ImagesMagUK_November_2021

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 06 images NOVEMBER 2021 Follow the links to the full news stories online www.images-magazine.com New Azon DTF printers promise more colour and fluorescence Azonprinter has introduced two new direct-to- film (DTF) printers which produce colourful and fluorescent graphics for printing on garments. The A3-size DTF Azon Pronto Neon uses fluorescent yellow and fluorescent magenta instead of magenta and yellow inks, adding more choice for printing designs onto transfer film. Azonprinter has also launched the A1 roll-to-roll Azon Pronto+ Neon. This printer uses the same ink configuration of cyan, fluorescent magenta, fluorescent yellow, black and white ink. The size of the roll on the Azon Pronto+ Neon is 60x100cm. The printer is fitted with a built-in Hepa fume extractor. Both machines are available in the UK via Atlantic Tech Services. imagesmag.uk/azon-neon Colourful and fluorescent graphics are possible using the new Azonprinter DTF machines RA Smart unveils DTF printing package for garments RA Smart unveiled its new direct-to-film (DTF) printer in October to meet the growing demand from UK garment decorators for this “viable alternative” to direct-to- garment printing. After extensive in-house testing, it has partnered with a pioneering producer of the entire DTF package, with patented ink and application technology developed over the past four years. RA Smart has become the exclusive distributor for the unnamed manufacturer in the UK and Ireland. It has a demo unit fully up and running at its base in Cheshire for customers to visit, produce samples and see the technology first hand. Announcing the new printing package, R A Smart commented: “Utilising white ink technology, without the need for pretreatment, DTF offers users the capability to print onto almost any fabric type or colour with ease. “Furthermore, the durable ink technology means that there’s no cracking, even on stretch materials, with high wash- and rub-resistance. All of that in an affordable package with ultra-low running costs.” imagesmag.uk/rasmart-dtf RA Smart’s new DTF printer – a “viable alternative” to direct-to-garment Garments decorated using film from RA Smart’s DTF printer