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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images JANUARY 2022 PRINT SHOP POOCHES Simba waits patiently for his treats at the end of another shift #74 Simba Whether it’s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators’ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. This month we have Simba from Axiom Printing & Embroidery (APE) in Slough, Berkshire Full name: Simba Breed: Pit bull type – all legal and tested! Age: 10 years old Time at company: Since birth. Job title: Head of security Job description: To serve and protect APE... as long as there are treats at the end of the shift. Special skills: Agility – he can scale a seven-foot wall – and credit control! Favourite colour: Purple, 17-3930 Jacaranda, to match his favourite blankie. www.apelondon.com First order for Nur water-based inks for digital printing The development of water-based, eco-friendly pigment inks for digital garment printing by Nur Ink Innovations has achieved a landmark with its first commercial order. The company, headed by a team formerly at print specialist Kornit Digital, is to supply Nur inks to one of the world’s leading international digital printer manufacturers, based in Japan, following a successful pilot. The new inks will be supplied with the unnamed manufacturer’s industrial- grade digital printers for printing onto T-shirts and other garments. The new technology enables water- based pigment inks to be printed directly onto dark garments made of 100% polyester. All Nur inks are environmentally friendly and do not contain toxic substances. imagesmag.uk/nur-order Follow us on Twitter @imagesmaguk PPS Innovations launches DTF kit for DTG users A new direct-to-film (DTF) kit is to be launched by PPS Innovations in partnership with Kodak, making it possible to produce heat transfers with direct-to-garment (DTG) equipment. The new DTF Kit will consist of a modular heat-controlled platen, printable transfer sheets, a TPU powder glue for applying with a shaker, and a PPS Melt Box. The heat-controlled platen stabilises the ink during printing, reducing colour bleed on the film, which in turn improves both the image and the transfer quality. The TPU powder glue is optimised to reduce static on the printable film, ensuring accurate glue-to-ink adhesion and flexibility in fabric types for embellishment. The PPS Melt Cure box is a heat- adjustable and timer-controlled unit that cures the printed film and glue before pressing. The DTF Kit, which will be available in the UK via YES Group, is designed to work with most DTG printer brands. It can also be used with Kodak’s DTF specific ink-set. imagesmag.uk/pps-dtf PPS Innovations’ new DTF Kit is available from YES A Japanese digital printer manufacturer is the first company to order inks from Nur Ink Innovations [Photo: Pixabay]