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www.images-magazine.com JUNE 2019 images 21 INDUSTRY EVENT such as temperature and humidity levels in your shop. It features two print heads and is claimed to be capable of printing up to 200 pieces per hour. Returning to dryers, Adelco was showing its Pro-Cure Twin Burner dryer for the first time. The new model features not only a split belt but also separate, twin burners that can be controlled independently. Loretta Smith, sales administrator, explained that the new format allows garments printed with different ink systems to be cured simultaneously using not only different belt speeds but also at different temperatures. The belts can also be run in both directions so, for example, a carousel printing plastisol inks could be located at one end of the dryer and a DTG machine printing digital inks located at the other, and jobs from both cured at the same time using specific speed and temperature settings for each. CTS advances True to form, M&R was exhibiting a wide range of screen and digital printing equipment in Munich. The big news from the US manufacturer was the announcement of the new i-Image KX large format computer- to-screen (CTS) imaging and UV LED all-in-one exposure system. The KX wasn’t on show – it will be officially unveiled at Itma in Barcelona; however, Thomas Trimmingham, marketing communications manager, explained that the new model has been developed for the fast and efficient production of oversized screens and can handle a maximum frame size of 83cm x 121cm (33” x 48”). Exile Technologies attracted a constant flow of visitors to its stand where the main event was the just-announced Spyder 3 DTS. An evolution of the Spyder II DTS, the new computer- to-screen imaging system with automated image placement and digital registration supports two print mode settings: a standard 900dpi for textile screen printing applications, and a high resolution 1,200dpi option for industrial screen printing applications. Both print modes support bi-directional printing, enabling the new system to “print a typical T-shirt screen image in well under a minute,” according to Mark Evans, managing director. He added that the Spyder 3 is 33% faster and offers twice the dot resolution of the Spyder II. “Even at 1,200dpi the Spyder 3 will boast an imaging speed of approx. 1.7 sq ft per minute onto any type of screen emulsion.” DTG choices DTG printing technology has had a steadily growing presence over recent Fespa shows and the trend continued at this year’s event. Polyprint showed its new TexJet Echo 2 printer, which was launched in January, for the first time at the show as well unveiling its latest model, the brand new TexJet Shortee 2 . George Benglopoulos, CEO, mentioned that the Shortee 2 , like the Echo 2 , comes with CADlink RIP software and is designed to be customised to fit print shops’ individual needs: users have a choice of ink systems, print head configurations, platen sizes and so on. The new printer also features motorised automatic height adjustment and a smallest drop size of 3pl to achieve detailed, photorealistic prints. Polyprint was also showing a prototype of its new pre-treater to gain as much feedback from as many distributors and customers as possible before finalising the product’s design. Full details of the pre-treater and its official launch date are to be announced, however the aim is to bring the machine to market in Q4, 2019. Omniprint is “one of the fastest growing brands” in the US DTG market” and has now set its sights on European expansion. President and CEO Victor Pena explained that the company offers a solution for every print shop and is “geared to helping our customers to make more money”. Visitors to the Omniprint stand were able to view the company’s established FreeJet 330TX Plus printer featuring a print engine that moves over the product (rather than a moving platen design), which Victor says increases print quality. He cited the printer’s ability to print on dark polyester and cotton and poly/cotton blend fabrics as another key advantage along with the printer’s industrial bulk ink system. On show in Europe for the first time was the Cheetah industrial DTG printer – a dual independent pallet design equipped with ‘True One- Pass’ technology which sees the Ricoh Gen 5 print heads printing the white underbase and CMYK colours simultaneously. Designed for 24/7 production, the machine can print at up to 1,800dpi onto a wide variety of fabrics, including 100% polyester. Omniprint supplies the Cheetah as a package that includes an Adelco tunnel dryer and a year’s subscription Thomas Fröhlich, CEO of MHM, with the new Compact Fusion press with integrated dryer The new Roq Now digital print carousel Adelco showed the Pro-Cure Twin Burner tunnel dryer