SPGPrints will showcase its digital and rotary screen printing solutions for home furnishing and interior decor markets at Heimtextil 2019 in Hall 3, Level 1, Stand B17) on 8-11 January at Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main, in Germany.
SPGPrints’ PIKE 700 UV-inkjet hybrid printer, based on Archer inkjet technology
The highlight of SPGPrints’ digital offering – shown by video presentation at the stand - is the PIKE 700 UV-inkjet hybrid printer, for decor laminates and other industrial applications, and based on the company’s Archer inkjet technology, says the company.
With the PIKE 700, designers and decorators can have custom or mass-market products quickly and cost-effectively, no matter the volume, the company adds.
It is a 700mm-wide roll-to-roll machine, featuring up to 10 colour positions around a central cylinder, with CMYK plus white as standard. The printer features LED pinning between colour stations to ensure image sharpness. It uses SPGPrints’ own inks that are optimised for the machine’s print heads and treatment processes.
The PIKE 700 printer can print on the full range of textiles, papers, films, foils and boards at resolutions of up to 1200dpi. It produces vignettes with tonal gradations that are smoother than conventional printing technology and achieves consistent colour uniformity on both supported and unsupported paper and film materials up to 450µm thickness, the company says.
Furthermore, the printer may incorporate rotary screen printing units for added value high-impact ‘look and feel’ effects, as well as priming, corona treatment among other complementary technologies, to form a complete single-pass production line, says SPGPrints.
The company’s complete, custom-designed rotary screen-printing workflows for cost-efficient and high quality wallcover manufacturing will also be displayed at the event.
SPGPrints recently promoted its single-pass PIKE multi-pass Javelin printers at ITMA Asia + CITME in Shanghai, on 15-19 October. The company also provided visitors with information on its full range of inks for all leading industrial print heads and fabrics, it says. These include the Pike, Javelin, Quasar and Nebula ink ranges.
