MUTOH showcased its all new ValueJet 1628TD – 64” (162 cm) and ValueJet 2628TD – 104” (264 cm) at the world's largest textile and garment machinery exhibition, ITMA 2011 held in Barcelona, Spain, on September 22-29, 2011. Both devices printed on open and closed structure fabric as well as on dye sublimation paper. MUTOH say that the new engines are suited for producers of soft signage, garment/apparel and industrial applications, such as home furnishings.
The new eight channel ValueJet TD printers incorporate two new generation 1440 nozzle piezo drop-on-demand print heads. Each of the heads has four colour sections, with 360 nozzles per section. Tuned to Mutoh’s proprietary Intelligent Interweaving print technology, the ValueJet TD printers allow typical production speeds of up to 24 m2/h which makes them suited for volume printing as well as for customized one-off projects. A top engine speed up to 41 m2/h can be obtained.
The ValueJet TD can also be used for sublimation printing onto transfer paper and is setup for direct-to-fabric printing. Both printers can print on non-stretch fabrics with open or closed structures such as display fabric, flags, decoration textiles and more. This is achieved by the incorporated ink gutter positioned under the printing path, which collects all the ink not absorbed by the fabric.
MUTOH state that both printers are ready for connection to Mutoh’s continuous ink delivery system which requires no forced ventilation when using these inks. The company says that this results in no harmful VOCs permeating the working environment.
MUTOH intend to showcase the new ValueJet 1628TD/2628TD printer’s at all major sign/digital textile printing industry events throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa during the coming weeks.
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