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New Year, New Technology

Mimaki launches two

advanced print solutions for

digital textile production

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
Mimaki’s latest high-speed industrial textile printer, Tiger 1800B MkIII reducing the need for operator intervention. While the enables users to set up, operate and output data with
Mimaki Europe has announced the addition of two Mimaki Europe explained, “The textile printing RIP software RasterLink 7 comes as standard, one-touch, simple operation. Its intuitive interface and
functionality allow users to easily run automated
new high performance textile printers to its industry has seen a growing requirement for printers purchasing the TS100-1600 can also choose overnight operation by sending multiple jobs with
market-leading product portfolio – The Mimaki increased product variety, lower inventories and to add the TxLink4, another one of Mimaki’s original different settings to the print queue. The nozzle
TS100-1600 and the Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkIII Printer. shorter delivery times. Add to that the economic RIP software platforms. THE FIRST RECYCLED SOFTENER EL PRIMER SUAVIZANTE RECICLABLE
recovery function further reduces downtime by
challenges of 2020 and we recognized that the allowing production to continue if the printer
Add digital print technology to meet changing market needed a digital textile printer that combined Get ahead of the competition with the new and encounters a nozzle malfunction.
market demands high quality, on-demand output with a low initial improved Tiger-1800B MkIII
CHT’s Circular System
The TS100-1600 is Mimaki’s latest addition to its ‘100 investment and cost-effective production. Having 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
series’ portfolio. This affordable, high-quality system seen the success of our 100 series printers for the 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
is ideal for printers looking to add their first digital same reasons in other sectors, we knew that 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
sublimation printing solution or expand their introducing a textile printer to this range would 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
production capacity. TUBINGAL RISE – TUBINGAL RISE – importance is significant. Silicones are an integral part importancia comercial es significativa. Las siliconas son
provide our customers with an opportunity to expand
parte integral del acabado de los artículos textiles en forma
of textile finishing as softeners, waterproofing agents,
the new Tiger-1800B MkIII has been developed with
innovative, creative apparel applications. This latest
their businesses and seek new revenue
RISE UP TO CIRCULARITY ALCANCE LA CIRCULARIDAD system has also been upgraded with 16-bit rendering
reliability and print accuracy at the forefront of the
Bert Benckhuysen, Senior Product Manager at opportunities, even amid these challenging times.” 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.
Waste presents problems all along the fashion supply chain: 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
Every year, the present throw-away society and the 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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corresponding linear “make-use-waste” model produces lineal de “make-use-waste”, la sociedad actual produce resultado, los residuos de silicona de hoy pueden ser
material for tomorrow.
millions of tons of (textile) waste. cada año millones de toneladas de residuos (textiles). utilizados para producir una importante materia prima
alternativa para el mañana.
This linear thinking strongly contributes to environmental Este pensamiento lineal contribuye en gran medida a la
New way of thinking - new way of creating
pollution, climate change and depletion of finite resources. contaminación ambiental, al cambio climático y al Post-consumed products normally become waste. CHT
Ensuring long term sustainable prosperity which is in 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.
alignment with the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable economía circular es una oportunidad para lograr una Los productos consumidos se convierten en desperdicios.
TUBINGAL RISE can be applied on new textiles. These
Development Goals – we believe that circular economy is 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.
the future and the right way to go. 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
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

RETAKE REGENERATE REMAKE REUSE
„End-of-life Silicones“ Recycling to silicone oil, Application of softener New textiles are used
With its goal no 12 („Responsible are collected and then processing to the on textiles (e.g. recycled and can be recycled
consumption and production“) Goal No. 13 “taking urgent action
processed
With this new innovated softener to combat climate change and softener TUBINGAL RISE materials rPES, rCO) again.
TUBINGAL RISE, the CHT Group the UN demands among others its impact“ issues a challenge to
undertakes the commitment to a an environmentally sound politics and industry to integrate
circular economy and contributes management of chemicals appropriate climate actions in
to the SDG‘s. and waste as well as a clear
reduction of waste by means of their strategies.
recycling.

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,
MAKE USE Polymer VALUE modified, and then finally polymerized into e.g. a new
amino-modified silicone in virgin quality, which can be

RESPONSIBLE CIRCULAR A circular economy (CE) is a system that minimises the input of Monomere formulated into a fabric softener.
GOAL NO. 12 TEXTILE resources and the output of emissions and waste. The CE takes
SDG OF UN CONSUMPTION & our take-make-waste linear economy and reroutes the waste back
PRODUCTION ECONOMY into the system, thus creating closed-loop processes.

REUSE

REUSE