FESPA Review
sublimation printer and the all new ValueJet 1948WX, a four heads 75in (191cm) wide industrial high-speed sublimation printer.
Also launching new sublimation products at the show was Sawgrass with its next generation print and colour management software, Virtuoso Print Manager. VPM allows users to quickly and easily produce customised products with art generated from virtually any source. It can be used in conjunction with all of Sawgrassʼ Virtuoso HD sublimation printing solutions including SG 400 (A4), SG 800 (A3) and VJ 628 (A1/ roll-fed). At the exhibition Brother explained how its new Camera System and Protection Tools, developed by Brain Industries, can reduce misprints when producing prints with the Brother GT-3 series of DTG printers. The company also demonstrated various new options for e-commerce and IOT, while its dealer Walter Schulze debuted what is said to be the worldʼs first self- contained pre-treatment device for the full process of preparing garments.
J-Teck 3 took the opportunity to launch its new series of Digital Textile Pigment inks for Epson and Kyocera print heads. J-Tex P- E for Epson and J- Tex P-K for Kyocera are water-based pigment inks
designed for direct printing on a variety of fabrics including cotton, cotton/poly blends and synthetic fabrics.
Kiian Digital chose FESPA to introduce Digistar Bravo to the market. This is a disperse digital ink for direct printing on
Print created using Digistar Bravo SureColor SC-F2000
Although not launching anything new at the show, Epson took the opportunity to demonstrate the versatility and efficiency of its SureColor models. To show visitors the breadth of applications and production potential of the six models, the stand was decorated with a selection of high-quality signage and photographic products, décor products, customised 3D promotional and giftware products and textile items. Again, although not launching anything new at the show, Roland invited visitors to its stand to discover why so many print professionals choose Roland technology to power their business. On display was the CAMM-1GR cutters, the TrueVis print and cut range and the VersaUV range.
Inks and more… H
aving the printer is all very well and good, but you need top quality inks and consumables to be able to efficiently run your print shop. Thankfully a whole host of innovative products were launched and exhibited at FESPA this year. First time exhibitor Ghost launched its Ghost White Toner at the show. By replacing the black toner cartridge with the Ghost White Toner cartridge every laser printer can be turned into a white toner printer. White designs can then be printed directly onto transfer foils, stickers and coloured paper.
machines fitted with Kyocera print heads. The range consists of 11 vivid colours. Visitors were also able to see on stand Kiian Digitalʼs range of sublimation inks for direct and transfer printing. As well as showcasing its entire portfolio of inks for screen, industrial and inkjet printing, SunChemical also presented its range of four SunTex textile inkjet inks optimised for Epson print heads. Included in this product range is SunTex Sonata DTE, a transfer dye sublimation ink series for printing polyester sport garments, which has recently been awarded the Oeko-Tex EcoPass.
Also on the ink side, MagnaColours showcased its comprehensive range of products on three stands, including those of MHM and M&R, using their machines to exhibit the performance and impressive results of both the machinery and the Magna product range. And finally, Adelco launched a new high production, small footprint dryer called the Dual. This new dryer has separate heat chambers, airflow and exhaust for the top and bottom belts, further increasing the huge throughput capabilities in both digital and
conventional print requirements without
increasing the size of the dryer. The company also had on display four other dryer models on display.
This overview is only
a small selection of the vast number of exciting and game- changing products that were exhibited at the global expo. With this amount of product innovation taking place it is clear to see why the garment decoration industry is currently booming.
The Dual
A print created using Ghost White Toner
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