Industrial Print eNews, August 19, 2020

All four textile ink options have their own advantages and disadvantages. Pigment ink, used in a direct to print process, is popular because it doesn’t necessarily require pretreated fabric, opening up many material possibilities. Acid, disperse, and reactive inks are all recommended for use with a pretreated fabric when run in a direct print process. In this week’s exclusive editorial, we discuss ink sets for digital textile printing.

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Eastman Kodak Company offers the KODACOLOR EDTG and RDTG Series of inks for direct to fabric printing on cotton, cotton blends, and polyester fabrics—either finished garments or roll fabrics. The water-based pigment inks are ideal for printers employing piezoelectric printheads designed for production printing … >>

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• Mactac Announces Interior Floor Graphic Products for the Roll Label Market – Inks and Media

• PostProcess Technologies Granted U.S. Patent for Automated Post-Printing Technology for Polymer 3D Printing – 3D

• DSM Introduces Glass-Filled Polypropylene Granules – 3D

• SprintRay, Inc. Releases New Versions of Die & Model Materials 3D Printing Ecosystem – 3D

• Sun Chemical Organizes Strategic Committee to Drive Sustainability in Packaging Market – Inks and Media

• Kornit Digital Acquires Custom Gateway – Textile

• Michelman Announces Growing Portfolio of BPI Certified Compostable Coatings – Inks and Media
 

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InkJet, Inc. was established in 1989 through the rebellious spirit of what was then a radical idea: to offer world class inks at a … more >>

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Our background includes 30 years of experience in all aspects of the product decoration business. This includes the manufacture of hot stamp foil, heat transfers, pad printing, silk screen, as well as in-house custom decoration … more >>