Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, has announced that it will be introducing a brand new direct-to-textile inkjet printer at ITMA 2015. It will also be presenting for the first time the Mimaki TX300P-1800, an innovative 1.8 metre roll-to-roll direct-to-textile inkjet printer, whose predecessor, the Tx2-1600, is already in use worldwide for the last 14 years.
“The TX300P-1800 is designed to meet the market demand for smaller lot sizes, faster delivery times and the ability to quickly produce samples,” says Mr. Mike Horsten, General Manager – Marketing, Mimaki EMEA. “We are also mindful of the shift from both analog to digital and from centralized to distributed production. We envision a day not too far in the future when consumers will be able to download or create their own patterns rather than being limited to commercially available designs. The TX300P-1800, which is available with a variety of ink types, is ideal for this new distributed model of textile printing.”
Designed specifically for direct-to-textile printing, the Mimaki TX300P-1800 8-colour inkjet printer features a new printhead that ejects ink droplets at high speed to ensure accurate ink droplet placement with a high head gap. This makes the printer ideal for printing high quality images on all types of fabrics, including thicker and textured materials.
The other features include print resolution of up to 1080 dpi with drop sizes ranging from 6 to 24 pl; print speeds of more than twice as fast as that of a conventional printer at up to max 68 m2/hour; stable textile transport that maintains optimum tension; a choice of sublimation dye, disperse dye, pigment, reactive dye and acid dye inks to meet a wide range of application needs; uninterrupted printing with automatic detection and cleaning of clogged nozzles; a choice of powerful digital front ends, including standard Mimaki RasterLink6 or the TxLink3 Lite; and production of large, seamless patterns from a single image.
Horsten adds: “We are looking forward to hearing what ITMA attendees have to say about the TX300P-1800. We think its quality, speed and affordability will generate ideas about many new opportunities in the eyes of visitors, and we look forward to working with them to change the way textile printing is accomplished in the future.”
The Mimaki TX300P-1800 will be made available in December.