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INNOVATION INNOVATION
DIGITAL PRINTDIGITAL PRINTWALLCOVERINGS AND FURNISHING
FABRIC
PRESENTED BY MICHELLE LEDWARD - R A SMART LTD
OVERVIEW OF R.A.SMARTOVERVIEW OF R.A.SMART• EST. 37 YEARS TEXTILE SCREEN
PRINT SUPPLIER
• RAS PRINTS - 22 YEARS FLAT SCREEN SHORT RUN/BESPOKE DESIGNS
• RAS MACHINERY- 1986 BESPOKE TEXTILE SCREEN PRINT EQUIPMENT
• RAS CAD- 1991 TEXTILE DESIGN/COLOURATION SOFTWARE
• RAS (CAD & MACHINERY) MERGED IN 1998 TRADITIONAL EQUIPMENT CAD & DIGITAL PRINT SYSTEMS -TEXTILE SECTOR
• RAS DIGITAL 2000 DIGITAL TRADE
PRINTER
• SPECIALIST WEAVE 2003 OFFERING
BESPOKE WOVEN SILK
• DIGITAL WALLCOVERINGS 2007
TEXTILE OVERVIEWTEXTILE OVERVIEW
MIMAKI TX1600SMIMAKI TX1600S
• 1998
• HIGH QUALITY PRINT RESOLUTION
• LOW COST DEDICATED TEXTILE MACHINE
• VERY SLOW (1.8 SQ/MT PER HR)
• INK TYPE: ACID, REACTIVE OR DISPERSE
• LIMITED FABRIC HANDLING CAPABILITIES
WHO USED EARLY TEXTILEWHO USED EARLY TEXTILE
DIGITAL PRINT?DIGITAL PRINT?
• DESIGN STUDIOS
• SAMPLING DEPARTMENTS
• FASHION DESIGNERS FOR BESPOKE /ONE OFF
• EDUCATION
WHY USE DIGITAL PRINTWHY USE DIGITAL PRINT
IN TEXTILES?IN TEXTILES?
• SAMPLING WITHOUT SCREEN COSTS
• MINIMAL OUTLAY BEFORE A DESIGN IS SOLD
• NO CONSTRAINTS ON NUMBER OF COLOURS PER DESIGN
• NO RESTRICTIONS OF REPEAT SIZE NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SCREEN
• QUICK TURN-ROUND
SECOND GENERATIONSECOND GENERATION
MACHINESMACHINES
• PIEZO BECOMES RECOGNIZED HEAD TECHNOLOGY
FOR DIGITAL TEXTILES
• INCREASED PRINT SPEEDS WITH MORE RESOLUTION OPTIONS AVAILABLE
• BETTER SUBSTRATE HANDLING CAPABILITIES
• SHORT PRODUCTION QUANTITIES BECAME VIABLE
MIMAKI TX2MIMAKI TX2
• 2001
• EPSON PIEZO TECHNOLOGY PRINT HEADS
• 8 COLOUR 4-8 SQM /HR
• GOOD FABRIC HANDLING CAPABILITIES
• TRUE SHORT RUN PRODUCTION MACHINE
DIGITAL INKS FOR TEXTILESDIGITAL INKS FOR TEXTILES
INK TYPE
• REACTIVE
• ACID
• DISPERSE-direct & in-direct
• PIGMENT
SUBSTRATE
• COTTON/SILK/LINEN/VISCOSE
• SILK/WOOL/NYLON
• POLYESTER
• ALL FABRICS
PRE/POST TREATMENTSPRE/POST TREATMENTS
REQUIRED FOR TEXTILE REQUIRED FOR TEXTILE
REACTIVE ACID DISPERSE PIGMENT
PRE-TREATED
FABRIC REQUIRED
PRE-TREATED FABRIC
REQUIRED
PRE-TREATED FABRIC NOT
TECHNICALLY REQUIRED
(NORMALLY USED TO ENHANCE
SHARPNESS)
PRE-TREATED FABRIC NOT
TECHNICALLY REQUIRED
(NORMALLY USED TO ENHANACE
COLOUR)
STEAM & WASH STEAM & WASH
BAKE OR HIGH TEMPERATURE
STEAM
HEAT TRANSFER
PAD COAT &
HEAT TREAT
INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL PRINTERSINDUSTRIAL DIGITAL PRINTERS
FIRST GENERATIONFIRST GENERATION
• MACHINES CAPABLE OF PRINT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 120 SQ/MT PER HOUR
• SOPHISTICATED FABRIC HANDLING CAPABILITIES
• IN-LINE PRE-TREATMENT/POST-TREATMENT POSSIBLE
MIMAKI TX3MIMAKI TX3
• 2004
• EPSON PIEZO HEAD TECHNOLOGY
• SELF DIAGNOSTIC NOZZLE CHECK
• ROTATING FABRIC BELT WITH WASHING FACILITY
• 8 COLOUR
• 10-20 SQ/MT PER HOUR
DUPONT ARTISTRIDUPONT ARTISTRI
• 180CM PRINT WIDTH ( 2006)
• PIEZO HEAD TECHNOLOGY
• TWO BANKS OF PRINT HEADS
• UP TO 52 SQ/MT PER HOUR
• DUPONT WITHDREW FROM MACHINE MANUFACTURE 2008
REGGIANI DREAM MACHINEREGGIANI DREAM MACHINE
• APRION PIEZO HEAD TECHNOLOGY
• ROTATING FABRIC TRANSPORT BELT
• UP TO 150 SQ/MT PER HOUR
• 6 COLOUR/42 PRINT HEADS
ROBUSTELLI MONALISA PRINTERROBUSTELLI MONALISA PRINTER• PIEZO EPSON PRINT HEAD TECHNOLOGY
• 12 PRINT HEADS/ 8 COLOURS
• ROTATING FABRIC BELT WITH INTERGRATED WASHING AND DRYING FACILITY
• 240 SQM/HOUR MAX PRINT SPEED 360 X 360 RESOLUTION8 PASS BIDIRECTIONAL
• 140 SQM/H @ 540 X 720
• Production 21-28 lm / hour
OSIRIS ISISOSIRIS ISIS
• FIXED FULL WIDTH ARRAY OF 384 HEADS
• 8 COLOUR, IMAJE PRINT HEAD
• UP TO 3.2MT WIDE
• UP TO 20 LINEAR MT MIN (3,840 SQ/MT HOUR)
• 1.6M WIDE RUNNING AT 30LM 2880 SQ/MT HR
UV/LED DIGITAL PRINTERSUV/LED DIGITAL PRINTERSMIMAKI UJFUV MACHINE
• TEXTILE
• CERAMIC
• GLASS
• WOOD ETC
• CAPABLE OF PRINTING
WHITE
MIMAKI UJV/LED
• FLEXIBLE INK
• NO EMISSION
• LAMINATION BENEFITS
RAS DIGITAL PRINT FACILITYRAS DIGITAL PRINT FACILITY
• 2 ROBUSTELLI –ACID & REACTIVE
• 4 MIMAKI JV5 - SB,WB,REACTIVE,ACID
• 1 MIMAKI TX400 - SUBLIMATION
• 2 TX2 PIGMENT, REACTIVE
DIGITAL DIGITAL
WALLCOVERINGSWALLCOVERINGS
MIMAKI JV5MIMAKI JV5
8 COLOUR WB PIGMENT
4 COLOUR PROCESS SOLVENT
THEORECTICAL MAX SPEED 40 SQ/MT PER HOUR
ACTUAL 18 -24 LM / HR IN PRODUCTION
WALLCOVERINGSWALLCOVERINGS
INK TYPE
• WATERBASED
• SOLVENTBASED –STD/ ECO
• UV
SUBSTRATESSUBSTRATES
SELECTION OF PROVEN GRADES IN WALLCOVERINGS
• NON-WOVEN
• COATED PAPER
• VINYL
• FOIL
• FABRIC –LAMINATED TO PAPER ( SILK / COTTON)
COMBINE TECHNIQUESCOMBINE TECHNIQUES
UTILISE THE BEST OF BOTH DIGITAL & TRADITIONAL PRINT METHODS TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES TO ACHIEVE THE NEW DESIGN EFFECTS
BARRIERS BARRIERS
• INKS ARE GENERALLY TRANSPARENT
• RESTRICTED PIGMENT RANGE (8,6 OR 4 COLOUR)
• NO WHITE
• NO METTALLIC, PEARLESCENT
• NO RELIEF EFFECTS
• INKS ARE EXPENSIVE!!!!
ADVANTAGESADVANTAGES
• NO LIMITATION ON NUMBERS OF COLOURS
• UNLIMITED REPEATS
• LIMITED SET UP COSTS
• OFTEN THE DIGITAL FILES ARE TRANSFERABLE FROM PAPER TO FABRIC
• SHORT RUNS / BESPOKE COLOURING
• VERSATILE –VARIABLE PRINT WIDTHS
FOCUS ON WHAT CAN BE DONEFOCUS ON WHAT CAN BE DONE
• SILVER , GOLD AND PEARLESCENT BASE MATERIAL
• TEXTURED PAPER
• UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS
FORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENTSFORTHCOMING DEVELOPMENTS
• UV LED -ECO TYPE MACHINES
• WIDER MACHINES- UP to 5 m
• NEW PRINT HEADS, MORE NOZZLES, FASTER MACHINES, AFFORDABLE
• INKS – METALLICS, FLEXIBLE ,RELIEF EFFECTS, IMPROVED RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS
• SUBSTRATES & COATINGS- DESIGNED FOR DIGITAL
POTENTIAL FOR INKJET IN THE POTENTIAL FOR INKJET IN THE
TEXTILE SECTORTEXTILE SECTOR
• APPROX. 30 BILLION SQ/MT PRINTED TEXTILES WORLDWIDE AT PRESENT
• APPROX. 0.1% DIGITALLY PRINTED AS AT END 2003, RISEN TO APPROX 1% AS AT END 2006. CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE < 5% IN 2009
• HUGE POTENTIAL FOR A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE MARKET SHARE WITH FASTER MACHINES & ACCEPTANCE OF THE TECHNOLOGY
CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS
• THE MARKET SHARE FOR DIGITAL PRINT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW WITH HARDWARE & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
• ALLIED INDUSTRY RECOGNITION- INK & SUBSTRATE ETC
• CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE HAS PROVED FAVOURABLE FOR DIGITAL TO BE CONSIDERED
• CONVENTIONAL PRINTING TECHNIQUES WILL ALWAYS BE UTILISED FOR SPECIALIST TECHNIQUES & VERY LARGE PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS