EPSON AT ITMA

Epson unveiled its new Monna Lisa printers at ITMA 2023, demonstrating the latest Epson innovations for a constantly evolving digital textile market.

The latest innovations in the Monna Lisa series presented at ITMA 2023 feature Epson’s PrecisionCore Technology to offer complete and flexible solutions meeting all textile market needs. At the show, Epson showcased its new, revolutionary Monna Lisa ML-16000/HY and Monna Lisa ML-24000, as well the new configuration Monna Lisa ML-8000 (displayed REACID configuration) and Monna Lisa ML-32000 in new 340 cm width.

“Epson is constantly focused on renewing and expanding its range of solutions for textile printing and offering its customers the opportunity to meet the needs of an increasingly demanding and competitive market seeking the experimentation of new approaches, from shorter processes to the use of new fibres”, says Paolo Crespi, Commercial Director Epson Como Printing Technologies. “Thanks to be the imminent bluesign1 certification of its MLSb510 series sublimation transfer inks. This certificate, expected to be awarded in June 2023, will provide assurance that these inks are of highest quality combined with due consideration for the safety of consumers and print operators, and environmental conservation, and therefore, contributing to the sustainability of the textile industry. our extended Monna Lisa series, we strongly want to highlight how the transition to increasingly sustainable textile production processes can be implemented through highly flexible solutions”.

Mimaki’s renowned expertise in developing reliable, easy to use and efficient solutions has also not faltered in the development of the Tiger600-1800TS. The printer’s ink tanks can be replaced without interrupting the printing process, minimising down time. Maintenance of the printer is also reduced with its roller paper feeding method eliminating the need for the application of adhesives onto a belt.

“The Tiger600-1800TS captures the needs of our customers and prospects perfectly with all of its advanced engineering and practical, user friendly features. We’re confident this new addition to the Mimaki portfolio will further promote the shift to digital textile printing, thereby supporting this inspiring industry to be quicker to adapt to changing production requirements, whilst also being more environmentally conscious,” Arjen concludes. Mimaki is exclusively distributed in the UK and Ireland by Hybrid Services – visit www.hybridservices.co.uk for further information on the entire product line-up.

The revolutionary Monna Lisa ML-16000/HY is the ideal printer for companies that need to optimise the production of complex prints and offer the market more creativity. It can uniquely digitally create any type of the most sophisticated special effects for modern printed fabrics with gold, silver, and glossy tints, ranging from glossy lacquer through to gold and silver metal and opaque white.

Concept of flexibility and efficiency is raised to the next level thanks to the wide range of available colours, the reduction in the downtime required to change inks and the possibility of producing certified printed fabrics without changing the type of inks in the machine. The first to be equipped with 24 Epson PrecisionCore printheads and 12 colours, Monna Lisa ML-24000 can natural, artificial, and synthetic fabrics through to the most innovative vegetable fibres. Thanks to the wide range of inks supported, companies can finally obtain any specific required certifications (such as GOTS or OEKO-TEX) very quickly and just by relying on one single machine.

Monna Lisa ML-8000 is the first printer in the series to be designed with the new REACID configuration, which is an absolute novelty in the Monna Lisa landscape and will soon be available on all other printers in the series. This new configuration adds a wide selection of other materials and fibres to the list of fabrics already supported by Monna Lisa printers, including non- traditional fibres, and thus reinforces Monna Lisa’s ability to adapt to a wide range of printing requirements, providing greater flexibility of use. www.corporate.epson/en

The Monna Lisa ML-32000 combines Epson’s high-tech digital technology with unprecedented versatility. Its new width of 340 cm allows two pieces of fabric to be printed at the same time, thus increasing productivity and reducing energy and resource consumption. The new printer’s width is particularly suitable for furnishing and home textile, allowing even faster printing of curtains, bedspreads, furniture and decorative accessories.