Electronics For Imaging (EFI) is showcasing the advanced, leading-edge technologies that make EFI Reggiani a textile innovator at ITMA 2019, in hall 3, booth B204. The leading textile and garment technology exhibition is being held from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona, Spain. EFI, headquartered in the US, specialises in digital printing technology.
The EFI Reggiani COLORS printer, a high-quality, highly productive solution that prints with up to 12 colours and offers unmatched printing quality and uniformity with an extended colour gamut, superior colour depth, and increased penetration into fabric, is displayed at ITMA, the company said in a press release.Electronics For Imaging (EFI) is showcasing the advanced, leading-edge technologies that make EFI Reggiani a textile innovator at ITMA 2019, in hall 3, booth B204. The leading textile and garment technology exhibition is being held from June 20-26, 2019, in Barcelona, Spain. EFI, headquartered in the US, specialises in digital printing technology.#
The company is also presenting the EFI Mezzera indigo dyeing and finishing technology that reduces chemical usage by up to 40 per cent compared with other dyeing technologies and ensures deeper shades and superior fastness, along with the new EFI Reggiani FUOCO water-based acid inks, specifically designed to deliver amazing prints for highly demanding textile applications and incomparable colour depth and vibrancy.
EFI is showing the new EFI Fiery BT-1000 digital front end (DFE), that streams jobs directly to the Reggiani BOLT printer at engine-rated speed for top-quality print results and increased profitability and the newly launched version of EFI Optitex 2D/3D textile CAD software offering streamlined Print & Cut workflow integration with Reggiani printers for up to 15 per cent greater efficiency in textile usage.
The company is displaying the Fiery DesignPro, a suite of Adobe Creative Cloud plug-ins that streamline design of textile repeats, colourways, wovens and knits, plus communicate colour consistently from design to production.
ITMA attendees will see how they can do more, and drive new success, using a renewed product range of EFI Reggiani printers to accompany them through their digital journey, from small scale to mass production. The EFI Reggiani portfolio of textile solutions includes a complete, integrated design, colour management and pre- and post-treatment solution offering unmatched by any other digital technology supplier in the industry. Plus, users also benefit from one of the industry’s broadest line-ups of high-end, superior-quality textile inks, including reactive inks from EFI’s recent acquisition of BDR Boya Kimya, along with EFI Reggiani AQUA reactive, IRIS dye-sublimation, ARIA direct disperse and TERRA pigment inks.
The new, 1.8-meter (71-inch) wide Reggiani BOLT printer at ITMA is designed to give textile manufacturers high uptime and reliability, high performance throughout and unparalleled printing uniformity and accuracy, in addition to superior printhead life and minimal maintenance needs. Thanks to its cutting-edge printhead concept and high-performance ink delivery system, the Reggiani BOLT reaches a record throughput speed of 90 meters/minute at a 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) resolution. It features high-end imaging in drop sizes from 5 to 30 picolitres, and also provides premium-quality 600 x 4,800 maximum-dpi resolution printing, allowing customers to address their full range of design needs.
EFI’s stand at ITMA features one of the industry’s most-advanced workflows for design through production. The newest-version EFI Optitex software featured in the EFI exhibit addresses retailers’ and brands’ urgent need to bring new products to market faster. The new release delivers true-to-life fabric simulations, enabling custom views of designs for consistent and adaptable 3D sample displays, minimising the need for physical samples and costly photo shoots across the design and production workflow.
EFI is also announcing a new EFI Reggiani BOLT Capsule proofing printer model, designed to perfectly match Reggiani BOLT print results to let users preview them before moving to production. This high-end scanning/multi-pass printer delivers high coverage and uniform printing with highly accurate fabric feeding. It features the same special, high-quality, highly reliable inkjet heads as the Reggiani BOLT model, with an efficient, innovative recirculation feature to ensure that it stays ready to print without extensive preventive maintenance.
The EFI Mezzera DENIM system at ITMA – the latest innovation in the renowned Mezzera line of low-impact indigo dyeing and finishing solutions – uses patented Nitrogen Indigo technology. (GK)
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