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speed according to the required fabric tension. lamps, this exclusive system allows to remove from
the fabric the water and the fluid in excess before the
Digital textile finishing and the maximum response speed of the system to treatment, increasing the productivity of the system
final drying, ensuring greater effectiveness of the
In order to ensure the compactness of the machine
variations of fabric tension, easyCOAT/DRY has been
and preserving the integrity of the fabric and the
solutions at FESPA equipped with a load cell system to replace the printed image.
traditional dancers. The machine can thus detect the
pull in every single phase of the process, by
Getting the complete drying and the best
Global Print Expo 2022 automatically adjusting the motor speed and performance of pre-treatment without stressing the
providing an optimal tension to guarantee an
fabric or affect productivity: this was the challenge
excellent stability of the fabric.
posed by textile printers to the Cibitex engineers. For
this reason, the drying and fixation unit, the heart of
Fabric impregnation remains the most popular easyCOAT/DRY, is based on a highly efficient system
method to pre-treat the fabric in the textile industry of teflon-coated cylinders, allowing to operate at high
because it ensures that every part of the fiber linear speed with temperatures up to 200° C.
receives an adequate amount of pre-treatment,
favoring the adhesion of the colorant. The sophisticated rewinding system of
easyCOAT/DRY then makes a homogeneous and easyCOAT/DRY is equipped with an automatic
adjustable squeezing according to the parameters of centering system with an optical recognition system,
each single operation, allowing to deposit on the which realigns transversely in real-time the motorized
fabric only the amount of fluid required and thus carriage on which the rewinder is installed. On top of
obtaining the maximum quality and colour uniformity this unit is added a widener roller for knitted fabrics
in the printing phase. that allows the personalized management of the roll
winding tension, which help to optimize the reel of
easyCOAT/DRY is provided with a pre-drying system fabric for the next processing. The output unit is
which finds its principal use in the pre-treatment equipped with a wooden control table and a
processes. Compared to technologies based on IR cross-cutting system mounted on a guide (optional).
Cibitex easyCOAT/DRY

Established in 1975, Cibitex srl is a highly specialized Cibitex has worked closely with textile industries to
Italy-based manufacturer of textile finishing design easyCOAT/DRY. The system combines the
machinery, providing state of the art technologies, as compactness required by inkjet printers with the Meet the new
well as a wide range of consulting, pre and effectiveness of an industrial production system
post-sales services. Cibitex will highlight from 31 May based on traditional impregnation and drying with
to 3 June 2022, their digital textile finishing solutions, stenter. In just few meters, the machine contains the KOLIBRI tabletop
in particular the multifunctional and flexible most sophisticated feeding and tension control
easyCOAT/DRY unit. systems. folding machine

Most of the fabrics, both natural and synthetic, are Like industrial inkjet printers, easyCOAT/DRY
not ready to receive and retain the colorants properly, introduces a simple and clean production flow. For
especially when the item of clothing or the finished this reason the machine is equipped with pumping at Fespa!
product must then be worn or has to find a practical system connected directly from the tank, with
use in home decoration. Applying a specific automatic feeding of the soaking basin. At the end of
pre-treatment for each individual ink chemistry is the the process the remaining fluid in the basin can be The new Kolibri is the most compact tabletop textile competitive price which was made possible by
pre-condition for optimal printing performance, pumped back into the tank, in order to reduce waste folder machine in the Dekken family. It is powered rethinking our manufacturing processes.
ensuring optimum fastness and brighter colours. The to virtually zero, as well as speed up the replacement exclusively by electricity. A simple plug is all it takes
post-treatment of a fabric may also include the further of the fluid for the next processing. to fold and pack efficiently and precisely. As all Dekken Machines, the Kolibri is both smart as
application of post-printing functional fluids, such as well as versatile. The user can program his own
anti-mold and sealing treatments. easyCOAT/DRY is provided with motorized beam for This compact machine was designed for small to Folding-Patterns in the user-friendly UI as well as
managing fabrics reels with diameter up to 300 mm medium sized companies who want to take their track his production volume. The ability to control the
easyCOAT/DRY is the multifunctional platform that (increasable with Jumbo option) equipped with an folding and packaging processes to the next level. It folding process 100% gives the possibility to create
meets the needs of industrial pre and optical recognition system of diameter connected to features high-quality components and a the most efficient folding programs tailored to our
post-processing of digital textile professionals. machine’s software, which optimizes the rotation maintenance-free design, while maintaining a customers' needs.

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