Focus on Digital Printing
Local production driving global change The textile industry is set to see signifi cant change in the next few years as local production gathers pace. Driven by enhances in digital print technology, print service providers can now create a much wider range of applications at a fraction of the investment.
They can do this nearer to the point of demand for fast and responsive order delivery while also printing just what is required when it is required. There is no need to ship or over order. This reduces carbon footprint, costs, and the need to store stock.
Digitally printing textiles can reduce water and electricity consumption, too. It can deliver greater control of production in terms of quality, turnaround times, cost, and profi tability. It can result in very little waste going to landfi ll or being sent abroad for disposal. The technology also responds to the demand for customised products. More than a third of consumers are interested in personalised textile products and are happy to pay a premium, according to Smithers’ The Future of Digital Textile Printing to 2026 survey. It predicted digital textile printing volumes will increase by 13.9% CAGR from 2021 to 2026, to reach 5.531 million square meters annually.
SureColor SC-F3000
One of the reasons for this optimism is digital textile printing’s low global printed textile market penetration. It currently stands at 6% and Smither’s expects it to reach 10% as the technology and supply chains catch up with demand. Another was its positive performance in the pandemic aided by an uplift in home furnishings as consumers spent time redecorating.
Epson’s solutions are kinder to the environment than traditional production methods as they eliminate the need to use huge amounts of water for washing and steaming after printing. They include the desktop SureColor SC-F2100 DTG printer, which offers a complete package for designing and printing T shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, baby clothes, tote bags and other cotton items and the SureColor SC-F3000, capable of producing complex designs in a quick turnaround, on a variety of light and dark cotton garments.
www.epson.co.uk Epson (UK)
Everything you need from one experienced source Brother has three types of direct to garment printer in its GTX series product range for different business models.
The three Brother GTX DTG printers
First up is the GTXpro. This one is the perfect printer for unique, customised and personalised prints where creativity is the only limit. With a wide range of interchangeable platens, you can create a variety of different products to meet your customers’ needs and expand your product portfolio. Based on the GTXpro, Brother offers the GTXproBulk, which is perfect for printing larger quantities. The GTXproBulk has high-capacity ink tanks and sub-ink tanks, but is still small and compact in size. Of course, you still have all the benefi ts mentioned above that comes with the GTXpro. The latest model – the GTX600 was developed specifi cally for mass production and high print volumes and has been released beginning of this year. Nevertheless, this mass production machine can already be found in many large production facilities. Not only does it have several unique features such as a built-in humidifi er that helps control the environment inside the machine, but it also has the new ability to print in 61x61cm format. Not only can Brother support you with outstanding industrial hardware, but also with special software solutions.
Brother Europe developed the software solution Myze especially for the direct to garment industry. This platform contains various solutions for a wide range of possible applications.
From the front end in the shop to the back end in the production – Brother Myze is a customer platform that brings everything together and simplifi es the daily work. Three industrial printers for different requirements – in combination with the new Myze software, all possible business models are covered – from a single source.
Brother | 50 | October 2022
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