Six-color Inkjet Printer for Textile Applications
The printer features a print speed of up to 180 ft²/hr and six-color printing for higher apparent resolution output. The manufacturer states that these features make it well suited for mass customization of soft goods, such as garments, flags, banners, table coverings, exhibit awnings, sample strike-offs, and transit decor; or for transfer to select rigid materials such as tile and ceramics.
This 309 dpi printer uses three piezoelectric print heads per color (384 nozzles per color). It incorporates ColorBlend six-color (Super-CMYK) printing technology, which adds light cyan and light magenta to widen the color gamut, and provides overall smoothness, resulting in a higher apparent resolution of 600 dpi. The dye sublimation inks used in the printer are wash-cycle resistant when transferred to select fabrics. In addition, designs produced by the machine resist fading from UV light due to the use of pigment-based inks. The printer's on-board 9GB hard drive enables reprinting without reprocessing.
Gretag Imaging Group, Professional Imaging Division, 665 West Stuart Road, Bellingham WA 98226. Tel: 800-251-5863 or 360-756-4032. Fax: 360-756-4055.