For special applications that require colorant penetration through the substrate such as carpeting, terry towels, flags, and plush, or heavy automotive and home décor fabrics, Zimmer offers the Colaris3 high-performance pre-treatment, digital printing, and colorant systems. is a producer of machines for textile and carpet finishing. are compatible with a variety of colorants including reactive, disperse, acid, pigment and vat.Īustria-based Zimmer Austria Inc.
This standardization offers unique options for production flexibility and a reduction of consumable costs.” The Colaris series of printers from Zimmer Austria Inc. Simon Daplyn, marketing manager of Sensient’s inks division stated: “Users of wide format and industrial printers in the same print shop can now reproduce the same output on all machines because ElvaJet Opal SB and SC inks use the same color reference. However, the greatest benefit to users may be the ability to standardize colors across different types of printers. Both the ElvaJet Opal SB and SC inks offer exceptional digital dye sublimation performance in terms of color, sharpness, and superior release from coated and uncoated transfer papers as low as 18 grams per square meter in weight, according to the company. ElvaJet Opal SC inks for mid-viscosity print heads, such as Kyocera, were launched in 2018 and were awarded the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification, a certification now also achieved by the ElvaJet Opal SB inks. Switzerland-based Sensient Imaging Technologies, a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies Corp., recently introduced ElvaJet® Opal SB inks formulated for low-viscosity Epson® printheads. To support the décor print market, a number of new colorant and machinery developments will be showcased that are worth investigation. Strategies, research consultants for the digital print community, wallcoverings saw more than $100 million in revenue in 2017, and is one of the many fast-growing sectors within industrial printing. Round table participants at the 2018 InPrint conference felt that décor - including textiles, flooring, and wallcoverings - and packaging are the two segments that provide immediate growth opportunities. So for example, businesses such as boutique hotels, wishing to offer residents a lifestyle experience, can coordinate the print décor of ceramic, wood, and carpet flooring, with wall and window coverings, bedding and even packaging of personal care items. In addition, digital printing enables customized prints and has the unique advantage of enabling color and design cohesiveness across multiple substrates. For both the packaging and wall décor market, inkjet printing has the capability of meeting consumers’ demand for higher print quality, increased number of colors and faster response to market trends. InPrint USA 2019 will partner with two major trade organizations The Wallcoverings Association (WA) and the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA).
InPrint/ICE attendance will be highly beneficial to companies wishing to keep abreast of the newest technologies and to learn best practices in the complex operations of inkjet printing for plastics, metals, woods, glass, ceramics, and textiles, in market sectors such as apparel, automotive, furnishing and interior décor, labels, signs and banners, and packaging. InPrint will highlight exhibits from industry suppliers that service the functional, decorative, and package printing market. InPrint USA, to be held April 9-11, 2019, in Louisville, Ky., will once again be collocated with the International Converting Exhibition USA (ICE). Switzerland-based Sensient Imaging Technologies recently introduced ElvaJet® Opal SB inks formulated for low-viscosity Epson® printheads, which offer digital dye sublimation performance in terms of color and sharpness.Ī look at some of the new technologies entering the digital textile printing market.īy Dr.