Direct-to-film expertise permits printers to create premium transferred designs for customised merchandising, sportswear, and an array of different promotional textile functions.
Marc Verbeem, Supervisor Product Administration, Mimaki Europe
Within the printing business, direct-to-film expertise is having a transformative impression on the attire ornament area. It gives a easy and reasonably priced garment printing course of that facilitates vibrant, dynamic, full-colour designs with a sturdy print. It opens up alternatives for digital print service suppliers (PSPs) to broaden their product choices within the textile business, their community of potential clients, and due to the flexibility of the method, broaden the wide selection of materials they will print on. As its reputation grows within the textile sector, Mimaki recognised the necessity for a top quality resolution that utilises our core applied sciences to take the method to the following degree, mixed with our well-established producer help.
Direct-to-film vs. Display Printing
Direct-to-film printing is the method of digitally printing instantly onto a particular switch movie sheet. That is subsequently utilized to cloth decisions with a hot-melt powder and heated. As soon as the switch sheet is cured and dried, it may be heat-pressed onto a wide range of materials to create premium transferred designs for customised merchandising, sportswear, and an array of different promotional functions for the textile market. In contrast with the standard strategies of display screen printing, the plate creation required for display screen printing is way too time-consuming. Not solely this, however the course of doesn’t meet direct-to-film’s capability to supply vivid colors and high quality particulars akin to shapes, lettering, and motifs usually wanted within the promotional and merchandising area for bespoke textiles.
Why DTF?
For Mimaki, the transfer into direct-to-film expertise is an thrilling enterprise right into a brand-new phase. Why did we select to go down this path? For one, we knew we may supply a market-leading resolution with our core applied sciences and the technical proficiency of the digital printers in our textile portfolio. Along with this, there’s a market want for a secure, dependable direct-to-film printing resolution; for a fancy print course of like this, a trusted companion with reliable aftercare is paramount. Mimaki’s status is synonymous with help, which is what direct-to-film clients can anticipate each step of the best way.
The Mimaki TxF150-75
Mimaki’s first direct-to-film inkjet printer is the TxF150-75, a becoming extension to the 150 collection, with a most printing width of 80cm. Providing a secure printing plotter, the mannequin’s built-in ink circulation system and degassed ink pack are resolutions to widespread direct-to-film challenges akin to poor ink ejection and white ink clogging. The brand new printer additionally contains core Mimaki options together with NCU (Nozzle Test Unit) and NRS (Nozzle Restoration System) for secure, uninterrupted print manufacturing. Working in concord with the textile printer itself is Mimaki’s ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® licensed water-based pigment textile inks, formulated particularly for the TxF150-75. Coupled with Mimaki’s RasterLink7 RIP software program, customers are provided end-to-end oversight and effectivity from artistic design to ultimate product.
As well as, and in step with Mimaki’s collaborative strategy to assembly buyer wants, Adkins has developed an 80cm vast powder shaker remedy unit to finish this ‘A model’ direct-to-film Printing resolution. By providing the printer and post-processing unit at 80cm vast, clients can print bigger clothes with much less waste and faster manufacturing occasions, making the method a lot less expensive.
The Mimaki TxF150-75 resolution represents an thrilling alternative for Mimaki clients who’re energetic within the embellished attire sector or are searching for the proper resolution to facilitate entry into the digital textile printing market.