Suwanee, GA — Mimaki USA, a number one producer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, has developed its first direct-to-film (DTF) printer, “TxF150-75,” and warmth switch pigment ink “PHT50” for DTF. Gross sales of those merchandise, focusing on textile and attire printing purposes, will start in summer time of 2023.
DTF printing is a technique that has change into widespread within the textile and attire business, significantly within the wearable printing market, usually utilized in T-shirt printing. With DTF printing, the design is first printed immediately on a singular switch movie; subsequent, the printed movie is sprinkled with hot-melt powder, which is then heated and dried to type a transferable ink layer on the movie. The fashioned ink layer is transferred to the material by a warmth press to finish the completed product.
The TxF150-75 is an inkjet printer with a most printing width of 80 cm (31.5”) for producing DTF print switch sheets. The brand new PHT50 warmth switch pigment ink made for DTF purposes consists of 5 colours (CMYK and white), and is scheduled to acquire the ECO PASSPORT certification by the tip of March 2023, which is crucial for assembly the worldwide security commonplace for textile merchandise “OEKO-TEX.”
To beat the ink ejection defects and white ink clogging which have plagued earlier DTF printers, Mimaki has adopted a degassing ink design which employs aluminum packs to encase the ink, together with a white ink circulation perform MCT (Mimaki Circulation Know-how)*1. This new printer additionally options Mimaki’s NCU (Nozzle Examine Unit)*2 and NRS (Nozzle Restoration System)*3 applied sciences to assist secure operation. These options allow steady printing and elevated manufacturing.
Presently, silk display printing is extensively used within the wearables print market. This labor-intensive course of requires the preparation of plates, making it unsuitable for small-lot manufacturing. Furthermore, full-color printing includes time and labor to create plates for every coloration. An alternate warmth switch methodology utilizing vinyl sheets can also be generally used, nevertheless it includes guide labor for “weeding,” which is the method of manually eradicating pointless parts of the switch earlier than fixing the printed design on the material. In recent times, there has additionally been a progress in direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, which makes use of inkjet printers to print designs immediately on clothes and materials. DTG printing doesn’t require plates and can be utilized for full-color printing, nevertheless it does require cloth pre-treatment and guide dealing with by the operator at every printing step.
DTF printing eliminates the necessity for plate preparation and weeding, which has confirmed tough in typical printing strategies. Because it permits an unattended printing course of operation, DTF is quickly being adopted as a know-how that reduces labor time and value.
The TxF150-75 is scheduled on the market in summer time 2023 and can embody printers, inks, and RIP software program.
Our advisable specs for the movie used to create the switch sheet, hot-melt powder, powder software tools, post-processing machines, and warmth press switch machines will likely be supplied to prospects on the time of sale.