Hybrid Garment Combining the Advantages Screen & Digital United, October 23, 2019 Vince Cahill

Consultant & Journalist Screen & Digital Printer Former Company CEO Former Digital Printer Distributor ASDPT Member Hybrid Garment Printers Agenda

 M&R Digital Squeegee DS-  Aeoon Kyo Hybrid 2000 & DS-4000  Bihong Q-Jet Automatic Oval  MHM-CSC Digital V Pro, iQ Hybrid Digital (with Arioli), iQ Oval II  Flora T30 Hybrid  Lawson Hybrid  Tek-Ind Alfa Digital  ROQ H8C4XL, H8C42XL, Comparisons & Competition H12C6XL, & H12C62XL  Kornit Digital Atlas &  CNTOP Hybrid Oval & Wings Avalanche Poly Pro Compact  YiliJet’s COLTEX CF-9700 DTG  OmniPrint Hybrid Freejet Conclusions M&R Digital Squeegee DS-2000

 Produces CMYK prints on screen printed under-base at 200 shirts/hr.  Compatible with M&R VictoryOne automatic screen press.  Maximum print area 55 x 77 cm (21.7" x 27.6")  10 Fujifilm Dimatix Starfire PIJ heads  Max. print resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi  Printing height adjustable from 3 to 15 mm M&R Digital Squeegee DS-4000

 Produces CMYK prints on screen printed under-base at 400 shirts/hr.  Compatible with M&R Stryker, Challenger III, & Gauntlet III automatic screen presses.  Maximum print area 38 x 48 cm (15" x 19"); Print height: 3 to 10 mm

 Screen-printed white under-base can be used with varying digital print data to produce completely different images in the same print run.  16 Fujifilm Dimatix Starfire PIJ heads  Max. print resolution: 600 x1200 dpi

DS-4000 Digital Squeegee with Stryker oval textile press MHM – Arioli iQ-Digital

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF97dgva5TY  48 Ricoh Gen 4L (MH 2620) PIJ heads for 38.4 cm/ 64 heads for 51.4 cm / 80 heads for 64.4 cm  Max. print resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi  Ink channels: Double CMYK mirrored  Max. production output: 1080 prints/hr.  Max. print area; 63 x120 cm (24” x 47”)  Pin lock screen holding system  2 screen models: 14 & 18 pallet MHM Oval MHM – CSC Digital V Pro

 2 Epson micro-piezo PIJ printheads  Inkjet colors: CMYK + screened white  Max print area: 720 x 1200  Production speed 200 pieces/hr.  Zeus V Printer Controller  RIP: Caldera  Ink: CSC REI Technology  MHM represents CSC of Malaysia Lawson Hybrid DTG

 The Zeus V uses 2 Epson PIJ heads  Zeus Hybrid offers max. resolution of printing CMYK 720 x 1200 dpi  Lawson can combine its Zeus V  Zeus Hybrid 460 mm x 460 mm (18” inkjet with its manual, semi- x 18”) print area automatic or automatic garment  Lawson claims a production speed presses for hybrid of 200 pieces/hr. functionality.  Lawson represents CSC of Malaysia  Using its HD-Max manual screen for Zeus V & its inks carrousel press to screen aqueous white image base coat, the Lawson Hybrid than inkjet prints its colored overlay image without the need for pre-coat or flash cure.  Caldera RIP software included with Zeus Digital Squeegee Jet.

Lawson also offers Epson SureColor F2100 F2000 DTG inkjet systems ROQ H8C4XL, H8C42XL, H12C6XL, & H12C62XL

 A ROQ automatic screen printing press prints the white underbase.  ROQ’s inkjet print unit uses Fujifilm Dimatix Starfire PIJ 1024-nozzle heads jetting a 24 pl native drop.  ROQ’s hybrids provide a 600 x H8C42 H12C6 H12C62 ROQ H8C4XL 1200 dpi maximum resolution. XL XL XL  ROQ claims that all of its hybrid CMYK + CMYK + models can print 450 A4 sized Colors CMYK CMYK prints/hour. 2 2 Max.  Uses pigmented ink – ROQ 19.68" x 29.52" x 19.68" x 29.52" x Print Micropigment 27.56" 35.43" 27.56" 35.43" Size  Tailored RIP software – ROQ Studio powered by Neostampa CNTOP Hybrid Automatic Oval

 Digital D10B unit uses 10 PIJ print  6, 8, 10, 12, 14 16, 18, & 20 pallet heads printing CMYK pigment inks screen printing oval available with Digital D10B inkjet unit  Prints 400 pieces/hr. for 26 x 42 cm (10.2” x 16.5”) images & 280  Selectable 600 x 1200 dpi and 900 pieces/hr. for 52 x 42 cm (20.47” x x 1200 dpi print resolution 16.5”) sized images  3 to 15 mm throw distance  Max. screen print area: 42 x 70 cm(  10 grayscale PIJ printheads with 16.5” X 27.6”) automatic cleaning system and non-contact moisturizing for preventing nozzle jet-outs OmniPrint Hybrid System

OmniPrint Hybrid System includes:  Freejet 330 plus with Epson PIJ The OmniPrint hybrid process first screen printheads & effective capping prints image’s white underlayer on the Freejet’s detachable platen on the  Vastex 1000 garment screen press Vastex 1000. After flash curing the white print, the operator inserts the printed  Flash cure unit & workflow software platen unit into Omniprint’s Freejet inkjet  Video at: printer for printing the process color https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= image over the screened white. BbhsckeEiXw&feature=youtu.be Aeoon Kyo Hybrid Series

 600 native dpi digital prints 4 Kyo Hybrid standard models:  Maximum resolution of 2400 dpi Kyo 8/2 8/3 12/2 12/3  Automatic cleaning and capping Hybrid station printheads Printheads 8 8 12 12 (Kyocera)  Customizable with 4, 8 or 12 Kyocera KJ4B PIJ 40 kHz grayscale Inkjet CMYK CMYK CMYK CMYK heads, each with 2558 nozzles Colors +CMYK/ +CMYK/ CMYK CMYK White/ 4 4 4 (or 8) 4 (or 8) Highligher Pallets 2 3 2 3

Max Print 50x70 cm 50x70 cm 50x70 cm 50x70 cm Area

Output/hr. 950 1280 950 1280 Light Output/hr. 450 450 450 450 Dark Bihong Q-Jet Automatic Oval Hybrid

Production Output:  Repairable Fujifilm Starfire PIJ SG1024/MC heads  Dark Fabric A4 size: 350 prints/hr.  Choice of 4 or 6 inkjet colors  Dark Fabric A3 size: 280 prints/hr.  3 to 30 mm adjustable throw  Light Fabric A4 size: 400 prints/hr.  Maximum print: 650 x 750 mm  Light Fabric A3 size: 330 prints/hr.

A4 = 8.27 × 11.69 inches; A3 = 11.69 x 16.53 inches Flora T30 Garment Hybrid

 8 to 12 Ricoh Gen 5 PIJ heads  Max. throughput 400 pieces/hr. with 8 printheads printing A4 size image  Quality throughput yields 200 pieces/hr  Max. Resolution 605 x 1200 dpi  Built in printhead capping and automatic cleaning systems  CMYK Tek-Ind Alfa Digital

Tek-Ind of Italy offer 3 models of its  An automatic carrousel screen Alfa Digital hybrid garment printer printing press supplies the under base for the hybrid process  SD50x70-R4 uses 4 Ricoh Gen4 PIJ heads printing CMYK with a print  Tek-Ind report 60 to 120 pieces/hr. area of 50 x 70 cm (19.6” x 27.5”) depending on chosen resolution  SD80x100-R5 uses 4 Ricoh Gen5 PIJ  Resolutions of 300 x 600 dpi to 900 heads printing CMYK with a max. x 1200 possible print of 80 x 100 cm (31.5” x 39.37”)  SD100x100-R5 uses 4 Ricoh Gen5 PIJ heads printing CMYK with a max. print of 1 x 1 m (39.37” x 39.37”) Garment Hybrid Comparison Hybrids M&R M&R MHM iQ MHM V ROQ CN Top Omni Aeoon Bhong DS2000 DS4000 Digital Pro & print Kyo Hy Q-Jet Lawson Production 200 400 1080 200 450 A4 280 A3 30-60 450 dark, 280 dark, Speed 400 A4 950-1280 To 400 Prints/hr. light light Max. (dpi) 600 x 600 x 600 x 720 x 600 x 900 x 720 x 600 600 x Resolution 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 1200 native 1200 Max. Print 55 x 77 38 x 48 63 x120 46 x 46 50x70; 65 x 75 32 X 56 50x70 65 x 75 Size (cm) 75x90 Printheads 10 Fujifil. 16 Fujifil. 48 to 80 2 Epson 8 or 12 10 2 Epson Kyocera Fujifil. Dimatix Dimatix Ricoh PIJ Fujifil. Ricoh PIJ 8 KJ4B PIJ Dimatix Starfire Starfire Gen4L heads Dimatix Gen5 channel Starfire Starfire IJ Colors CMYK CMYK CMYK CMYK CMYK/ CMYK Autom. CMYK CMYK CMYK+2 CMYK/ CMYK Screen Victory Stryker, MHM MHM X- Carrousel 6 to 20 Vastex One unit Oval Challenger Press One III, & Oval Type + pallet 1000 Gauntlet III Carrousel Oval Competition

CNTOP Wings Kornit Avalanche Poly Pro Inkjet White + CMYK +  Kornit Digital Atlas & Avalanche Poly Pro; Note: Fate of Kornit Paradigm II (Hybrid insert)  YiliJet’s COLTEX CF-9700 DTG  Aeoon Kyo Link Series  CNTOP Wings Compact

 Ricoh Anajet’s Ri 1000 YiliJet’s COLTEX CF-9700  Plus other DTG digital systems

Ricoh Anajet Ri 1000 Conclusions

 Major equipment manufacturers for garment printing have invested in hybrid screen & inkjet printing solutions due to the flexibility & variable data capabilities they offer.  The WHITE, the most expensive & problematic color, is printed by screen printing; while 4-color, & for some 6-color, process is inkjet printed.  New ink chemistry for hybrids is enabling printing on 100% polyester darks and lights, as well as cotton and cotton blend dark & light fabrics.  Ink chemistry is driving improved performance.  Printhead capping & moisturizing, along with ink recirculation, are enabling unclogged print nozzles after extended periods of not printing and reducing the need to flush heads and the expense of flushing ink & fluids.  The race is on between hybrid screen-inkjet solutions and all inkjet ones. Thank You

Vince Cahill, VCE Solutions E-mail: [email protected]