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Konica Minolta Inks Konica Minolta NASSENGER 8

equipment, in 2021 the company launched an grayscale on and off. Additionally, F&F appreciates
investment plan in latest generation inkjet the robust mechanics and build quality of the
technologies. Nassenger 8.

“We needed to continue to grow and increase “We are satisfied with the choice made and with the
productivity and quality, while reducing energy costs relationship we have with the Konica Minolta team.
and our environmental impact”, says Fertilio. “For this They showed us the most suitable color
we have turned our gaze to technologically advanced configurations, and offered us advice to achieve our
machinery and suppliers with the right mindset”. quality goals”, says Fertilio. “Nassenger offers great
reliability and repeatability, without forcing us to
F&F sets very stringent quality, repeatability and double installations to have backup machines”.
efficiency requirements. The company requires
uniformity of results with different ink chemistries, A platform (and a technical partner) to push digital
ease of use for operators, as well as high availability with confidence
of inks and spare parts. Furthermore, it looks for Today, F&F is engaged in optimizing the production
extremely reliable machinery, capable of shifts of its digital department, and in the progressive
guaranteeing maximum uptime. So, after an accurate transfer of volumes from the pre-existing printers to
analysis, F&F decided to entrust Konica Minolta with the newly installed ones. Choosing a “closed”
the strengthening of its digital printing department. package – which includes printer, printheads, dyes,
auxiliary chemicals and assistance – is proving to be
Easy, reliable, proprietary, scalable: Nassenger's economically advantageous. It allows F&F to produce
qualities excellent productions with advantageous costs and
As the first step of its technological renewal plan, F&F minimizing variables. Furthermore, taking advantage
purchases two Nassenger 8s, both with 9 color of the laser nozzle verification system, Nassenger 8
channels, so as to guarantee a wide chromatic compensates for any missing nozzles in real time,
gamut in addition to the penetrating fluid. One of the preventing banding and limiting the amount of fabric
two printers is equipped with Type-P reactive inks destined for the second choice. On the sustainability
(GOTS certified), in CMYK, Grey, Blue, Pink, Orange, front, Konica Minolta's penetration chemistry has
and penetrant configuration. The second is equipped allowed for a reduction in surface inking, which also
with acid inks, in CMYK, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, translates into an economic advantage. Soon, Konica
Light Black, Blue, Orange, and penetrating Minolta will also introduce disposable pre-treatment
configurations. chemistry, available for both new and old
installations, which will allow you to skip the
Among the characteristics that lead to the choice of impregnation preparation process.
Nassenger are the use of the same print heads on all
series, both multi-pass and single-pass, and the Thanks also to the new printers, F&F aims to conquer
possibility of creating customizable inking setups for new markets, including high-end technical clothing,
single articles, acting on the resolution, droplet size, home textiles and the contract sector.

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