Japan / Italy - The seventeenth ITMA, the world’s largest textile machinery exhibition, starts and will run until 19 November at Fiera Milano Rho. Epson is a digital fabric printing pioneer and will attend the event along with FOR.TEX, a leader in dye production, thickeners and other products for fabric pre/ post-processing. Also attending with Epson is F.lli Robustelli a company prominent in the engineering and production of textile printers.
The three companies will be unique at ITMA in that they will be presenting solutions covering the entire printing process. Their stands (in Hall H18 Stands D101 – D102 – D103) will take up 500 square metres and offer new and advanced solutions. Visitors will have the chance to see the full range of their digital printing solutions covering the creative design phase to the final fabric printing production stage.
Epson Products at ITMA:
Epson Stylus Pro 4900 SpectroProofing Edition
With its 98 per cent PANTONE®* colours coverage, this 17 inch inkjet printer, offers excellent colour accuracy and exceptional functionality for remote proofing making it a valuable tool for digital designers. This production printer sets new standards in colour precision. It is targeted at the pre-printing, packaging, design, professional photography and fine art reproduction industry.
Features:
Wide colour range – it easily provides uniform and precise samples, thanks to one of the market’s widest colour ranges. The printer is equipped with an Epson UltraChrome HDR 11-colour ink set and Thin Film Piezo (TFP) print heads.
Accurate remote proofing – SpectroProofer is a printer line calibration tool. It ensures the same colour accuracy when using different materials, a rapid measurement of control strips and using third-party RIP, the International Colour Consortium (ICC) profile to create an excellent and precise colour accuracy.
Greater productivity – 40 m²/hour production speed with minimum maintenance requirements. A high-capacity front-loading paper tray facilitates the paper insertion. No time is wasted switching between cut sheet and paper roll during automated paper changing. The printer switches automatically between already installed matte black and photo black inks depending on the material used.
Extraordinary flexibility – printing on a wide range of materials up to 1.5mm thick, including matte cardboard for photos or presentations, canvas and fine art paper.
Energy efficiency – It features the ENERGY STAR certification which attests to consumption efficiency for a lower environmental impact.
Epson SureColor SC-S70600
This inkjet printer has an innovative application for the high fashion segment, particularly in the field of accessories and plastic-coated fabric printing for producing bags, shoes, and accessories in artificial leather with customised with the designer’s logo or graphics and drawings embellishments. Designed especially for posters, banners, backlit panels and POS materials production, Epson SureColor SC-S70600 is a printer for rolled material up to 64 inches wide. It is available in eight or ten colours.
Features:
Innovative inks use - In the 10-colour version, the printer uses white and metallic inks simultaneously.
Maximum print quality – Using the Epson UltraChrome GSX and the Thin Film Piezo (TFP) print head together guarantees high precision ink drops positioning. Resolution up to 1440 × 1440 dpi provides outstanding print sharpness, precise details and smooth shading.
High productivity – Up to 27.3 m2/h in an 8-colour high speed mode and up to 4.1 m2/h using metallic and white ink.
Wide colour range - the GSX UltraChrome ink set includes, Light Magenta, Light Cyan, Light Black and Orange in addition to the standard CMYK colours. The 10-colour version uses white and metallic inks, for a higher versatility. Thanks to light inks, both models produce perfectly homogeneous shades and gradations. The light black ink improves neutral grayscale quality even more. The advanced ink formulation ensures long-lasting prints that resist light in the outdoors for three years without needing lamination.
Ergonomic design – it minimizes time and waste of consumables.
Reduced environmental impact - Epson UltraChrome GSX inks are odourless and nickel-free. They are high energy efficient, ENERGY STAR certified which further reduces operating costs and the printer environmental footprint.
Epson SureColor SC-F9200
This is a 64 inch dye sublimation printer with dual print head, for a high production speed (up to 100 m² / hour). Compatible with most popular sublimation paper, it can be used on a wide range of fabrics for clothing, sporting items, home accessories.
Features:
Outstanding quality – thanks to the innovative Epson PrecisionCore with the two Thin Film Piezo (TFP) print heads it is possible to quickly print on the highest quality fabrics. Combined with the Epson UltraChrome DS range it is possible to get prints on fabrics with sharp details and bright colours.
High productivity – The printer is equipped with two high-capacity tank loading systems, which allow longer printing without interruptions or time loss caused by consumables replacement. The large of post-heating unit and optional air drying system allows printed fabrics to be wrapped precisely and without problems on the appropriate rewind system.
Cost reduction - UltraChrome inks offer a cheaper cost per square metre. To ensure a significant cost savings, the printer is available through Print & Save which is the professional print and supplies service programme designed by Epson for professional printers. Print & Save enables companies to exercise greater control over the budget and to have consumables always available in the right quantities.
Epson SureColor SC-F2000
A Direct-To-Garment (DTG) Printer ideal for direct printing onto clothing and customised T-shirts, cotton polo shirts.
Features:
High printing speed - allows t-shirt printing in 27 seconds.
High quality and flexibility – Thanks to the single platen and adjustable height, you can print directly onto finished clothes up to 25 mm thick. Equipped with Epson PrecisionCore TFP Print head with a resolution up to 1440×1440 dpi for precise ink drop positioning, the SureColor SC-F2000 printer ensures smooth shading, defined contours and a wide range of bright colours:
Innovative inks for DTG printing – UltraChrome DG inks ensure sharp colour reproduction and smooth shading.
Oeko-Tex Certification – The OEKO-TEX®100 Standard is an independent verification and certification system for textile raw materials, semi-processed products and finished products at all stages of production. The certification verifies that the product is safe for printing on fabrics for adults and children, including babies.
Source: Epson