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into direct contact with the printheads. These
Alongside its functional capabilities, the ML-32000
sensors will immediately stop the carriage to avert a
potential head strike. The ML-32000 meets a variety
places utmost importance in reducing environmental
of different production needs and applications that
impact and improving working environments. “With
today’s textile printing landscape demands.
growing demands for sustainable printing solutions,
Epson is keen to utilise its expertise to contribute to
Environmentally friendly GENESTA Ink
improved sustainability within the textile printing
Epson GENESTA inks are available in Acid, Reactive,
industry while delivering uncompromised quality and
Disperse, and Pigment formulations in individual
productivity,” said Tomohito Morikawa, Regional
degassed vacuum-packs. The vacuum-packed
Director of Commercial and Industrial Products,
degassed ink comes in hot-swappable 10-litre or
Epson Singapore. “The ML-32000 is Epson’s answer
3-litre high-capacity ink cartridges that allow
to the ongoing shift in sustainable digital printing
uninterrupted production. They are also ECO
solutions”, said Tomohito Morikawa, Regional
PASSPORT certified by OEKO-TEX®, to meet
Director of Commercial and Industrial Products,
globally recognised stringent requirements and
Epson Singapore.
standards for environmentally conscious textile
printing. In addition, the Acid ink is bluesign®
ML-32000
approved, and the Reactive and Pigment inks are
Equipped with 32 PrecisionCore printheads, the
ML-32000 reaches a typical print speed of 423
GOTS approved by ECOCERT.
square metres per hour (600x600 dpi - 2 pass) and
8+8 colour channel configurations
offers the most flexible solution with selectable
The ML-32000 offers a choice of colour channel
channels configured to deliver the highest versatility
configurations to suit different production needs. The
with the Total Textile Solution. The 8+8 colour
8+8 colour configuration can be loaded with two
configuration (option) allows it to be loaded with two
different types of ink simultaneously (e.g., Acid
different types of ink simultaneously (e.g., Acid +
+Reactive) to increase the fabric types that can be
Reactive) to increase the fabric types that can be
printed, which is crucial when working with limited
printed. The ML-32000 is available in 1.8-metre,
space or a tight budget.
2.4-metre, or 3.4-metre print widths.
Epson Edge Print Textile (RIP software)
High print quality and productivity
Epson’s original RIP software, Epson Edge Print
Epson precision dot technologies reduce banding
Textile, incorporates a range of convenient features
and graininess, while introducing new stacked
including an intuitive interface, step & repeat, hot
printing that randomises the halftone dot pattern to
folders, and colour replacement for matching spot
reduce image degradation caused by dot
colours. To ensure the user is not limited to a single
misalignment. Dynamic Alignment Stabiliser (DAS)
operating system, the ML-32000 offers flexible solutions
technology also ensures stable print quality by
to support the usage of other RIP software as well.
controlling waveforms on printhead chip for higher
dot placement accuracy and more uniform dot
Key points:
density on each pass. The ML-32000 also features
• Printheads: 32 Epson PrecisionCore printheads
symmetrical colour alignment technology for
• Productivity
consistent colour overlap order during high-speed
- Typical print speed of 423 sqm/h (600x600 dpi - 2
bidirectional printing, and new Accurate Belt Position
pass)
Control (ABPC) technology for precise fabric feeding.
- Maximum print speed: up to 697 sqm/h (300x600
The result is optimal quality and speed, with superb
dpi; 1 pass)
reproduction of colour gradations, fi¬ne details, and
- Dynamic Alignment Stabiliser (DAS) Technology
complex geometric patterns.
- Symmetrical colour alignment
- Accurate Belt Position Control (ABPC) Technology
Flexibility and reliability to meet any printing needs
• Resolution: up to 1200 dpi
Alongside the quality and productivity of print, Epson
• Width: 180/240/340 cm
inkjet printing technology is noted for its adaptability
• Ink types: GENESTA Acid, Reactive, Disperse and
to a wide range of media, making it ideal for
Pigment
direct-to-fabric printing. The ML-32000 is equipped
• Ink capacity: 10 litres or 3 litres
with a dual sensor system allows active detection of
52 competitive and dynamic textile market. folds or wrinkles that may cause the fabric to come
quality with unmatched productivity.
The HYPER’s superfast carriage with 72 print heads
can print two passes with production quality at
speeds up to 13 metres per minute for a
1.5-metre-wide roll, or up to 10 metres per minute for The latest digital textile
a 3-metre-wide roll. On a 3.4-metre Reggiani HYPER
printer, users can print a pair of 1.5-metre-wide rolls
in parallel, delivering a total throughput of up to 20 model in Epson’s Monna Lisa
metres per minute, which is comparable to some
single-pass printers currently in the market.
The printer is powered by EFI Reggiani genuine series offers unprecedented
reactive, direct disperse, pigment and now also
disperse sublimation inks, with high-quality formulas quality and the highest
developed to ensure the best performance in terms
versatility to meet all
production needs
The ML-32000 meets a variety of production needs and applications
while delivering the best print quality and customer satisfaction
movement control to ensure optimal and accurate higher-volume, higher-quality digital production
belt movement, even when running at high speed. services in ways that reduce the textile industry’s high
• Longitudinal belt movement control for extreme belt carbon footprint.
precision during high-speed printing.
EFI Reggiani is known for its fast and trustworthy delivering performance that is in line with the most portfolio with a very dependable, very fast printer that ink recirculation system to reduce maintenance at • Several fabric feed and take-up options, including Similar to EFI’s Fiery® digital front end and RIP
printing machines. Innovation is at the heart of EFI stringent textile industry requirements. delivers greater throughput than other scanning start up and during production. an oscillating brace for folding, a small roll winder up technologies for the digital commercial and industrial
Reggiani’s strategy, and continuing this journey, the printers”, says Micol Gamba, EFI Reggiani Product & • A double bridge that provides maximum stability to 400 mm, or a big roll winder up to 1,600 mm. printing markets, Inèdit’s neoStampa product is a
company introduced four new printers in the last 18 In September 2021, EFI Reggiani has also introduced Marketing Manager. “Thanks to a unique design for and accuracy, while ensuring easy carriage access • An industrial dryer with symmetrical ventilation and worldwide leader and recognized benchmark
months. One of the latest offerings is EFI™ Reggiani HYPER, the fastest scan printer in the world, its 72 print heads – which recirculates ink up to the for smooth maintenance on all the print heads. high-efficiency exhaust capacity powered by gas, solution for RIPs in digital textile printing. The Inèdit
ecoTERRA Solution, a revolutionary sustainable equipped with 72 print heads with recirculation till the heads’ nozzle plate – and the legacy EFI Reggiani • A wide range of printing modes, including EFI electricity, oil or steam. product portfolio features proven, highly advanced
process that skips offline pre- and post-treatment, nozzle plate. With outstanding printing quality, continuous ink recirculation system, HYPER is also a Reggiani’s legacy high uniformity printing modes, to workflow solutions for textile profiling, calibration,
resulting in time, energy, and water savings, which is extreme design possibilities and unparalleled champion for uptime and reliability, maximising ensure outstanding quality and extreme design Finally, 2022 was a rich year for EFI Reggiani thanks design integration and much more.
proof of our company's mission to promote a more speeds, HYPER is also a champion for uptime and printer availability for production with excellent versatility. Users gain much more capability and to the expanded business opportunities that Inèdit
sustainable textile production. reliability, combining availability for production with printing results. With HYPER, textile producers benefit versatility, eliminating the limits faced with printing Software S.L. acquisition created by reinforcing EFI Always committed to deliver to the market new
excellent printing results. from a truly remarkable production solution that solid colours, geometric patterns, fine lines, deep Reggiani’s strategic role as a trusted advisor for our cutting-edge technologies, EFI Reggiani has
Users will benefit from ecoTERRA’s ability to deliver builds on EFI Reggiani’s many years of experience blacks, smooth gradients and more, while satisfying customers. world-class products offering boosted uptime and
excellent wet and dry fastness, remarkable The EFI™ Reggiani HYPER is available in 1.8-metre, and innovation in textile printing”. their need for speed. reliability, high performance throughput, and
sharpness in detail and extraordinarily high durability 2.4-metre or 3.4-metre widths. With an up to • EFI Reggiani proprietary electronics and software Inèdit Software S.L. company is a developer of raster remarkable printing uniformity and accuracy – all
while also yielding longer print head life with reduced eight-colour configuration, the EFI Reggiani HYPER The EFI Reggiani HYPER printer features: with real-time image processing and no image image processors (RIPs) and related software for Epson Monna Lisa series. ML-32000
maintenance costs. prints at up to 13 linear metres per minute in • 72 recirculating print heads with 600-dots per inch pre-calculation time prior to printing. This enables digital industrial textile printing. Its products and while helping customers increase the sustainability of
two-pass production mode, making it the fastest (dpi) native resolution and full variable drop size. production of design changes on the fly with a world-class professional services organization open their textile manufacturing activities.
The new ecoTERRA ink range features 7 colours – textile scanning printer on the market. The printer is The EFI Reggiani HYPER targets the industrial of runnability and longer print head life while • Recirculation up to the nozzle plate and an complete WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) the door to creating more-complete digital printing The Monna Lisa is an industry-leading digital textile treatment. Boasting a flexible digital textile solution
cyan, magenta, yellow, black, blue, red and green – suitable for high-quality production on knitted or high-speed segment of the multi-pass textile printing producing astonishing colour depth and brightness, innovative print head maintenance system featuring experience to maximise throughput and productivity. workflows that leverage best-in-class digital For more information about EFI Reggiani’s advanced printer that represents the culmination of Epson
for an expanded colour gamut. An enhanced woven fabrics and is designed with smart technology sector. Not only is it the fastest multi-pass printer that as well as excellent fastness properties. contactless wiping to help ensure that print heads • A precision Kevlar® conveyor belt with an technologies enabling customers to continue to win portfolio of innovative textile printing solutions, visit expertise within ink and printhead development, softwar
polymerisation and finishing unit for the EFI Reggiani that enables it to be integrated into EFI Reggiani has ever developed, but the fastest of are ready to print. embedded magnetic device for adhesive application, new opportunities and grow by establishing www.efi.com/reggiani image processing, and pre and post fabric designed to meet the needs of an increasingly
ecoTERRA also gives the fabric a softer hand feel, Industry 4.0 projects. its kind in the market, offering extraordinary printing “We are especially excited about filling out our • Enhanced, proprietary auto-calibrating continuous along with EFI Reggiani’s original longitudinal belt
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