Sun Chemical will exhibit its range of digital textile inks, placing particular emphasis on its reactive ink ranges.
Xennia Amethyst Evo RC Ink
The recently launched Xennia Amethyst Eco RC ink is a reactive printing ink for industrial textile printers and will be a key focus at the show. The ink is specially formulated to enhance production and enable customers to achieve high-volume targets in the fashion and home textile industry, without compromising on quality. The innovative formula is designed to improve colour efficiency and strength while optimising properties to enhance colour balance for advanced colour management and sample matching. The ink has received Eco-Passport (from OEKO TEX) and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certification while also being listed as ZDHC Level 3.
ElvaJet Sublimation Inks
The latest technologies supporting Kyocera printheads, ElvaJet Topaz SC, will be shown, and for Epson technology, ElvaJet Opal SB will be highlighted. These ink ranges offer the user unrivalled transfer paper compatibility, colour purity and on printer performance as well as being certified for ECO PASSPORT form OEKO-TEX and being listed as ZDHC Level 3.
ElvaJet SR342
The ink addresses higher viscosity printheads such as Ricoh and Dimatix technologies. Based on in-house disperse dye dispersions, ElvaJet SR342 delivers the purest colour shades, allowing an extended colour gamut combined with the best on printer performance with optimised drying and minimal maintenance requirements.
Next Generation Pigment Inks
Sun Chemical will also showcase its upcoming series of digital pigment inks for textile, Xennia Sapphire. Initially available for higher viscosity printheads such as Ricoh Gen 5 and Fujifilm Dimatix Starfire, Xennia Sapphire inks provide a step-change in pigment printing with enhanced colour and fast performance, unrivalled print stability and ease of use. Xennia Sapphire aligns with Sun Chemical’s sustainability goals as it has been developed to have a low environmental impact with a no-water process, efficient curing and soft hand feel to reduce the need for finishing chemicals.
Xennia Sapphire inks will also be available for Kyocera printhead technology to have a set compatible with most digital textile printers on the market.
These product ranges are being showcased at ITMA Asia, from 19-23 November in Shanghai.
DIGIFAB
+27 31 561 1418
greg@digifab.co.za
www.digifab.co.za
