A new hybrid printer is designed to help print providers bring customized apparel to market with minimal waste and environmental impact
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Epson today announced the new hybrid SureColor® F2270 printer is now available. Purpose-built for both direct-to-garment (DTG) and digital-transfer-film (DTFilm) printing, the SureColor F2270 combines outstanding image quality, easy operation and great value in a highly intuitive design. Print providers can now print on a wide variety of items, such as shoes and hats.
Paisley Jo Designs is a custom clothing company that specializes in apparel and team sports for businesses, schools, clubs, teams, and boutiques. Kim Johnson, the owner of Paisley Jo Designs has used SureColor F2270 with great success in her business. Her business, as well as her customers, benefit from the features and benefits such as maintenance, crisp prints, hybrid capabilities, and easy operation.
“The SureColor F2270 is a huge asset to our business; we are able to offer vibrant, full color graphics with the soft feel that customers want,” said Johnson. “The hybrid features allow us to easily move from printing digital film transfers to shirts without making any adjustments on the printer, which helps with production times. Epson has gone above and beyond with this new technology and the features offered in the F2270 – it will be a game changer for a lot of businesses.”
Featuring a PrecisionCore® MicroTFP printhead and next-generation UltraChrome® DG2 Ink, the SureColor F2270 delivers vibrant colors and photographic details at impressive speeds – up to 20% faster when printing on dark garments.1 The advanced high-performance printhead technology automatically detects and adjusts performance to produce quality garments and, coupled with a cartridge-free bulk ink pack system, print shops are able to minimize waste and environmental impact.
The Epson Garment Creator 2 is a robust software that offers a number of features to increase productivity. These include automatic adjustment for garment thickness and streamlined Epson Garment Creator 2 interface. A large 4.3″ touchscreen, a quick-loading platen, and the Epson Cloud Solution PORT3 provide easy user maintenance that reduces downtime.
“The SureColor F2270 is a hybrid print solution built for quality, reliability and versatility. But more than that, the printer was designed with our customers in mind – helping them do it right the first time saves time, money and physical resources,” said Tim Check, senior product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America, Inc. “The market reception to this product has been exciting and we are eagerly anticipating the results and feedback from our customers once they start using this new printer.”
Available
SureColor F2270, MSRP $18,995, is available now through Epson Authorized Profession Imaging Resellers. The printer was designed to be used exclusively with Epson’s inkpacks2, and it comes with an on-site one-year limited service warranty. Service plans with extended coverage are also available. For more information on Epson’s direct-to-garment solutions, visit www.epson.com/dtg.