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TECHNOLOGY MATTERS
– For black garment printing, the
combination of AnaBright Pretreatment
Liquid and White Ink will make it
extremely durable.
– White shirt printing with the Anajet
is achieved on a single pass
– Vibrant designs are created using
AnaBright textile inks, developed for
optimal ink flow
– with 15 levels of ink volume control
varying densities of ink are created in a
single pass.
Revolutionary digital printing
This month sees the launch of a new digital printer in the UK, the Anajet, from
Midwest, in an exclusive interview, Printwear Today speaks to Dean Goodwin, to
identify why it is set to revolutionise the promotional garment industry...
Midwest is set to raise the standards to Dean, good ink flow requires high equipment even more suitable to the
of Digital Printing this month, when quality inks, closed loop ink delivery demands of the garment and textile
it introduces the Anajet printer. and an ink supply that is sealed from decoration industry.”
Offering garment decorators much the open air. “Some direct to
wider application potentials than garment printers using ink bottles The AnaBright Inks, which are also
previously experienced, the Anajet may not provide the consistent ink being supplied by Midwest have
affords greater flexibility in terms of delivery required for accurate and superior optical density, providing
a suitable substrate and printing vibrant reproduction of designs.” noticeably higher colour vibrancy.
method. What is more the inks also have
Explaining further Dean said, excellent durability and Dean
Discussing the launch, Dean “Bottled ink begins to solidify as suggests that printed white shirts will
Goodwin, Midwest explained, soon as the air gets to it, using match the longevity of screen
“Having researched the digital cartridges provides a sealed unit printed shirts. “In addition, printing
printing market, and seeing a which essentially means you gain a on black shirts is now made possible
growing demand for rapid, easy to much better ink flow.” The cartridges with the Anajet system and
use, high quality printing, we have also provide a convenient way to AnaBright inks,” added Dean.
sourced the Anajet digital printer, as replenish ink and contamination is “Furthermore, it is easy to print on
we believe it meets the current thus avoided. black garments, simply set the
demands of the decorated garment software for black shirt printing and
industry.” The Anajet also boasts an ink add the white ink cartridges to the
volume control and single pass system which provides a layer,
He pointed out that this type of feature, which means that bright and separated by RIP software.”
equipment can be used for intricate designs can be achieved
decorating garments as well as many with a single pass of the machine All in all the opportunities afforded
other textiles, such as aprons, bags, when printing on white. “With 15 by the Anajet digital printer are far-
towels etc and is ideally suited to the levels of ink volume control, differing reaching. What ever the design, it can
short run or one off market. Yet what densities of ink is now achievable be printed on garments and not only
sets the Anajet apart from other with a single pass. What’s more on cotton but also a wide range of
digital printers on the market? The single pass prints naturally mean other textiles too providing a more
answer is in the ink flow. According higher production speed, making the flexible, fast, and profitable solution.
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