PF DIGITAL PRINTING www.images-magazine.com 50 images APRIL 2022 From entry-level and mass-production DTG printers to hybrid and direct-to-film printing systems, here’s our round-up of the industry’s newest digital garment and textile printing solutions Go digital! YES: DTG Q Hybrid Series The DTG Q Hybrid Series printers are designed for both direct-to-garment and direct-to-film printing for heat transfer applications, explains YES. From a single printing platform, this new series expands the range of products you can decorate using both direct and indirect methods of garment decoration, the supplier adds. “Designed for low-cost, high-volume production, the DTG Q series uses a staggered array of print heads, running at highspeed through a single, one-pass colour and white ink printing method. “The DTG Q Series will transform your garment print studio into a competitive apparel production house, completely changing the way you focus your print offer.” TheMagicTouch: DTFMagic Mutoh/ STS VJ-628D DTF Printer The new DTFMagic Mutoh/STS VJ628D direct-to-film printer can produce up to 200 transfers per day, reports TheMagicTouch (TMT). The compact VJ628D desktop printer is 63cm wide and prints directly to coated PET film. “The printed image can then have a powder adhesive applied manually and cured at up to 95°C for a minute, using the unique desktop curing oven,” adds the company. “Its pre-production ‘cost per transfer’ feature is also very useful as the operator is able to price each transfer to an exact cost. “DTF transfers work equally well on any colour textiles and allow users to choose between a matt or gloss finish, whilst requiring no pretreatment, no cutting or weeding, and creating crisp, defined edges and images.” The VJ-628D comes with STS DTF inks, which are both Eco Passport and Oeko-Tex-certified. This includes C, M, Y, K, LC and LM inks together with two white, which are “supplied in degassed bulk bags, so that no ink contamination is possible”. It also includes DTFMagic RIP software featuring CadLink Digital Factory. The new DTFMagic Mutoh/STS VJ-628D direct-tofilm printer is 63cmwide The DTG Q Hybrid Series enables both direct-to-garment and direct-to-film printing Xpres: Epson SureColor SC-F3000 The Epson SureColor SC-F3000 directto-garment printer speedily delivers up to 60 full-platen dark T-shirt prints per hour, says Xpres. “Featuring new Epson production head technology and Auto Platen gap adjustment, and supplied with a new high-capacity bulk ink system and stand, this latest machine is designed to appeal to T-shirt printers with medium to high-volume output.” With its nine-litre capacity bulk ink system along with 1.5 litre ink pouches, the production-level machine offers ink costs ”as low as 9p per millilitre on both colour and white inks”. The SC-F3000’s ink droplet placement results in more stable and accurate printing, according to Xpres, with nozzle verification technology automatically checking whether all nozzles are firing accurately, and intuitively compensating to ensure high-quality printing. “You can also ensure consistent uptime with a choice of CoverPlus service plans, which include user replaceable head,” says Xpres. The SC-F3000 meets the Global Organic Textile Standard, in addition to its Eco Passport Certificate, so users “can comply with the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 for high-standard safety ecological textiles”. The Epson SureColor SC-F3000 comes with a nine-litre capacity bulk ink system alongside 1.5 litre ink pouches
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