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New Year, New Technology
Mimaki launches two
advanced print solutions for
digital textile production
Mimaki’s latest high-speed industrial textile printer, Tiger 1800B MkIII
Mimaki Europe has announced the addition of two Mimaki Europe explained, “The textile printing
new high performance textile printers to its industry has seen a growing requirement for
market-leading product portfolio – The Mimaki increased product variety, lower inventories and
TS100-1600 and the Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII Printer. shorter delivery times. Add to that the economic
challenges of 2020 and we recognized that the
Add digital print technology to meet changing market needed a digital textile printer that combined
market demands high quality, on-demand output with a low initial
The TS100-1600 is Mimaki’s latest addition to its ‘100 investment and cost-effective production. Having
series’ portfolio. This affordable, high-quality system seen the success of our 100 series printers for the
is ideal for printers looking to add their first digital same reasons in other sectors, we knew that
sublimation printing solution or expand their introducing a textile printer to this range would
production capacity. TUBINGAL RISE –
provide our customers with an opportunity to expand
their businesses and seek new revenue
RISE UP TO CIRCULARITY
Bert Benckhuysen, Senior Product Manager at opportunities, even amid these challenging times.”
Waste presents problems all along the fashion supply chain:
Every year, the present throw-away society and the
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corresponding linear “make-use-waste” model produces
millions of tons of (textile) waste.
This linear thinking strongly contributes to environmental
pollution, climate change and depletion of finite resources.
Ensuring long term sustainable prosperity which is in
alignment with the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable
Development Goals – we believe that circular economy is
the future and the right way to go.
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
With its goal no 12 („Responsible
consumption and production“)
With this new innovated softener
TUBINGAL RISE, the CHT Group the UN demands among others
undertakes the commitment to a an environmentally sound
circular economy and contributes management of chemicals
to the SDG‘s. and waste as well as a clear
reduction of waste by means of
recycling.
MAKE USE
RESPONSIBLE CIRCULAR
GOAL NO. 12 TEXTILE
SDG OF UN CONSUMPTION &
PRODUCTION ECONOMY
REUSE
REUSE
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Available in the EMEA from April 2021, the “The textile industry is fast-moving, highly creative
TS100-1600 has a print width of 1,600 mm and and leaves little room for error,” continued
speed of 70 m2/h in the fastest mode. In addition, the Benckhuysen. “Printers in this market require a
use of a 1 litre ink bottle helps reduce the running robust system that will deliver the speed, quality and
cost and enables stable, continuous operation due to innovation needed to keep pace with this exciting
the reduced need for ink replacement. The printer is industry. The new capabilities of the Tiger-1800B MkIII
build on those featured in successful predecessor
also equipped with a variety of renowned Mimaki models to meet these requirements head on.”
features, including NCU (Nozzle Check Unit)1, NRS
(Nozzle Recovery System)2, and the DAS (Dot The new capabilities of the Tiger-1800B MkIII include
Adjustment System) function which automates dot the ‘Mimaki Printer Controller’ (MPC) software. This
position correction and feeding amount correction, platform has been designed for ease-of-use and
reducing the need for operator intervention. While the enables users to set up, operate and output data with
RIP software RasterLink 7 comes as standard, one-touch, simple operation. Its intuitive interface and
functionality allow users to easily run automated
printers purchasing the TS100-1600 can also choose overnight operation by sending multiple jobs with
to add the TxLink4, another one of Mimaki’s original different settings to the print queue. The nozzle
RIP software platforms. THE FIRST RECYCLED SOFTENER EL PRIMER SUAVIZANTE RECICLABLE
recovery function further reduces downtime by
allowing production to continue if the printer
Get ahead of the competition with the new and encounters a nozzle malfunction.
improved Tiger-1800B MkIII
CHT’s Circular System
The second printer launched today is the Tiger-1800B The Tiger-1800B MkIII is also supported by the latest El sistema circular de la CHT
‘TxLink4’ software. Its new ‘Parallel RIP function’ can
MkIII - the latest model of this high-speed, Silicone is a versatile material that finds use in a wide La silicona es un material versátil que se utiliza en una
high-volume industrial textile printer range. Available manage multiple sets of print data at once to amplia gama de aplicaciones diferentes y, como tal, su
range of different applications, and as such its commercial
as a high-quality direct-to-textile (reactive or direct maximise productivity and the ‘Variable print function’
sublimation) or sublimation transfer printing solution,
provides printers with the flexibility to produce more
TUBINGAL RISE – importance is significant. Silicones are an integral part importancia comercial es significativa. Las siliconas son
of textile finishing as softeners, waterproofing agents,
parte integral del acabado de los artículos textiles en forma
innovative, creative apparel applications. This latest
the new Tiger-1800B MkIII has been developed with
ALCANCE LA CIRCULARIDAD system has also been upgraded with 16-bit rendering
reliability and print accuracy at the forefront of the
defoaming agents or lubricants. However, the production de suavizantes, agentes impermeabilizantes, antiespumantes
to enable a smoother gradation expression and can
design process and features new software of silicones is extremely energy intensive. In order to o lubricantes. Sin embargo, la producción de siliconas es
capabilities that help to increase productivity and handle high-speed data transfer thanks to its 10 extremadamente intensiva en energía. Con el fin de explotar
fully exploit the value of this resource, end-of-life silicone
GB-based Ethernet controller.
reduce downtime.
El problema de los residuos se presenta a lo largo de toda la plenamente el valor de este recurso, los productos de
products are recycled. As a result, today’s silicone waste
cadena de suministro de la moda: Con el tradicional modelo silicona al final de su vida útil se pueden reciclar. Como
can be used to produce an important alternative raw
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lineal de “make-use-waste”, la sociedad actual produce resultado, los residuos de silicona de hoy pueden ser
material for tomorrow.
cada año millones de toneladas de residuos (textiles). utilizados para producir una importante materia prima
alternativa para el mañana.
Este pensamiento lineal contribuye en gran medida a la
New way of thinking - new way of creating
contaminación ambiental, al cambio climático y al Post-consumed products normally become waste. CHT
agotamiento de los recursos finitos. En nuestra opinión, la Nueva forma de pensar - nueva forma de crear
uses this post-consumed materials as new raw material.
economía circular es una oportunidad para lograr una Los productos consumidos se convierten en desperdicios.
TUBINGAL RISE can be applied on new textiles. These
prosperidad duradera y sostenible en el futuro, tal como lo La CHT usa estos productos consumidos como nueva
textiles can be used and subsequently recycled back again.
requieren los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las materia prima. El TUBINGAL RISE, se puede aplicar
This represents a circular economy.
Naciones Unidas. a textiles nuevos. Estos textiles se pueden usar y
End-of-life Silicones la economía circular.
posteriormente volver a ser reciclados otra vez. Esto es
RETAKE REGENERATE REMAKE REUSE
„End-of-life Silicones“ Recycling to silicone oil, Application of softener New textiles are used
are collected and then processing to the on textiles (e.g. recycled and can be recycled
Goal No. 13 “taking urgent action
processed
to combat climate change and softener TUBINGAL RISE materials rPES, rCO) again.
its impact“ issues a challenge to
politics and industry to integrate
appropriate climate actions in
their strategies.
End-of-Life Polymer
WASTE Silicone recycling follows the waste-to-value process
TO and takes place across several stages. End-of-life
polymers are catalytically split into silicone monomers,
Polymer VALUE modified, and then finally polymerized into e.g. a new
amino-modified silicone in virgin quality, which can be
A circular economy (CE) is a system that minimises the input of Monomere formulated into a fabric softener.
resources and the output of emissions and waste. The CE takes
our take-make-waste linear economy and reroutes the waste back
into the system, thus creating closed-loop processes.