Trade Show. April Textile Printers. & Dye-Sub Units. expected at SGI Dubai Nicholas Hellmuth and María Renée Ayau

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1 April 2013 Textile Printers & Dye-Sub Units Nicholas Hellmuth and María Renée Ayau

2 PLEASE NOTE This report has been licensed to IEC to distribute, since they are the organizers of SGI, Sign & Graphics Imaging (Sign Middle East), Dubai. But this report has not been licensed to any printer manufacturer, distributor, dealer, sales rep, RIP company, media or ink company to distribute. So if you obtained this from any company, other than IEC, you have a pirated copy. Also, since this report is frequently updated, if you got your version from somewhere else, it may be an obsolete edition. FLAAR reports are being updated all year long, and our comment on that product may have been revised positively or negatively as we learned more about the product form end users. Introduction Printing on textiles, especially for soft signage, is becoming more popular. So one good reason to attend a signage expo is to see what textile inks and textile printers are available. On these pages we show the brands, which were exhibited in 2013 as a preview for what to expect in To obtain a legitimate copy, which you know is the complete report with nothing erased or changed, and hence a report with all the original description of pros and cons, please obtain your original and full report straight from: or Your only assurance that you have a complete and authentic evaluation which describes all aspects of the product under consideration, benefits as well as deficiencies, is to obtain these reports directly from FLAAR, via Copyright FLAAR

3 Alpha AlphaJet Textile Close-up of the Alpha Jet textile printer heating unit. 3

4 Challenger FY-2306TX FY-2306TX is Challenger s textile printer model. Challenger FY2306TX textile printer and heating unit. 5

5 ColorJet CJ-Dhvaj T-1828 ColorJet CJ-Dhvaj T-1828 textile printer. ColorJet CJ-Dhvaj T-1828 textile printer (bottom image) and heating unit close-up (top image). 7

6 Chromojet X D.G.I. D.G.I. Fabrijet FTII-1804 Simple Media Solutions (SMS) booth. DIgiMatrix Technologies booth, distributor for D.G.I. 9

7 FORTUNE-LIT FTRSH-1800 Fortune-Lit FTRSH-1800 with Century Star heating unit. Side views of the Fortune-Lit FTRSH-1800 printer. 11

8 Mimaki JV5-320DS Sign-trade exhibited the Mimaki JV5-320DS with no heating unit. Side view of the Mimaki JV5-320DS textile printer. 13

9 Mingyang Mingyang MY1800F, direct flag printer Lateral view of the Mingyang textile printer. Mingyang MF1800F direct to flag printer. 15

10 Mutoh Mutoh ValueJet VJ-1628TD Mutoh VJ-1628TD, Sign MIddle East Dubai Graphic showcased the Mutoh ValueJet VJ-1628TD. 17

11 Mutoh ValueJet VJ-1838W Flex Europa exhibited a Mutoh ValueJet VJ-1638W. 19

12 Zhongye Zhongye S3202, atop dye sub unit The widest textile printer exhibited at SGI Dubai 2013 was the Zhongye S3202. Zhongye S3202 textile printer. 21

13 Zhongye S1802 atop dye-sub Zhongye S1802 is a smaller version of the S3202. Zhongye S1802 textile printer. 23

14 Heat Transfer Machines It is essential to learn about heat transfer machines. All too often a printer manufacturer will offer a textile printer but it prints only on transfer paper. Their booth does not even s how the other half of the workflow: the heat transfer system for the actual dye sublimation. At Sign Middle East you can experience the sublimation aspect of the workflow. Kala DS67 in the booth of Mutoh. Transmatic heating unit, Sign-trade booth.