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INNOVATION: DIGITAL DECORATING

The Mimaki TS300P
can send productionrun progress updates
or other information
via its Remote Event
Notification feature.

allows upgrades as a decorator's needs change.
Need to increase your print speed? Just bring
in a technician and add more print heads.
The Aeoon KYO uses either a two- or
three-shirt platen configuration that cycles
into the machine, and can print multiple
designs independently. The configuration
is based on the size of the platens and objective output needed, as three platens will
print more shirts per day.
Like other DTG printers, the Aeoon KYO
prints at 600 dpi using eight print heads.
For faster speed, four more can be added.
With the 12-printhead setup, Aeoon touts
the ability to print up to 800 shirts an hour if
the image size is 8.5" x 11". Three image-size
variations are available: 21" x 39" with three
platens; 39" x 39" with two platens; and a
whopping 78" x 39" with one platen.
M&R M-Link and M-Link X: Winner
of the 2015 SGIA Expo Product of the Year
Award, the M-Link DTG printer costs about
one-third of the price of Kornit or Aeoon
printers. It features i-Color RIP technology from M&R with a black-color mode
that prevents it from printing black ink on
black shirts.
M-Link printers can print up to 14" x 19"
in size and use DuPont Artistri BRITE digital textile inks as their go-to consumable.
The difference between the M-Link and the
M-Link X is print speed. The M-Link can
print a white shirt in 45-60 seconds and a
dark shirt in two-and-a-half to three minutes. The M-Link X can print a white shirt

in 30-45 seconds
and a dark shirt
Blending Dye Sublimation and Appliqué
in less than one
minute.
Sublimation technology doesn't stop at its direct
Another inapplication to a garment or hard goods. Its
novation is Mapplication to appliqué-like products makes it
Link's Mobile
completely unique.
Pallet System,
Sublimated twill- and polyester-based fabrics
whic h al lows
coated with adhesive present unique logo
decorators to
reproduction opportunities, and blending two
lock down the
technologies together helps to deliver the best
garment and
of both worlds - a higher perceived value in a
move it between
sewn appliqué, as well as the execution of a
machines. This
higher color count logo with minimal embroidery
is an interesting
machine time.
development, as
Digital appliqué transfers also recently have
shops can add to a
begun to permeate glitter. If a brand is looking
shirt's digital decfor an extra pop or bling factor in its logo
oration by taking
application, consider sublimating white glitter
it to another maheat-transfer film.
chine for extra
embellishment.
Brother's GT
The standard print size is 14" x 16". The
Series: What makes the Brother GT series
printer uses individual CMYK print cartridges
DTG printer appealing is that you can tailor
for ink, and basically works like an office colyour workflow needs to your budget with
or printer, so operating and maintaining the
this cost-effective setup.
equipment is easier. Brother printers include
The GT-341 model uses only CMYK cola print calculator that estimates the true ink
ors and is for white and light garments only.
cost of an image based on the print-quality
The GT-361 and GT-381 units can be used
setting, so you can quote jobs more accurately.
for all garment colors and have two and four
white-ink print heads, respectively. All the
setups use the same frame and housing, so
Dye-Sub on the Spot
you essentially pick the model that best suits
IF YOU'RE REALLY into dye-sublimation
your workflow and customer base.
production, keep an eye on technology
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