3M licenses Scotchgard
September 1st, 2009
St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M signed exclusive licensing agreements for its Scotchgard brand textile finish with True Textiles, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based manufacturer of contract fabrics; and TSG Inc., a North Wales, Pa.-based commission finisher. Both agreements cover the entire U.S. market, and both companies are ready to begin accepting orders for contract fabrics treated with […]
Océ adds 5 digital cutting tables to ProCut system
September 1st, 2009
Océ added five digital cutting tables to its ProCut system, enabling shops with larger roll-based inkjet printers to cut and trim media and provide better support of oversized rigid media. The ProCut tables perform trimming and contour-cutting, through-cutting, kiss-cutting, routing and creasing, and are suitable for roll media, sheets or rigid substrates up to 1.97 […]
Sawgrass releases bulk ink for direct-to-garment printing
September 1st, 2009
Sawgrass Technologies, a developer of on-demand digital imaging technologies, released NaturaLink bulk ink for direct-to-garment printing on Epson-based garment printers to produce images on cotton and cotton-blend garments. NaturaLink features cross-link chemistry to create images that have virtually no hand on light and dark garments. Heat activation bonds the dye and pigment ink with cotton […]
Barak line of printers offers new features
September 1st, 2009
Matan Digital Printers announced new features available for the Barak line of super-wide-format hybrid printers 5 and 3.5 meters wide. Matan developed with Caldera a specific set of transition curves for light and dark inks optimized for the new eight-color-printing Barak. Caldera implemented the curves and settings within the OEM edition of GrandRIP+. SOURCE Caldera
INX announces global availability of print head cleaning service
September 1st, 2009
INX Digital International Co. announced the global availability of its UV HeadCure print head cleaning service. Employing a new, patent-pending technology, it has shown to provide 100-percent recovery of UV print heads with obstructed nozzles and restricted flow. Unlike solvent inks, UV inks cannot be dissolved once they have cured, which creates a problem when […]
Dreamscape introduces metallic enriched textured media
September 1st, 2009
Dreamscape BLING! is a metallic enriched textured media that produces a sparkling metallic look with regular solvent, eco-solvent or UV-curable inks. BLING! has a textured surface with a silver colored coating of fine metallic particles. The textured surface produces sparkle under regular room light. Designers, artists and printers can create a high-end wallcovering look with […]
New welder leaves a clean finish
September 1st, 2009
The Triad from Sinclair Equipment Co. was designed around the basic finishing needs of the digital graphics market as an upgrade from glue, tape and outsourcing. The welder leaves a clean finish, no distortion to solvent inks and can be done with a simple one-person operation. A variety of welding styles can be achieved, including […]
Sawgrass releases dye-based, waterproof ink
September 1st, 2009
Sawgrass Technologies released M-FP Ink Film Positive, a dye-based, waterproof ink for screen printing. Pigment-based M-FP inks offer more resistance to UV light than dye-based inks currently on the market. With the ability to dry quickly on most standard clear films, M-FP ink allows users to print multiple films at once and burn screens immediately […]
Green sourcing resurfaces
September 1st, 2009
By Janet Preus The practice known as “green sourcing” has resurfaced following last fall’s economic tsunami, and appears to be very much afloat. Gathering many green practices into one promotes the purchase of products that have the lowest and safest impact on the environment and human health. If every company at every level of the […]
Main Attractions shows off services at VIP concert
September 1st, 2009
By Jill C. Lafferty Main Attractions bills itself as a one-stop shop for special event rental and fabrication services. A recent project that involved a VIP concert by Bon Jovi really showed that off. “We utilized just about every aspect of our graphics, production, wood shop and metal fabrication departments,” says David Fekety, creative director […]