer printhead life while producing astonishing colour depth and brightness, as well as excellent fastness properties.
Unique printhead design for advanced productivity
“We are especially excited about filling out our portfolio with a very dependable, very fast printer that delivers greater throughput than other scanning printers,” said Genoni. “Thanks to a unique design for its 72 printheads – which recirculates ink up to the heads’ nozzle plate – and the legacy EFI Reggiani continuous ink recirculation system, HYPER is also a champion for uptime and reliability, maximising printer availability for production with excellent printing results.
“With HYPER, textile producers will benefit from a truly remarkable production solution that builds on EFI Reggiani’s many years of experience and innovation in textile printing.”
The EFI Reggiani HYPER printer features:
72 recirculating print heads with 600-dots per inch (dpi) native resolution and full variable drop size;
Recirculation up to the nozzle plate and an innovative printhead maintenance system featuring contactless wiping to help ensure that printheads are ready to print;
Enhanced, proprietary auto-calibrating continuous ink recirculation system to reduce maintenance at start up and during production;
A double bridge that provides maximum stability and accuracy, while ensuring easy carriage access for smooth maintenance on all the printheads;
A wide range of printing modes, including EFI Reggiani’s legacy high uniformity printing modes, to ensure outstanding quality and extreme design versatility. Users gain much more capability and versatility, eliminating the limits faced with printing solid colours, geometric patterns, fine lines, deep blacks, smooth gradients and more, while satisfying their need for speed;
EFI Reggiani proprietary electronics and software with real-time image processing and no image pre-calculation time prior to printing. This enables production of design changes on the fly with a complete WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) experience to maximise throughput and productivity;
A precision Kevlar® conveyor belt with an embedded magnetic device for adhesive application, along with EFI Reggiani’s original longitudinal belt movement control to ensure optimal and accurate belt movement, even when running at high speed;
Longitudinal belt movement control for extreme belt precision during high-speed printing;
Several fabric feed and take-up options, including an oscillating brace for folding, a small roll winder up to 400 mm, or a big roll winder up to 1,600 mm;
An industrial dryer with symmetrical ventilation and high-efficiency exhaust capacity powered by gas, electricity, oil or steam;
The new printer is commercially available worldwide as of this month.
For more information about EFI Reggiani and other products and solutions from EFI, visit www.efi.com.
Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, introduces a new printable fabric line for Home Furnishing applications that are ideal for interior and exterior home dé...
January 18 2021
Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, introduces a new printable fabric line for Home Furnishing applications that are ideal for interior and exterior home décor.
These durable fabrics are long lasting and suitable for soft textile applications including throw pillows, window treatments, table linens, upholstery, bedding linens, shower curtains and bath towels; wall art including canvas gallery wraps and wallpaper; and floor décor including rugs and mats. All are either 100% Polyester or Poly blends, stocked in a variety of textures and weights.
Blankets-On-Demand, a subcategory of this fabric line, includes fully finished plush flannel and polar fleece blankets available in three sizes for sublimation printing. The finishing is a self-edge folded/bordered edge with a twin needle coverseam. Finished sizes are 30” x 40”, 50” x 60”, and 60” x 80”. These soft and cozy blankets are perfect for personalized throw blankets, baby milestone blankets, and promotional blankets. Blankets-On-Demand are sold by the case and are also available in unfinished roll good form ranging from 61-inches to 63-inches-wide.
Bringing New Levels of Customisation to Growing Digital Textile Market New Epson SureColor F3060 Provides Low TCO and High-Production Reliability Allowing Prin...
October 15 2020
Bringing New Levels of Customisation to Growing Digital Textile Market
New Epson SureColor F3060 Provides Low TCO and High-Production Reliability Allowing Print Shops to Produce Hundreds of Custom Shirts Per Day
Epson Australia will debut the new SureColor F3060, its first industrial direct-to-garment printer, at its Productivity & Efficiency Showcase to be held at XO Studios, 10 Lincoln Street, Brunswick East, VIC 3057 on 20 and 21 February 2020. To register for and to attend the event click here
Designed to provide low total cost of ownership (TCO) and reliability for exceptional performance and savings in high-production print shop environments, the SureColor F3060 is Epson’s first direct-to-garment printer to leverage dual printhead technology and a bulk ink pack system, providing remarkably low ink cost and minimised waste compared to Epson cartridge systems. It touts all new automatic garment height adjustment and easy user maintenance features to increase production and reduce downtime for garment print shops creating custom apparel.
Designed for mid-to-large size garment printers looking for a high-production, cost-effective equipment, the SureColor F3060 can produce a full-size shirt in about a minute, allowing shops to print hundreds of shirts per day.
Ideal for digitally printing custom garments on variety of fabric types including cotton, linen and rayon, the SureColor F3060 is designed to meet the increasing market demand for unique clothing driven by the millennial population.
The printer leverages a new dual 2.6-inch PrecisionCore® printhead for high-quality output at production speeds with true one-pass printing for both colour and White ink. Coupled with the first bulk ink system integrated into an Epson direct-to-garment printer, it is capable of housing 1.5 litres per colour and 3.0 litres of White ink for less frequent refilling, lower operating costs, and less waste.
First ever automatic printhead height adjustment is set based on garment thickness and texture for optimal print quality without user interference, and easily switches between thin t-shirts and thick sweatshirts with less downtime between garments. Built for reliability, the SureColor F3060 features an ultra-durable linear rail system and CNC milled print carriage, designed for years of production, and features user serviceable parts, including printheads, and low maintenance time ideal for high production print on-demand service providers, fulfilment houses and in-house print on-demand production.
More about the SureColor F3060
Delivering high image quality, productivity and reliability in an affordable, highly intuitive design, the SureColor F3060 offers advanced features for the garment printing industry, including:
• PrecisionCore Printhead Technology – Dual 10-channel printheads with 16,000 nozzles delivering industrial quality output at impressive production speeds
• Bulk Ink System – Replaceable bulk ink packs for less frequent ink refilling and lower costs compared to our ink cartridge systems
• High-Quality Direct-to-Garment Printing – Epson UltraChrome® DG inks* are durable, vibrant and safe, with outstanding colour performance, plus equal pricing for colour and White inks
• Automatic Printhead Adjustment – Optimised for garment thickness for improved print quality without user intervention
• Low Total Cost of Ownership – Low maintenance time and cost with dedicated cleaning solution channels and fabric head wiper system
• Fast Loading for More Productivity – Easy-to-use, all-new quick-load platen reduces traditional hoop platen load times
• Intuitive, Easy-to-Learn Workflow – Updated Epson Garment Creator Software, available for macOS® and Windows®, includes cost estimator, text tools, hot folders, and automation SDK
• Designed Exclusively for Direct-to-Garment Printing – An entirely purpose-built system featuring Epson’s PrecisionCore printhead, Epson UltraChrome DG ink system and robust hardware
• Scale Seamlessly – Scale production capability with additional printers featuring an easily repositionable compact design
Australian pricing and availability details will be announced after February’s Productivity & Efficiency Showcase.
To register for and to attend the event click here
Vastex has introduced an all-new, low-cost CraftPrinter™ Model V-10 screen printing press for one-colour garments, promotional items, signage or other flat products, it was announced by Mark ...
October 12 2020
Vastex has introduced an all-new, low-cost CraftPrinter™ Model V-10 screen printing press for one-colour garments, promotional items, signage or other flat products, it was announced by Mark Vasilantone, President.
It accepts screens up to 58 x 78 cm and incorporates registration features typically unavailable on low-cost tabletop presses including all-steel construction, a no-warp steel pallet, floating head, 3-point bearing lock, and screen off-contact and levelling adjustments.
The compact unit measures 35.9 cm W x 72.4 cm D and weighs 11.4 kg, making it portable.
Options include a neck guide and rubber top for the included pallet, and a variety of specialised pallets for sleeves, youth-size garments, oversized garments, face masks, small signs, insulated can holders and other promotional items.
For higher production and/or multi-colour capability, the interchangeable print head, pallets and wheel lock assembly of the one-station/one-colour V-10 press can be transferred to the rotary frame of the company’s V-100 model to build a two-, three- or four-colour press at reduced cost when needs increase.
Covered by a one-year warranty, the CraftPrinter press is shippable via UPS and comes with easy-to-follow instructions.
Other Vastex equipment performance-matched to the CraftPrinter press includes an E-100 Tabletop Screen Exposer, a D-100 conveyor dryer and a DRI-CAB Screen Drying Cabinet, which can also serve as a stand for the V-10 press and other tabletop equipment.
The company also manufacture commercial-grade and industrial-grade equipment including numerous models of screen printing presses, infrared conveyor dryers, flash cure units, exposing units, screen drying cabinets, washout booths and complete shops packaged according to desired capacity, printing capabilities, available floor space, and budget.
For information contact Vastex International E: sales@vastex.com or www.vastex.com.
HP introduces the NEW HP Removable Adhesive Fabric—a remarkable material that can be mounted to indoor or outdoor surfaces without leaving a residue, and can be repositioned again and again w...
May 12 2020
HP introduces the NEW HP Removable Adhesive Fabric—a remarkable material that can be mounted to indoor or outdoor surfaces without leaving a residue, and can be repositioned again and again without losing its adhesive qualities.
It can be used on multiple non-porous, smooth and slightly textured surfaces such as walls, elevators, counter tops, and more. The applications for this adhesive-back fabric are truly endless including custom wall murals; wall cut-outs; indoor and short-term outdoor signage; trade show graphics; decals; decor event and campaign graphics; and the list goes on.
“This is truly one media that can be used for just about any project,” says Kara Work, Product Manager for HP Large Format Media. “HP Removable Adhesive Fabric is a non-PVC product that meets strict environmental and safety standards and is certified flame-resistant and REACH compliant. It can be contour cut and applied without stretching”
www.hplfmedia.com
Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, has added GF1850 Rebound Ultra Lite, a lightweight version of its popular GF2000 Rebound printable carpet, to its Grand Format...
April 14 2020
Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, has added GF1850 Rebound Ultra Lite, a lightweight version of its popular GF2000 Rebound printable carpet, to its Grand Format lineup for dye sublimation printing. GF1850 Rebound Ultra Lite is an anti-skid, rubber-backed printable carpet consisting of a non-woven face and a basket weave backing. It has been engineered for dye sublimation transfer printers, weighs 35 oz/yd2 and is available 126 inches wide. Rebound is resilient and does not hold a form when weight has been applied and released. This product is FR and meets 16 CFR Part 1630 and 16 CFR Part 1631, required by The Consumer Product Safety Commission for carpet materials. Uses include short-term carpet for events, trade show floor graphics, POP displays for retail advertising, bar mats and floor mats.
Poster Paper Pro Available in both 130gsm and 200gsm, SIHL Poster Paper Pro is multi-layered coated, weatherproof and is a high wet strength paper. With a matte finish...
February 26 2020
Poster Paper Pro
Available in both 130gsm and 200gsm, SIHL Poster Paper Pro is multi-layered coated, weatherproof and is a high wet strength paper. With a matte finish and good scratch resistance these papers are suitable for printing with solvent, latex and UV-curing inks. SIHL Poster Paper Pro can be used for indoor and outdoor applications.
Satin wallpaper
This PVC free pre-pasted wallpaper is ideal for signs, posters and photos. SIHL satin wallpaper is a high-quality non-woven wallpaper for printing with solvent, latex and UV inks and is characterised by high colour brilliance and dimensional stability. Thanks to the water-activated paste on the back, this printed wallpaper can be glued to the wall directly after soaking in water.
If you would like further information, contact one of the Print Media experts today on 029735 3333 or sales@rickyrichards.com.au
Avery Dennison Graphic Solutions today launched its new Interior Design Collection to empower individuals and businesses to create inspiration walls and enrich living spaces with beautiful works of...
February 18 2020
Avery Dennison Graphic Solutions today launched its new Interior Design Collection to empower individuals and businesses to create inspiration walls and enrich living spaces with beautiful works of art quickly, easily and without messy paint or primer.
The new MPI® 8000 Wall series from the Avery Dennison® Interior Design Collection enhances the existing MPI 2600 series wall film portfolio and printable textile film. The MPI 8826 which offers a textile finish and the MPI 8520 which offers a wallpaper finish are well-suited for printed wall graphics for retail decoration and branding, hospitality and commercial interiors, exhibitions and retail promotions and other interior decoration applications.
“Today’s launch of new products in the Avery Dennison Interior Design Collection broadens our range of offerings to designers and building owners for high quality printed solutions,” said Jordan Leach, Senior Business Manager for Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions in Australia and New Zealand. “Made for even the most challenging indoor applications where there are hard-to-stick walls and walls with different surfaces, installation of these films is quick, easy and clean yet adheres well. The MPI 8000 Wall Film series will make transforming any indoor space easy and more visually rewarding than ever before.”
Available through all authorised Avery Dennison Graphic Solutions distributors throughout Australia and New Zealand, the new MPI 8000 Wall series films can be applied without the need for primer, and excellent opacity ensures that the underlying wall is completely concealed.
Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, now offers several black liner fabrics with no-bleed yarns that are 100% colorfast and do not bleed or fade when washed....
February 11 2020
Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, now offers several black liner fabrics with no-bleed yarns that are 100% colorfast and do not bleed or fade when washed.
GF1707 Soft Knit Black is 100% Polyester, stocked 126 inches wide, weighs 5.1 oz/yd2 and is flame retardant. It has a tight structure and high opacity with excellent durability. Recommended for double sided banner liner or exhibit graphics, the no-bleed yarns used to manufacture this fabric ensure that it can be washed without fading or bleeding.
GF4608 Power Stretch Black is 90% Polyester, 10% Spandex, stocked 126 inches wide, weighs 7.3 oz/yd2 and is flame retardant. It has 20% stretch in the width, 40% in the length making it a great liner for geometric/stretch or tension displays. It is a matte, colorfast fabric made with no-bleed yarns and has no crocking.
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This PVC FREE mesh is ideal for banners, flags, beach flags and wall coverings. It is extremely lightweight and has high air permeability. With excellent print quality using dye-sub, U...
February 04 2020
This PVC FREE mesh is ideal for banners, flags, beach flags and wall coverings.
It is extremely lightweight and has high air permeability. With excellent print quality using dye-sub, UV or latex inks, you will be able to create vibrant colours using Air Mesh 120.
If you would like further information, contact one of the Print Media experts today on 029735 3333 or sales@rickyrichards.com.au
Epson Australia will debut the new SureColor F3060, its first industrial direct-to-garment printer, at its Productivity & Efficiency Showcase to be held at XO Studios, 10 Lincoln Street, Brunsw...
January 28 2020
Epson Australia will debut the new SureColor F3060, its first industrial direct-to-garment printer, at its Productivity & Efficiency Showcase to be held at XO Studios, 10 Lincoln Street, Brunswick East, VIC 3057 on 20 and 21 February 2020. To register for and to attend the event click here
Designed to provide low total cost of ownership (TCO) and reliability for exceptional performance and savings in high-production print shop environments, the SureColor F3060 is Epson’s first direct-to-garment printer to leverage dual printhead technology and a bulk ink pack system, providing remarkably low ink cost and minimised waste compared to Epson cartridge systems. It touts all new automatic garment height adjustment and easy user maintenance features to increase production and reduce downtime for garment print shops creating custom apparel.
Designed for mid-to-large size garment printers looking for a high-production, cost-effective equipment, the SureColor F3060 can produce a full-size shirt in about a minute, allowing shops to print hundreds of shirts per day.
Ideal for digitally printing custom garments on variety of fabric types including cotton, linen and rayon, the SureColor F3060 is designed to meet the increasing market demand for unique clothing driven by the millennial population.
The printer leverages a new dual 2.6-inch PrecisionCore® printhead for high-quality output at production speeds with true one-pass printing for both colour and White ink. Coupled with the first bulk ink system integrated into an Epson direct-to-garment printer, it is capable of housing 1.5 litres per colour and 3.0 litres of White ink for less frequent refilling, lower operating costs, and less waste.
First ever automatic printhead height adjustment is set based on garment thickness and texture for optimal print quality without user interference, and easily switches between thin t-shirts and thick sweatshirts with less downtime between garments. Built for reliability, the SureColor F3060 features an ultra-durable linear rail system and CNC milled print carriage, designed for years of production, and features user serviceable parts, including printheads, and low maintenance time ideal for high production print on-demand service providers, fulfilment houses and in-house print on-demand production.
More about the SureColor F3060
Delivering high image quality, productivity and reliability in an affordable, highly intuitive design, the SureColor F3060 offers advanced features for the garment printing industry, including:
• PrecisionCore Printhead Technology – Dual 10-channel printheads with 16,000 nozzles delivering industrial quality output at impressive production speeds
• Bulk Ink System – Replaceable bulk ink packs for less frequent ink refilling and lower costs compared to our ink cartridge systems
• High-Quality Direct-to-Garment Printing – Epson UltraChrome® DG inks* are durable, vibrant and safe, with outstanding colour performance, plus equal pricing for colour and White inks
• Automatic Printhead Adjustment – Optimised for garment thickness for improved print quality without user intervention
• Low Total Cost of Ownership – Low maintenance time and cost with dedicated cleaning solution channels and fabric head wiper system
• Fast Loading for More Productivity – Easy-to-use, all-new quick-load platen reduces traditional hoop platen load times
• Intuitive, Easy-to-Learn Workflow – Updated Epson Garment Creator Software, available for macOS® and Windows®, includes cost estimator, text tools, hot folders, and automation SDK
• Designed Exclusively for Direct-to-Garment Printing – An entirely purpose-built system featuring Epson’s PrecisionCore printhead, Epson UltraChrome DG ink system and robust hardware
• Scale Seamlessly – Scale production capability with additional printers featuring an easily repositionable compact design
Australian pricing and availability details will be announced after February’s Productivity & Efficiency Showcase.
To register for and to attend the event click here
Consisting of yarn obtained from recycled plastic bottles, this printable textile leads the way when it comes to sustainability in the printable textiles industry. be.tex® Green Samba FR has al...
January 07 2020
Consisting of yarn obtained from recycled plastic bottles, this printable textile leads the way when it comes to sustainability in the printable textiles industry. be.tex® Green Samba FR has all the same features and delivers the same high-end quality print as world leading backlit textile, Samba, but the fact it uses recycled materials makes a positive alternative for the more environmentally conscious.
Ideal for light boxes, inflatables, display frame systems, banners, stand construction, bean bags and tablecloths.
If you would like further information, contact one of the Print Media experts today on 029735 3333 or sales@rickyrichards.com.au
“Cutting edge, NEW technology is what’s at the heart of the G4 Direct to Garment Printer from ColDesi.” Commented Mark Stephenson, Director of Marketing. With more th...
January 07 2020
“Cutting edge, NEW technology is what’s at the heart of the G4 Direct to Garment Printer from ColDesi.” Commented Mark Stephenson, Director of Marketing.
With more than 50 years of combined experience in digital printing, embroidery, and the bling industry, ColDesi is excited to announce the release of their new, innovative direct-to-garment printer.
Designed for speed and functionality, the cutting-edge DTG G4 features a patented Vacuum Platen, custom designed Kodacolor inks and a new touch screen interface.
New Product Highlights:
Time saving vaccuum platen (no hooping required)
Custom formulated inks with higher saturation & density
Self-regulated maintence
Onboard print queue for PC-free operation
“The Vacuum Platen can easily save 15-20 seconds, or even more, of loading and unloading garments,” DTG Product Manager Jerid Hill said. “High productivity isn’t only about how fast the printer prints, it’s also material handling, the G4 Vacuum Platen absolutely increases productivity, even on printers with similar speeds.”
ColDesi reports that the majority of the maintenance for the G4 is self-regulated. Hill noted that this give users more confidence that they will have perfect prints.
The G4 uses custom inks, powered by Kodacolor from Kodak, that have been specifically formulated for direct to garment printing.
“Since we couple the Kodacolor inks with our G4 printer, the increased densities of ink and higher saturation of colors allows the G4 to print faster and use less ink,” Hill said.
The G4 also contains an onboard print queue, allowing users to save time during production.
“I’m positive the G4 will not only be a great experience for the end user, but it has the potential to make non-believers of DTG our spokespeople,” Hill said.
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