ImagesMagUK_April_2021

www.images-magazine.com 58 images APRIL 2021 DIGITAL PRINTING Telling it like it is: Digital printers This month, two decorators tell us how their DTG printers are working out for them Veegz: DTG M2 Direct-to-Garment Printer from YES Dann Harris, managing director Tell us a bit about your business Veegz is an ethical vegan clothing brand that was made to raise money for animal sanctuaries across the world. We made our designs so they weren’t too ‘in your face’ with the whole ‘go vegan’ vibe – we wanted to have conversation-sparking designs that would hopefully make people stop and think for a moment rather than just doing things without thinking of how their actions affect the planet and other beings. What DTG printer do you use, and when did you buy it? I use a DTG M2 as it served as a great upgrade from my current Roland cut- and-plot system. I bought it around six months ago. Why did you buy it, and how much did it cost? I bought it as my designs weren’t coming out the way I wanted to on my previous system due to the designs being so detailed. It cost around £18,500, which included the PTM pretreatment machine! Why did you choose it over other DTG systems? Mainly for saving inks. It uses less ink per print, which means less cost, but doesn’t compromise on quality. Plus the M2 printer has an automatic stir pot for the white to keep it moving and the colour inks do not require daily agitation. What do you think are its main advantages? It does very vibrant and beautiful images whilst still retaining the lovely feel of the garment and not being too heavy on the material. Is there anything you’d like to see in an upgrade or don’t particularly like about it? Seems pretty much perfect to me (unless there was a machine that could clean itself daily too!). What’s it like to use? It’s extremely easy to use once it’s set up, and as long as you keep it nice and clean and treat it with a bit of TLC it prints fantastic every time it’s used. It has various size platens, such as for garment sleeves, or you can have two A3-sized plates, or have one giant A2- sized plate. What other machines do you have and do you use any of them in combination with your DTG machine? I have the Roland VP-540i that I use for big prints as well as when I need to cut flex materials. What would be your advice to others thinking of buying a DTG printer? Keep it clean! www.veegzclothing.com Dann Harris prints T-shirts for vegan brand Veegz on the DTG M2