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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 […]
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 […]
Radio frequency drying system provides efficient, selective heat
September 1st, 2009
Radio Frequency Co. Inc. introduced a radio frequency drying system that provides greater efficiency than conventional web dryers and enables the high-speed drying of water-based patterned glue and coatings at line speeds previously reached only with solvent based coatings. The Macrowave RF Drying System selectively heats only the coated portions on the web, leaving the […]
Cubes wrapped for kids
September 1st, 2009
Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division donated more than 7,000 square feet of MPI 2120 Matte Permanent vinyl to the 2009 Destination ImagiNation Global Finals at the University of Tennessee, May 20–23. The conference hosted more than 1,000 teams of elementary- and middle-school-age children from around the globe, who participated in problem-solving challenges that […]
Inkjet Set opens for business
September 1st, 2009
Inkjet Set, a dealer for wide format equipment, supplies and service, officially opened for business. The company’s business philosophy is to be a source for information on everything wide format, paired with carefully selected vendors to provide the customer with a complete solution. Inkjet Set has already revealed several of its vendors, including HP, Canon, […]
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 […]
Wasatch printer driver earns HP certification
September 1st, 2009
Wasatch Computer Technology announced a new Wasatch SoftRIP printer driver for the HP Designjet L65500 that is fully certified under the HP RIP Certification Program. Only products that have undergone stringent testing by HP and have met the necessary performance requirements are awarded the Certified for HP Designjet L65500 Printer status. Certification tests for the […]
EFI enters agreement with Nazdar
September 1st, 2009
Digital printer manufacturer EFI entered into a manufacturing agreement with Nazdar, wherein Nazdar will produce EFI’s VUTEk and Inkware solvent inks. The inks will use current VUTEk and Inkware formulations, with the same warranty coverage. The announcement of this extended partnership comes with word that EFI expects to cease ink manufacturing at its Meredith, N.H., […]
Designers use digital graphics for a good cause
September 1st, 2009
Inspired by a trip to New York City, Dutch designers Peggy van Neer and Erik van Loo created this cotton duvet and matching pillow cases to look like a folded-open cardboard box. Named Le Clochard after the French word for bum, a large portion of its proceeds will be donated to housing projects and organizations […]
Machine makes banners recyclable
September 1st, 2009
Print and production specialist Imageco installed a machine that makes banners completely recyclable. The Leeds-based company is one of the first UK firms to have invested in an innovative banner eyeleting system, which makes it possible to fit any size banner with plastic and nylon eyelets instead of traditional brass. Conventional brass eyelets typically have […]