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21.07.2023

Digital Textile Printing: Direct-to-Film Technology

In the printing industry, direct-to-film technology is having a transformative impact on the apparel decoration space. It provides a simple and affordable garment printing process that facilitates vibrant, dynamic, full-colour designs with a durable print. It opens up opportunities for digital print service providers (PSPs) to expand their product offerings in the textile industry, their network of potential customers and expand the range of fabrics they can print on.

In the printing industry, direct-to-film technology is having a transformative impact on the apparel decoration space. It provides a simple and affordable garment printing process that facilitates vibrant, dynamic, full-colour designs with a durable print. It opens up opportunities for digital print service providers (PSPs) to expand their product offerings in the textile industry, their network of potential customers and expand the range of fabrics they can print on.

Direct-to-film vs. Screen Printing
Direct-to-film printing is the process of digitally printing directly onto a special transfer film sheet. The printed film is subsequently sprinkled with a hot-melt powder and heated. Once the transfer sheet is cured and dried, it can be heat-pressed onto a variety of fabrics to create premium transferred designs for customised merchandising, sportswear, and an array of other promotional applications for the textile market. Compared with traditional screen printing, the plate creation required for that process is far too time-consuming. Not only this, but it does not match direct-to-film’s ability to produce vivid colours and quality details such as shapes, lettering, and motifs often sought after in the promotional and merchandising space for bespoke textiles.

The Mimaki TxF150-75
Mimaki’s first direct-to-film inkjet printer is the TxF150-75, a fitting extension to the 150 series, with a maximum printing width of 80cm. Offering a stable printing plotter, the model’s built-in ink circulation system and degassed ink pack are resolutions to common direct-to-film challenges such as poor ink ejection and white ink clogging. The new printer also includes core Mimaki features including NCU (Nozzle Check Unit) and NRS (Nozzle Recovery System) for stable, uninterrupted print production. Operating in harmony with the textile printer itself is Mimaki’s ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certified water-based pigment textile inks, formulated especially for the TxF150-75. Coupled with Mimaki’s RasterLink7 RIP software, users are offered end-to-end oversight and efficiency from creative design to final product.

In addition, and in line with Mimaki’s collaborative approach to meeting customer needs, Adkins has developed an 80cm wide powder shaker cure unit to complete this ‘A brand’ direct-to-film printing solution. By offering the printer and post-processing unit at 80cm wide, customers can print larger garments with less waste and quicker production times, making the process much more cost effective.

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The Green Revolution: How Microfactories Can Change the Face of Fashion by Mark Sollman, Product Manager EMEA, Mimaki Europe (c) Mimaki EMEA
Traditionally, apparel manufacturing has centred on a production chain model of sourcing materials and producing garments in bulk, microfactories are now enabling on-demand, on-location production
12.01.2022

Mimaki Europe: The Green Revolution

  • The Green Revolution: How Microfactories Can Change the Face of Fashion by Mark Sollman, Product Manager EMEA, Mimaki Europe

With the all-important COP26 Climate Change Conference having taken centre stage in November, there is no time like the present for the fashion world to rally together in stepping up sustainability efforts and getting carbon emissions under control. Globally, the fashion industry is now estimated to account for around 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and 20 percent of wastewater , making the pursuit of greener production methods more pertinent than ever before. Thankfully, we are seeing a new era of production enter the fashion arena, with the increasing emergence of technologically advanced, highly automated microfactories.

Along with reducing unnecessary waste through on-demand production, microfactories have a smaller ecological footprint than traditional garment production and require no water use during the production process, making it not only a faster solution, but a greener one too.

  • The Green Revolution: How Microfactories Can Change the Face of Fashion by Mark Sollman, Product Manager EMEA, Mimaki Europe

With the all-important COP26 Climate Change Conference having taken centre stage in November, there is no time like the present for the fashion world to rally together in stepping up sustainability efforts and getting carbon emissions under control. Globally, the fashion industry is now estimated to account for around 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and 20 percent of wastewater , making the pursuit of greener production methods more pertinent than ever before. Thankfully, we are seeing a new era of production enter the fashion arena, with the increasing emergence of technologically advanced, highly automated microfactories.

Along with reducing unnecessary waste through on-demand production, microfactories have a smaller ecological footprint than traditional garment production and require no water use during the production process, making it not only a faster solution, but a greener one too.

Last year’s FESPA saw Mimaki team up with fashion designer Carolina Guzman to bring her designs to life in real time at the show, setting up its own working microfactory live on-site to take her designs from screen to garment within just a day. Guzman’s designs were created using Mimaki’s TS100-1600 Sublimation Printer, before being transferred to textile, digitally cut and finally pieced together. Devised with a string of ethical and environmental objectives threaded throughout, the microfactory also exclusively utilised eco-friendly Greentex fabric, and any remaining material was donated to Sheltersuit: a wind- and waterproof coat that can be transformed into a sleeping bag, which is provided free of charge to homeless people and refugees.

Through working with a number of strategic partners – including transfer printing expert, Klieverik; paper solutions specialist, Neenah Coldenhove; and digital cutting equipment provider, Summa – Mimaki was able to produce a collection of unique, high-quality garments live on the stand during the tradeshow, demonstrating to visitors from more than 100 countries some of the key reasons that microfactories seem set to change the future of fashion…

Unparalleled speed and versatility
Where traditionally, apparel manufacturing has centred on a production chain model of sourcing materials and producing garments in bulk, microfactories are now enabling on-demand, on-location production, making it possible to create everything from unique, one-off pieces and samples right through to entire product lines – all at unprecedented speeds. This means greater flexibility and customisation, enabling designers to modify or update designs and respond to market trends as they occur.

Simplified supply chains and minimised risk
The microfactory setup brings production in-house and on-demand, minimising the cost of not only storing stock, but also of shipping it and responsibly disposing of unsold items. Where recent geopolitical events have highlighted the fragility of global supply chains, microfactories offer a unique independence from these systems, empowering garment manufacturers to future-proof their businesses, become less reliant on external systems and suppliers, and reduce the risk of disruptions.

A boosted bottom line and a greener future
Facilitating savings in a whole line of resources, from physical storage and production space to time and energy, microfactories ultimately have the potential to significantly increase profitability for garment manufacturers, with the additional benefit of being easily scalable as production increases. Perhaps even more compelling, however, are the environmental considerations. Demonstrated on a small scale through Mimaki’s recent project, the environmental benefits inherent to microfactory production will have an even greater impact as it becomes more prolific and commonplace throughout the fashion world, with the potential to effect meaningful environmental change as adoption increases in the years to come.

Mimaki: Neue Drucklösungen für die digitale Textilproduktion (c) Mimaki
09.02.2021

Mimaki: Neue Drucklösungen für die digitale Textilproduktion

Mimaki Europe gab die Erweiterung seines marktführenden Produktportfolios um zwei neue Hochleistungs-Textildrucker bekannt: den Mimaki TS100-1600 und den Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII.

Digitaldrucktechnologie für wechselnde Marktanforderungen
Der TS100-1600 ist das neueste Mitglied der 100er-Serie von Mimaki. Das erschwingliche, hochwertige System eignet sich ideal für Druckereien, die in den digitalen Sublimationsdruck einsteigen oder ihre Produktionskapazität erweitern möchten.

Mimaki Europe gab die Erweiterung seines marktführenden Produktportfolios um zwei neue Hochleistungs-Textildrucker bekannt: den Mimaki TS100-1600 und den Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII.

Digitaldrucktechnologie für wechselnde Marktanforderungen
Der TS100-1600 ist das neueste Mitglied der 100er-Serie von Mimaki. Das erschwingliche, hochwertige System eignet sich ideal für Druckereien, die in den digitalen Sublimationsdruck einsteigen oder ihre Produktionskapazität erweitern möchten.

Bert Benckhuysen, Senior Product Manager von Mimaki Europe, erklärt: „Im Textildruck wächst der Bedarf an mehr Produktvielfalt, weniger Lagerhaltung und kürzeren Lieferzeiten. Rechnet man die wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen des Jahres 2020 hinzu, wird klar: Die Branche benötigt digitale Textildrucker, die eine niedrige Anfangsinvestition darstellen und kostengünstig On-Demand-Drucke in hoher Qualität liefern. Da sich unsere 100er-Serie mit genau diesen Merkmalen in anderen Marktsegmenten durchsetzen konnte, wussten wir, dass ihre Erweiterung um einen neuen Textildrucker unseren Kunden die Möglichkeit bieten würde, selbst in diesen schwierigen Zeiten ihr Geschäft auszubauen und neue Einnahmequellen zu erschließen.“

Der neue, verbesserte Tiger-1800B MkIII
Die zweite Neuheit, der Tiger-1800B MkIII, gehört zur Familie der schnellen Großserien-Textilindustriedrucker von Mimaki. Das auf Zuverlässigkeit und Druckpräzision ausgelegte System ist wahlweise als Direktdruck-Variante mit Reaktiv- oder Direktsublimationstinte oder als Sublimationstransferdrucker erhältlich und mit neuen Softwarefunktionen für mehr Produktivität und weniger Ausfallzeiten ausgestattet.

„Der Textilmarkt ist schnelllebig und kreativ und lässt wenig Spielraum für Fehler“ so Benckhuysen. „Wer in der Branche Schritt halten will, braucht ein robustes System mit entsprechender Geschwindigkeit, Qualität und Innovation. Der neue Tiger-1800B MkIII baut auf den Eigenschaften der erfolgreichen Vorgängermodelle auf, um genau diese Anforderungen zu erfüllen.“

Zu den neuen Merkmalen gehört die Software Mimaki Printer Controller (MPC). Sie ermöglicht die Einrichtung, Bedienung und Ausgabe über einfache One-Touch-Funktionen. Über die bedienerfreundliche Schnittstelle lassen sich mühelos mehrere Aufträge mit unterschiedlichen Einstellungen an die Druckwarteschlange senden und im automatisierten Nachtbetrieb produzieren. Das Nozzle Recovery System (Düsenwiederherstellung) sorgt auch hier beim Ausfall von Düsen für die Fortsetzung der Produktion und reduziert so Maschinenstillstände.

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Digitak services always in fashion with Mimaki sublimation and direct printing (c) Mimaki
Filippo Taccani, founder and owner at Digitak, in the company’s production department, surrounded by an arsenal of Mimaki’s printing solutions.
01.07.2020

Digitak services always in fashion with Mimaki sublimation and direct printing

  • Specialised in dye-sublimation printing, the Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.
  • With its recent investment in a direct-to-fabric printing line, Digitak is preparing to expand its range of printed products, focusing on fabric differentiation.

Dye sublimation printing of high fashion designs is the beating heart of Digitak, an Italian company specialised in digital textile printing. Operating in the textile district of Lombardy, Italy, the company has established itself among the main suppliers in the world of high fashion and sportswear in just under 15 years.

  • Specialised in dye-sublimation printing, the Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.
  • With its recent investment in a direct-to-fabric printing line, Digitak is preparing to expand its range of printed products, focusing on fabric differentiation.

Dye sublimation printing of high fashion designs is the beating heart of Digitak, an Italian company specialised in digital textile printing. Operating in the textile district of Lombardy, Italy, the company has established itself among the main suppliers in the world of high fashion and sportswear in just under 15 years.

Making production versatility one of the cornerstones of its philosophy, Digitak has continued to invest in technology, as well as research and development its product portfolio. This forward-thinking approach has enabled the company to guarantee innovative, personalised products with meticulous attention to detail, with the highest – almost obsessive – standards of quality and maximum design flexibility. Over the years, the extensive experience gained by the company’s management in the field of sublimation with traditional and digital techniques, combined with their investment decisions have allowed Digitak to enhance its production performance, gradually implementing higher quality standards and differentiating itself from the competition in the complex and competitive sector of high fashion. An important feat, which has not, however, dampened its enthusiasm and willingness to continue growing and exceeding its goals. The company’s latest investment in a direct-to-fabric digital printing line with pigment ink propels the company into a new and promising production dimension.

Sublimation printing specialists

Since Digitak’s establishment, Filippo Taccani, the founder and current owner of the company, had set himself a clear and ambitious objective: “I wanted to take up the challenge of operating digitally - printing fabrics using this innovative technology to create products on a par with those  I had achieved with traditional sublimation textile printing methods during my previous work experience.”

The purchase of a Mimaki JV4 plotter, one of the first to be installed in Italy, marked the beginning of Digitak’s adventure. “To start the business, I needed a printing system that could operate with dispersed inks to print on polyester and I found the JV4 to be the best option,” explains Taccani. “It was an excellent decision, because I used these plotters to build the company and its success.”

The first Mimaki plotter was in fact followed by a second and a third. When it bought the fifth, the company moved to an industrial unit in Tradate (Varese) – Digitak’s current site – which now houses around fifteen Mimaki JV33 plotters, in addition to three Mimaki TS500-1800 wide-format sublimation printers, and a Mimaki TS300P-1800 high-speed sublimation printer. This Mimaki powered production facility – which is one of the company’s core strengths – was recently expanded with the addition of a Mimaki TX300P-1800B belt-type hybrid printing system, together with a Mimaki TR300-1850C textile coater and a Mimaki Tiger-1800.

“Naturally, over the years, we have also tested printing systems from other suppliers, but we have always returned to Mimaki. With high fashion as our key market, we need to guarantee our customers the highest levels of quality and, to date, we have never found solutions that beat the quality of this Japanese brand’s technology.”

According to Taccani, the difference lies in the “calligraphy” of Mimaki’s machines, that is the line of the ink on the fabric: “Unlike its competitors, Mimaki has focused on the ‘waveforms’, i.e. the electronics associated with the print heads. This attention paid to the way the ink jet is managed from the print head has allowed Mimaki to achieve unparalleled levels of accuracy, an aspect that has given my company a clear competitive edge.”

Moreover, at Digitak, quality comes before quantity: “We prefer to dedicate an extra day to production to guarantee the customer a final product that fully meets requirements and expectations. Mimaki’s technology not only suits this business model bult on top quality, but it crucially enables it.”

Operational and creative flexibility

Digitak currently prints around 2,000 linear metres of fabric per day. Its portfolio ranges from clothing and scarves, to beach and swimwear, with related personalised accessories, to sportswear, with technical properties such as breathability, comfort, resistance to external agents. The company have even added customised outdoor furniture to their offering of diverse and creative products.
The company’s machines operate continuously, 24/7. During the day, the machines are mainly used to develop and produce samples and colour proofs, while the actual production is carried out at night. “Thanks to our technology, we have developed an extraordinary operational flexibility. The fact that we have so many plotters allows us to work on multiple designs at the same time and to launch projects that are also very different from one another,” explains Taccani. “There are also some other crucial factors that have contributed, and continue to contribute, to increasing our production efficiency. The reliability of Mimaki’s solutions and the remote monitoring option offered is key. Once the standard start-up monitoring has been carried out and the machines are found to be printing correctly, we can let them work overnight without an operator. This is a great benefit for people who, like us, manage such a large and diverse fleet of machines.”

Digitak takes the same approach to customer service. Faced with an increasingly demanding market in terms of creativity, precision and completeness of service, the company wants to guarantee flexibility and customisation. “We decided to set up a department dedicated to the pre-press stage, in charge of preparing and checking the files supplied by customers. Seldom do our teams not need to do some editing of the files supplied, even if it’s only to make small changes that are essential for the print document to be as suitable as possible and to achieve the best final result.”

Technologies of the future

With a view to further enhancing production and customer service, Taccani has chosen to take on a new challenge, switching things up with some of the most recent investments.

While maintaining the focus on dye sublimation printing, Taccani has focused on technological diversification by installing a direct-to-fabric digital printing line. This consists of a Mimaki TX300P-1800B printing system with pigment inks and a TR300-1850C coater from Mimaki’s TR series. “The market continues to evolve and now requires even more flexibility regarding both processes and the fabrics supplied. This means that great opportunities exist for a print shop capable of simultaneously producing the same design – with minimal colour adjustment – on different fabrics, guaranteeing similar and accurate results. And this is precisely the path we are taking,” says Taccani. “Why have we opted for Mimaki again? Well, I had an opportunity to try out their new pigment inks and I immediately realised that they are a generation ahead of the other pigments available on the market. The cyan is very clean, the black is deep and there is a very interesting fullness of colour, suitable not only for furnishings, but also for other applications in the clothing sector.”

With its pigment inks, the new direct-to-fabric printing line allows Digitak to explore other related market segments. Thanks to the innovative automatic belt system, the TX300P-1800B guarantees good productivity and high-quality results. A standard of quality that is also boosted by the TR300-1850C fabric pre-treatment system: “This coater is essential for ensuring the best possible preparation of fabrics for printing. In fact, we are able to treat fabrics to make them suitable for the type of print they are intended for, sanitise them for specific applications and, in some cases, even dye them, with excellent quality.”

According to Taccani, another beneficial factor of direct-to-fabric pigment printing technology is the eco-sustainability of the process and its lower environmental impact. “We are proud to be able to offer our customers excellent printing results using little water and printing in ‘green mode’, with both the technologies we have available. I consider them winning technologies for the future, as both dye sublimation printing and direct-to-fabric printing with pigment inks use little water while mainly requiring the use of energy. Therefore, if you use renewable energy, then you’re done.”

Digitak’s other trump card is the Tiger-1800 installed in 2019. With this industrial printing system, the company aims to increase production volumes while maintaining its high-quality standards and further optimising costs. “We are excited to have these promising technologies available to us in-house. We are currently experimenting with these solutions, testing new opportunities and evaluating which paths to take to stay ahead of the game,” concludes Taccani.

 

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23.06.2020

Mimaki startet Live-Veranstaltungsreihe (Juni, Juli, August)

  • Kommunikation mit Kunden und Förderung neuer Geschäftsmöglichkeiten nach der COVID-19-Krise

Mimaki Europe, ein führender Hersteller von Tintenstrahldruckern und Schneidesystemen, hat die Ausrichtung einer dreiteiligen virtuellen Veranstaltungsreihe – „Mimaki Live Series“ – bekannt gegeben. Mit diesen Veranstaltungen möchte das Unternehmen Kunden unterstützen, die nach Inspirationen und Ratschlägen zur Wiederbelebung ihres Geschäfts nach der COVID-19-Krise suchen.

Aufbauend auf dem Erfolg seines „Virtual Print Festival“ im März und April dieses Jahres hat Mimaki ein Programm für drei marktorientierte virtuelle Veranstaltungen zusammengestellt:

  • Kommunikation mit Kunden und Förderung neuer Geschäftsmöglichkeiten nach der COVID-19-Krise

Mimaki Europe, ein führender Hersteller von Tintenstrahldruckern und Schneidesystemen, hat die Ausrichtung einer dreiteiligen virtuellen Veranstaltungsreihe – „Mimaki Live Series“ – bekannt gegeben. Mit diesen Veranstaltungen möchte das Unternehmen Kunden unterstützen, die nach Inspirationen und Ratschlägen zur Wiederbelebung ihres Geschäfts nach der COVID-19-Krise suchen.

Aufbauend auf dem Erfolg seines „Virtual Print Festival“ im März und April dieses Jahres hat Mimaki ein Programm für drei marktorientierte virtuelle Veranstaltungen zusammengestellt:

  • 1. Veranstaltung: Werbetechnik (Sign Graphics) – 30. Juni 2020
  • 2. Veranstaltung: Textildruck (Textiles) – 14. Juli 2020
  • 3. Veranstaltung: Industriedruck (Industrial Printing) – 27. August 2020

Jede Veranstaltung wird Vertretern von Mimaki, Kunden und Anbietern eine Plattform für Gespräche über die Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Krise auf das Geschäft ihres Unternehmens und der Branche insgesamt sowie für den Austausch von Erfahrungen, Herausforderungen und Erfolgsgeschichten geben. Die Veranstaltungen finden auf Englisch statt.

Auf dem Programm der Mimaki Live-Veranstaltungen stehen Podiumsdiskussionen, Meinungsbefragungen, Live-Chats sowie Frage-und-Antwort-Runden, die zu intensiven Gesprächen über aktuelle Themen anregen und den Austausch von Informationen und Ratschlägen innerhalb der Print-Community fördern sollen.

„Diese noch nie dagewesene Zeit hat die Art unserer Geschäftstätigkeit verändert, möglicherweise sogar auf lange Sicht“, erklärt Danna Drion, Senior Marketing Manager bei Mimaki Europe. „Als Industrie müssen wir jetzt unbedingt neue Wege zur Kommunikation und Netzwerkpflege finden. Dafür bieten virtuelle Veranstaltungen, wie die Mimaki Live Series, eine gute Gelegenheit. Wir freuen uns auf den intensiven Dialog mit unseren Kunden und Partnern und auf anregende, wichtige Gespräche über die Zukunft unserer Industrie.“

Auf www.mimakieurope.com/mimaki-live-event kann man sich für die Mimaki Live-Veranstaltungsreihe anmelden.

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Mimaki starts to produce masks
29.04.2020

Energiapura: production of masks

Energiapura – Production of reusable, customised protective masks that are also fashion accessories

Energiapura – Production of reusable, customised protective masks that are also fashion accessories

  • The Italian company, a specialist manufacturer of functional sportswear, conducted research and began producing masks in response to the COVID-19 crisis
  • Using Mimaki sublimation printers, the masks can be customised, getting away from their connotation with hospitals and transforming them into a fashion accessory

From functional sportswear to combatting the spread of the Coronavirus: Energiapura, an Italian company has developed a mask that meets the Class I medical device requirements. The EP PA 2020 (Energiapura Pure Air) facial device, optimised for air filtering and breathability, provides protection while working, and can be reused. But Energiapura has gone even further, branding and customising the masks with sublimation printing.
The EP PA 2020 mask, compliant with 93/42 EEC Medical Devices – Class I washable, meets the essential requirements of UNI EN 14683:2019. Having redirected the manufacturing process, Energiapura is now stepping up production levels to meet the rising demand from hospitals, pharmacies, chemists, companies and consumers.

Pure Air, Energiapura’s mask
The EP PA 2020 is based on a functional concept: protection, breathability and reusability are the main principles. EP PA 2020 is made up of three layers of fabric: the first, the outer layer, is DWR-treated polyester, the second is TNT polyester, providing a filtering function, and the third, which comes into contact with the face, is polyester containing special fibres, such as coolmax and carbon.  Therefore it can be reused via normal washing and steam ironing, which also sterilises it.
The CEO of Enegiapura, Alberto Olivietto explains the idea of the customisation of the mask: “We wanted to disassociate our masks from the hospital image. By decorating them with company branding and designs provided by customers.” This is where the Mimaki JV300 wide-format printer comes in.

 

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