The Japanese pioneer in the field of digital printers for textiles and signages, Mimaki has recently launched the new TS34-1800A Sublimation Transfer Ink Jet Printer,specifically designed for the sublimation transfer market with the focus being solely on the quality of the print.
Sublimation transfer printing is widely utilized for sportswear applications due to the elasticity and quick drying capability of polyester material and in the growing market of soft signage applications, such as flags, retail in-store banners, and tapestries. With a staggered array of two newly developed Piezo print heads, the new TS34-1800A is capable of printing up to 32 m²/h at 540 x 720 dpi. Furthermore, the machine can achieve a printing speed of 17.7 m²/h in 6-colour mode at the same resolution, responding to the needs for superior quality prints, with minimal amount of grainy appearance and smooth gradations.
“Mimaki has been getting a good response from Ludhiana and that too from the sublimation printing customers. The high quality moderate speed printer purely targets the print houses which would rather install 4-5 small printers instead of a huge one, which helps them become more cost-effective and gives the print house the flexibility to print small quantities,” adds Vinod Krishnamurthy Iyer, MD, Mimaki Kanphor India Pvt. Ltd.
The printer comes with various useful functions like the UISS, MBIS and automatic drying fan which contributes to the improvement in productivity of the machine by enabling automated continuous operation. The new Uninterrupted Ink Supply System (UISS) from Mimaki enables setting two ink cartridges per colour in 4-colour mode.
When an ink cartridge is used up, the system switches automatically to the second cartridge of the same colour, preventing the printing process from stopping due to running out of ink, however this is effective in the 4-colour mode only.
The Mimaki Bulk Ink System (MBIS) provides a large volume continuous ink supply with 2-litre ink aluminium bags. As a result, ink costs and environmental footprints are substantially reduced.
Along with the automatic drying fan the ink drying speed is increased remarkably, enabling continuous media take-up even during high speed printing, contributing towards improving printing efficiency.
