Mutoh’s ValueJet 1938TX is a direct-to-textile printer
Early January sees Heimtextil 2018 (9-12 January, Frankfurt), the trade fair for home and contract-produced textiles. Digitally-printed textile production will play an important part, with appearances by wide-format vendors Mutoh and Mimaki among others.
Mutoh will be showcasing itsValueJet 1948WX, a four-head 1910mm width industrial high speed sublimation printer delivering top speeds up to 194 sqm/hr (though this drops to 67sqm/hr in top quality four-pass mode), and the ValueJet 1938TX, also 1910mm wide, but a direct-to-textile printer with dual staggered heads, offering production speeds up to 40 sqm/hr using pigment ink.
Mutoh says the VJ-1948WX is ideally suited for businesses looking for a high-volume production printer for roll-to-roll digital transfer prints in applications such as personalised home textile decoration and decor fabrics, fast fashion, soft signage, sports gear and textile banners. The VJ-1938TX is specifically targeted at sample production or short run on-demand digital production of home textiles, upholstery, interior decor fabrics, fast fashion, swimwear and flags.
Mimaki is also exhibiting. It will be focusing on theTx300P Series, which is says are highly flexible and easy-to-use digital textile printers that use two different types of textile inks at the same time. This dual ink capacity allows printing on cotton with textile pigment inks and printing on polyester with sublimation ink – two of the most commonly used ink types for textiles – in one printer, without the delay and inconvenience of changing ink types.
The company also offers a variety of sublimation printers, ranging from entry-level models to grand-format units for higher volume production. Mimaki inks are OEKO-TEX certified and said to produce brilliant colours, and include fluorescent yellow and pink inks. OEKO-TEX is an independent testing and certification system for raw, semi-finished and finished textile products that tests for harmful substances to comply with safety and ecological requirements.
