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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 16 images AUGUST 2019 Stay in the picture with our Instagram feed and stories: @imagesmaguk Digital innovation drives visitor numbers at Itma 2019 The global textile and garment manufacturing industry converged in June at Itma 2019, the textile and garment technology exhibition. The exhibition, which has been held every four years since 1951, featured many exciting new product launches and innovative technologies from 1,717 exhibitors drawn from 45 countries. Cematex, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers, and owner of Itma and Itma Asia, reported that this year’s event had a record-breaking number of exhibitors. Fritz P Mayer, president of Cematex said: “The digital transformation of the textile and garment manufacturing value chain and sustainability concerns of the industry have driven up visitor interests in Itma 2019. Many of our exhibitors were pleasantly surprised with the large number of serious buyers attending the exhibition.” The next Itma exhibition will be held at Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy from 8-14 June, 2023. www.itma.com Kornit collaborates with Adidas at Itma Kornit Digital teamed up with Adidas at Itma to demonstrate live production of the sports company’s products on its recently launched Kornit Atlas and Avalanche Poly Pro systems. “Adidas is collaborating with Kornit to support their direct-to-garment innovation strategy, with Kornit as a key partner in digital embellishment,” said a Kornit spokesperson. “Adidas has recently invested in the Kornit Atlas and Avalanche Poly Pro solutions and is looking to expand its digital embellishment capabilities further.” Also on show at the Kornit booth was Kornit Presto, an industrial single-step solution for direct-to-fabric printing. “The system is perfectly suited for the home décor and fashion markets. It eliminates the need for pre- and post- treatment of fabric and allows for high- quality printing on an extraordinarily broad variety of fabric types. The Kornit Presto solution uses the 100% water- free, patented NeoPigment process, and is the shortest process from file to finished product, making it the most environmentally friendly solution available for direct-to-fabric textile printing today.” www.kornit.com A record 1,717 exhibitors took part in Itma 2019 Mimaki’s stand at Itma 2019 demonstrated a broad array of textile printing technology Adidas ha s rece ntly invested in th e K o rnit Avalanche P oly Pro Mimaki launches new hybrid digital textile printer at Itma 2019 Mimaki launched a new hybrid digital textile printer in its TX300P range at Itma. An evolution of the Mimaki TX300P-1800 with the added capability of printing onto transfer paper, the new printer enables smaller print service providers to offer a wide range of printing applications with just one system. The new Mimaki model can be configured with three different ink combinations: textile pigment/ direct sublimation; textile pigment/ sublimation transfer; and direct sublimation/sublimation transfer. It also features interchangeable platens. “When printing direct-to-textile, excess ink that penetrates through the fabric is drained by a platen with an ink-receiving ditch,” said Mimaki. “This can quickly be swapped out for a vacuum platen, suitable for printing onto heat transfer paper.” Ronald van den Broek, Mimaki’s general manager of sales EMEA, said: “With this new hybrid printer, Mimaki has provided an affordable solution that lowers the barriers to entry for smaller print providers. For larger volume production houses, the printer is valuable for smaller runs and the myriad benefits digital production provides. “With this product Mimaki is effectively democratising accessibility to textile printing, and with solutions like this in the market, we expect to see improved growth of digital printing in textiles.” The new hybrid printer also has a no zzle check unit, nozzle recovery sy stem and an adjustable print head ga p, and is compatible with the ful l range of Mimaki’s pre-treating, ste aming and washing equipment. www.hybridservices.co.uk