October 2014 Nicholas Hellmuth and Maria Renée Ayau
Introduction There are two kinds of dye sub textile printers Disperse dye ink direct to the fabric; you then sublimate (heat treat) underneath or in front of the printer. Dye sublimation ink onto transfer paper. You then move the printed paper to a separate machine, a calender heat press. This sublimates the ink into a gas which imprints on the polyester-based cloth. To print on other kinds of fabrics (silk, wool, etc) you need either acid dye or reactive dye ink. The printers for this ink are more expensive and the workflow is complicated (lots of pre-treatment and post-printing treatment). So signage and advertising trade shows almost never exhibit these acid dye or reactive dye textile printing systems. At APPPEXPO in Shanghai you can learn about Many textile ink manufacturers Manufacturers and distributors of transfer paper Manufacturers of both types of dye sub printer Sources of heat presses and transfer machinest There are some sources of pigmented ink as well Pigmented ink exists for printing onto cotton fabrics. This ink you can see in the booth of Hongsam. Pigmented ink is usually used for T-shirts. Printing on T-shirts is a kind of separate application and would need a separate evaluation report. You can also find T-shirt printers and workflow equipment at APPPEXPO. Some expos are good for textile printers; other printer expos lack textile printers At Graph Expo printer trade show in Chicago, there was only one single brand of textile printer in the entire expo. At APPPEXPO there were dozens of brands of textile printers. So we at FLAAR recommend attending APPPEXPO 2015 since you can see a brand of latex printer, which is almost never at an expo in USA (not HP, not Mimaki). We recommend attending APPPEXPO 2015 since you can learn about media, substrates, inks, cutters, and so much more. Plus you can experience China in general and Shanghai in particular. Learn more about at www.wide-format-printers.org More FLAAR Reports on II 1
Remember APPPEXPO 2015 is in March, not in July any more. So the weather will be less hot. APPPEXPO 2015 is in a different expo center location, so be sure to select a different hotel, as it is no longer across the street from the three prominent hotels of past years. Addtop Contact info for APPPEXPO 2015 Their web site is: www.apppexpo.com/2/en/article/2393 Telephone: +86-21-63288899 Fax: +86-21-63749188 If you wish to exhibit here, check out their web site for the appropriate person. 2 If you find 90 brands and 205 printer models hard to handle, there s no problem, simply ask Dr Nicholas and his team to walk-the-aisles with you, in-person. He can explain each brand and all the ins-and-outs of the printer industry. Contact us at FrontDesk@FLAAR.org to ask for an appointment to meet Dr Nicholas in person at the expo 2015, and to have him take you booth to booth. Naturally there is a service fee for his time, so feel free to ask for price rates. AIIFAR 3
Allwin Atexco 4 Century Star Colorjet DGI 5
dip Eastsign 6 Epson Forni Fulei 7
Granto 8 Gongzheng Hongyuan 9
Hanze Electrical 10 Icontek Human Digital 11
Jacland 12 JHF Keundo Locor 13
Meitu 14 Long Longier 15
16 Micolor Pengda 17
Polar 18 Revotech SAER 19
SinoColor Sky Color 20 Xunlong Zhongye X-Roland 21
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