Textile Printing
Having supplied textile printing solutions for some 40 odd years and serving as a UK partner for a list of hardware, software, ink and materials suppliers that reads like a veritable ‘who´s who’ of textile printing, we couldn’t really think of anyone better than the team at RA Smart to help us take a more in-depth look at the technicalities of the HP Stitch dye-sublimation printer.
Eighteen months on from the installation of an Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED wide format machine, Gary Wallace, MD of Wallace Print in Kent, gives a positive report on his investment from what was a new supplier to the business.
Sound Control Services in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire has installed an EFI VUTEk Pro 32r from CMYUK.
Epson is expanding its range of PrecisionCore printheads to meet the accelerated shift towards digital printing in the commercial and industrial sectors.
Roland DG has expanded its VersaUV LEC2 Series of UV roll-to-roll printer/cutters and VersaUV LEC2 S-Series UV flatbed printers with the addition of new orange and red ink options and a larger version of the optional extension table designed specifically for the LEC2-640.
A Roland DG study of 250 print shops across five major European markets has revealed the sheer breadth of materials that UV printing is opening up for the industry. The study conducted in UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain also suggests that printers are expecting a steady increase in the use of Plastic, Metal, Wood and PVC in UV printing over the course of 2021.