Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) had
strong momentum with customers at Fespa Asia exhibition held in Bangkok from
15-17 Feb, where it presented a complete range of advanced textile
technologies. The centerpiece of the exhibits was an EFI Reggiani NEXT textile
printer purchased by a leading supplier to sportswear apparel producers, Muang
Samutsakorn, Thailand-based Transfer Tech Co. Ltd.
The industrial textile printer, which is
available in 1.8- and 3.4-metre widths, is a highly versatile product capable
of printing either direct-to-fabric or on transfer paper using the same ink
set. Transfer Tech’s new printer is 1.8-metres wide.
EFI Reggiani demonstrated its capabilities
during the show, printing on transfer paper for sportswear, fashion and signage
applications, and employing dye-sublimation inks.
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand-based Nova Inter
Tech Co., Ltd, – the local EFI Reggiani sales and distribution agent for
Thailand – assisted in the printer sale to Transfer Tech.
Leading-end technology in sportswear
production
The Reggiani NEXT model can efficiently
print on cotton, polyester, polyamide and various blends, using disperse
direct, reactive, acid, dispersed dye-sublimation or textile pigment inks,
giving Transfer Tech many more digital print capabilities for growth.
According to EFI Reggiani, the printer will
provide Transfer Tech with higher levels of productivity and quality that are
unique for industrial textile production printers, with variable-drop greyscale
printing from 4 to 72 picolitres, a top resolution of 2,400 dots per inch and
production speeds up to 350 square metres per hour.
“The sportswear
brands we work with rely on Transfer Tech to drive innovation with the best
production offerings possible,” said Transfer Tech Managing Director Peter
Kraeutler. “The new EFI Reggiani printer gives our clients much more
flexibility in both the types of products and the quantities they can order,
while providing the high-end imaging quality our customers expect from us.”
A complete portfolio for greener, efficient
textile printing
The EFI Reggiani NEXT printer was one of
several technologies EFI presented at Fespa Asia. EFI Reggiani’s exhibit
highlighted the 70 years of innovation, research, and technological excellence
that have made EFI Reggiani – which includes the Reggiani Macchine, Mezzera,
and Jaeggli brands of industrial printing technologies – a leading worldwide
provider of complete solutions for the textile market.
With its focus on the development of
sustainable processes, high-quality performance and outstanding service, EFI
Reggiani helps its customers achieve superior results with its traditional and
digital printers and pre- and post-treatment machines.
The exhibit at Fespa Asia highlighted the
technologies that are driving development of the Asian domestic textile
printing market, including:
• New technologies in development that
leverage EFI’s industry software expertise for web-to-print and workflow
solutions including EFI Fiery digital front ends, colour management systems and
automated production and business management technologies;
• Sustainable, green technologies and
processes, such as pigment printing, and no-wash dispersed dye-sublimation
print methods.
Fespa Asia visitors learned more about EFI
Reggiani’s green printing developments with new AQUA water-based reactive inks,
which provide a safer printing process and high-end imaging capabilities while
extending print head life.
“Fespa Asia
attendees showed significant interest in how EFI Reggiani can help them improve
productivity and quality, optimise their textile manufacturing processes, and
reduce energy and water consumption,” said EFI Reggiani Vice President and
General Manager Adele Genoni. “Customers such as Transfer Tech gain a
significant competitive and sustainability advantage thanks to the innovation
and service we provide to many of Asia’s leading producers.”
EFI’s complete printer portfolio, which in
addition to industry-leading textile printers also includes LED and UV inkjet
narrow-, wide- and super wide-format technologies and ceramic decoration
printers, gives customers profitable opportunities for the Imaging of Things,
delivering greater product customization and appeal in everything from signage
and packaging to décor, apparel and industrial manufacturing.