As the inventor of rotary screen technology in 1963 and the initiator of digital textile printing in 1991, SPGPrints has been playing a leading role in textile printing for over 55 years now. The company’s brand promise ‘All you need in printing’ was visualized at its 1.500 m² booth at ITMA 2019, showing the latest equipment and consumables developments for both the rotary and digital printing applications. Supported by live demonstrations and three Experience Centers, visitors to the booth could learn the technology backgrounds of the significant new developments that were showcased, and also get a glimpse into the future at the “Technical Vision Center”.
The growing world of rotary printing
With the introduction of two new screen types, the display of the latest rotary printing machine PegasusEvo and the latest BestLEN engraving technology, SPGPrints underlined the statement to the market that the rotary printing market is still growing. In the Screen Experience Center the visitor could review print samples made with the new OrtaScreen, a revolutionary product based on the flatbed screen structure. The newest past saving screen RandomEco that was also prominently presented.
Where rotary meets digital
Several times per day SPGPrints presented a 15-minute explanation on the much requested topic “when do you print rotary and when do you choose digital printing”? Burning topics like “what is the breakeven point?” or “what is the price per linear meter” were addressed. The presentation was concluded with a live demonstration of the PIKE single pass digital printing line, now capable of achieving speeds of up to 60 linear meters per minute.
During the whole show live demonstrations of the new JAVELIN² gave the audience the confirmation that this digital printer is giving unrivalled print quality while running faster and more reliable than any other multiple pass printer in the show. The company’s proprietary Archer® Technology used in both digital printers JAVELIN² and PIKE is the first ink jet technology specifically designed for digital textile printing and has proven over the last years that it puts an end to the headache of print heads commonly known in the market.
Digital ink developments
SPGPrints has been producing digital textile inks since the early 1990s and meanwhile has developed an extensive range of inks for all major printheads used in today’s digital printing equipment. The runnability of the SPGPrints inks is widely recognized in the world and has made the company one of the largest suppliers of inks to single pass printers.
At the Ink Experience Center customers could take a virtual reality tour through the ink production in Boxmeer and learn about the unique technology and production processes behind these excellent inks.
During the show SPGPrints signed contracts for several rotary printing machines, engraving systems and digital printers as well as ink contracts and screens agreements. This has made ITMA 2019 one of the most successful events in the recent history of SPGPrints, and it confirms that the company delivers “all you need in printing”.