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PRINT ON FRIDGES
Create the impossible with printing on 92 cm
height objects! Azon Matrix MONSTERJET delivers a breakthrough in digital printing with new industrial applications. Monsterjet focus on direct to shape product printing and interior decoration up to 92 cm height objects.
It will print directly onto fridges, ovens, trash cans, flower vases, and a wide variety of highly demanding industrial products.
It comes with optional bed sizes: 590 mm x 1200/1800 mm, 1100 mm x 1200/2500 mm, and the possibility of developing specific industrial state of the art, custom made OEM printing equipment.
Matrix MONSTERJET series extends productivity and creativity by printing directly onto any type of material such as ABS, polycarbonate, TPU, PVC, wood, stone, glass, canvas, ceramic, aluminum and additionally covering ADA and Braille 3D printing and print on cylindrical objects.
Full featured Azon RIP software and flex, Phthalate free ink with EN 71-3 certificate ensures quality print and safe use on various applications including the children’s furniture and toy industry and overall has a low running ink cost per sqm. The versatility of white ink as a base for high density CMYK layers delivers unusual and creative textures on all materials.
About Azonprinter: Azonprinter is an international company with headquarters in Croatia, with a long tradition in designing, developing and building the latest information technology in the digital industry. The company has been present in the market for more than 25 years — producing a wide variety of equipment for the sign and printing industry. The company has more than 40 distributors worldwide and covers different markets such as graphic and sign, textile, embroidery, laser users etc.
www.azonprinter.com
FOLLOW THE FLOCK
TheMagicTouch announce an additional 15 colours to their existing range of Premium Flock.
Over recent years, due to the boom in personalisation using HTV products onto workwear, sportswear, fashion and promotional garments, the company has witnessed a growing increase in the use of flock for garment decoration. Having always been considered a more upmarket option than standard flex, the raised effect of flock is also widely compared by many to give the look and feel of embroidery. The raised transfer effect gives a quality appearance on T-Shirts, hoodies, high-viz garments, polo shirts, bags, caps, jackets, sports shirts and most other cotton and polyester apparel.
The new additions take the choice of Premium Flock colours to 40, which is considered to be one of the widest ranges available in the UK. Available by the linear metre with a width of 500mm. All flock products are OEKO-TEX certified against harmful substances.
The high quality flocked hot-melt film on a polyester carrier has high elasticity and outstanding washing durability with fastness up to 60°c. Precise and intricate designs can be easily cut and weeded using standard plotters and cutters. The weeded transfers are then applied at 160°-170°c for 15-17 seconds using medium pressure on a professional heat press.
The flock has outstanding cutting and weeding features making it the #1 choice for garment decorators throughout Europe.
For information, samples or to arrange either an online or showroom demonstration sales@themagictouch.co.uk 01582 671444
PIPI PICKS HORIZON FOLDER TO WIN NEW WORK
Pipi Print & Packaging has expanded capacity and enhanced its service delivery following investment in a Horizon AF-406F automatic
folder.The Leicester operation chose the system to enable it to win new work, streamline productivity and meet increased demand from the pharmaceutical industry. Hitesh Parmar, sales, explains: “We have always folded leaflets inhouse on a semi automatic folder. It was time to invest in a fully automated solution.”
He continues: “We have known about the Horizon AF-406F for a long time. We chose the folder as it can readily handle the different types of leaflets that we are folding. As we continue to grow within certain markets, lead-time is crucial. The new folder will help massively due to quick makereadies and running speeds. We also liked the functionality that the folder comes with. It is very easy to manage and straight forward when setting up different jobs at a time. We did look at alternatives but the Horizon AF-406F was perfect for our business.”
Since it has been installed the folder has been meeting expectations: “We have become even more efficient, jobs are being produced quicker and orders have become easier to manage thanks to the easy job set up. We expect it to help increase capacity and win new business.”
The Horizon AF-406F is a JDF ready automated modular buckle folder. Its 6+6 buckle modular concept allows for simple to complex fold patterns that maximise folding variations. Its colour touchscreen controls are intuitive for quick operator training and efficient set up while advanced and accurate automation helps reduce
paper waste and energy consumption.
As for working with IFS Parmar says: “It is the first time we have worked with IFS but it is a great company with great vision. The team was very helpful in understanding our needs. They assisted us every step of the way. The installation process went smoothly and the operator training went very well. We were kept up to date about any changes due to the pandemic.”
www.ifsl.uk.com
BOSS BLOC ANTI-BACTERIAL LAMINATING FILM
In response to the reopening of much of the hospitality industry, Leicester based print agency welove2print.com and sister company webxprint.co.uk, have taken the decision to add Vivid Laminating Technologies latest innovation, Boss Bloc Anti-Bacterial laminating film, to their extensive choice of print finishing applications.
Due to the on-going pandemic, their customers were looking for an alternative solution to wiping clean printed items or the considerable waste of throwing them away after every use. Boss Bloc proved to be the perfect solution to this problem, with its silver ion technology providing protection between usual cleaning. The fact the anti-bacterial effect does not leach out and is designed to last the lifetime of the product it’s added to provides peace of mind to businesses and consumers. Whilst maintaining the very highest standards of hygiene within restaurants, pubs, cafes and hotels.
To date, Welove2print.com has been able to use Boss Bloc to provide items such as menus, business cards, flyers and much more. They initially reached out to Vivid Laminating Technologies due to feedback from their customer base. Kunal Pabari, Operations Manager of Welove2print told us “it was vitally important for our customers to try and keep their experience as normal as possible. Thorough cleaning after every use wasn’t and option and neither was single use items as it became too expensive. So, we set out to find an alternative
and Vivid provided us with exactly that”. It’s not just the WeLove2Print team who have been impressed with Boss Bloc. Commenting on feedback they’ve have received from their customer base, Kunal said; “Our clients have been very happy. There has been no impact on quality, Boss Bloc looks great and works exactly like a standard laminating film but with the huge added value and benefit of it being anti-bacterial and eliminating 99% of bacteria”. On their relationship with Vivid, Kunal, said “We have been really happy with the support we have had from Vivid as well as the Anti-Bacterial Lamination. The film a great selling tool and a win-win solution for both us and our customers.”
Discussing the finer details of Boss Bloc, Richard Marlow, Sales Director at Vivid put forward, “It’s manufactured in Europe as well as tested and approved to ISO 22196 standards, meaning our customers can rest assured both them and their clients are protected. It’s a great option for printers and being able to present this as an option to their customers is a great way to differentiate their offering”.
To find out more about the Boss Bloc range, visit www.vivid-online.co.uk or call 01530 510946 to receive your free sample pack.
NATURAL PRINT SOLUTIONS SAME DAY SERVICE
Essex-based Natural Print Solutions has installed Ricoh’s latest direct-to-garment (DTG) printer, the Ricoh Ri 100, to bring the production of branded workwear and
personalised merchandise in-house. The company says it is now able to offer its clients a same-day service at ‘exceptional’ levels of quality.
A successful family-run business, Natural Print Solutions prides itself on the personal service it extends to its clients. Proudly claiming ‘if it can be printed, we can supply it’, the company supports London city clients and local businesses with a range of printed collateral, including stationery, brochures, signage, promotional merchandise and clothing.
Until recently, Natural Print Solutions used external suppliers to print T-shirts and other garments - a process that increased costs and lead times. Thanks to a chance conversation with a sales representative, the business discovered that Ricoh had introduced an all-in-one, compact inkjet system that could print directly onto garments at outstanding quality: the Ricoh Ri 100.
With a price tag of under £4,250 and an assurance that it would ‘pay for itself within two sets of ink’, the Ri 100 was an affordable investment that would allow Natural Print Solutions to produce high-quality merchandise in-house. The new system was installed at its Leigh-on-Sea premises at the end of 2019. Matthew Bradford, owner of Natural Print Solutions, comments: “The Ri 100 is simple to use. It is as easy as printing onto paper. And, because the process is digital, we can change the design from one garment to the next.”
The Ri 100 is perfect for short-run applications and compatible with a wide variety of merchandise, enabling the business to expand its range to include branded workwear such as polo
shirts and fleeces, and event merchandising like promotional T-shirts and tote bags.
Matthew adds: “Our customers love the quality of the merchandise produced on the Ri 100. The ink is absorbed into the fabric, giving it a soft finish. The garments can be washed, and unlike vinyl or transfer media, the images don’t crack or peel.”
Images are printed directly onto garments mounted on interchangeable trays. The ink is absorbed by the fabric and cured when the tray is moved to the integral heating unit - a process, according to Natural Print Solutions, that takes less than five minutes from start to finish. Furthermore, Ricoh’s bundled design app makes it easy to create eye-catching graphics: images can be dropped into a pre-set template and overlaid with text, with designs previewed on-screen before they are printed.
As well as the speed of order fulfilment, Natural Print Solutions says its clients appreciate the quality of the merchandise printed on the Ricoh Ri 100. It plans to reach even more customers with its garment printing business in the future, with an Etsy store opening soon.
