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	Drapery & upholstery		The Mimaki JV5 digital textile belt printer offers innovation, efficiency and high quality. With a virtual unlimited number of colors and a production speed up to 54 smq/hr our textile belt printer is perfect for high quality digital textile printing.

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Mimaki JV5. Digital textile belt printer
Digital textile printer
Digital textile belt printer.

Mimaki JV5 digital textile belt printer

Built in our factory in Italy, the Mimaki JV5 digital textile belt printer offers innovation, efficiency and high quality.
With a virtual unlimited number of colors and a production speed up to 54 smq/hr our textile belt printer is perfect for high quality digital textile printing.
The secret of this high quality / high speed machine is in its main components, based on the Mimaki JV5 , this is a fast and ideal printer for high quality production runs on any kind of textile substrate, up to 1.6 m.
Our production experiences gave us the means to add to this model the best improvements
and technical contents, resulting in top efficiency, productivity and high quality.
The textile belt printer with its speed potential and colour control, at a competitive price, offers opportunities to digital textile printing.

Print heads technology

A high quality plotter with 4 variable dot Epson printheads, with 1440 nozzles per head, and the Mimaki JV5 high
precision and our well engineered blanket system.
The distance from the print heads and the fabric surface is automatically controlled by a sensor.
A laser device checks on the fly each nozzle efficiency and prevents from print faults.

Belt drive precision

A precision twin roll unwind mechanism with photocell edge sensor guides the fabric precisely
and smoothly onto the blanket, whose glue is activated by heat, making the digital printer ideal to print also on elastic fabrics.
The adhesive blanket prevents even the smallest movement of the substrate once in position, and ensures perfect registration.

Rotating cleaning unit

A rotating brush washing unit with open water circuit prevents ‘back printing’ by removing the excess of ink from the adhesive blanket.
The entire washing unit is mounted on rails and can be extracted with ease for inspection and cleaning.

Infrared and fan for fabric drying

Using two hot air infrared dryers, located before the printed fabric rewind station, dries out the fabric, the other dryer found just after the washing unit
dries out all water traces from the blanket, and pre-heats it to optimal working temperature of the thermoplastic adhesive.

Open ink supply system

Having the all fabric printing capacity and compatible with acid, reactive, disperse and sublimatic inks, fed by an 8 color bulk ink bag system,
our Mimaki JV5 digital textile belt printer is the solution.

The main features of the textile belt printer are:

-Fabric roll feeding system with adjustable tension
-Automatic fabric centring adjusment system with photocells
-Temperature activated adhesive blanket
-Silicone cylinder with pneumatic pressure control for fixing the fabric on the blanket
- LCD touch screen control panel
-Fabric spreading roller
-Self washing blanket made with soft cylindric brush dipped in water
-Infrared and fan for fabric drying
-Blanket driven by high precision brushless motor with reduction gear
-Fabric detaching roll
-Bulk ink bag direct supply system, no air contamination

Specification sheet

Printer	Variable dot piezo print heads - based on Mimaki JV5
Print head number	Colours - 4 extra wide 1440 nozzles piezo print heads - Each head 8 colours, 8 x180 nozzle rows
Print head cleaning	Automatic print head cleaning cycle - automatic laser nozzles check
Print resolution	540 - 720 - 900 - 1080 - 1440 dpi a 4,6,8 pass - mono & bidirectional
Fabric transport	Twin roll unwind unit with edge sensor - Adhesive blanket – Twin roll rewind unit
Print width, roll size	Maximum print width: 161 cm (63,3”) - maximum fabric roll diameter: 28 cm. ( 11”)
Interface	USB 2.0
Noise level	< 50 db
Dimensions	Width: 3,2 m - Depth: 1,6 m - Height: 1,5 m - Weight: 1.000 kg
Working environment	Temperature range: 20-35 °c - Humidity 35-65 % rh
Print speed	4 Colours - 540 x 720 dpi, 4 pass, bidirectional, 54 m2/h -> 38 lm/h 8 Colours - 540 x 720 dpi, 6 pass, bidirectional, 30-32 m2/h -> 21-23 lm/h 8 Colours - 720 x 720 dpi, 8 pass, bidirectional, 26-28 m2/h -> 18-20 lm/h 8 Colours - 540 x 1080 dpi, 16 pass, bidirectional, 10 m2/h -> 7 lm/h
Ink feed system	8 color bulk ink bag system
Print head level	Automatic print head level adjustment from substrate: 0 -7 mm Optional manual print head lifting device to print on thick substrates: 0 - 8 cm
Electric supply	Printer: Ac200V - 240V - 50/60Hz Belt system : Ac380V - 50/60Hz - 9 kw installed power - working power approx. 3 Kwh – CE

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High speed digital textile printer, Printtex 180 Belt.

High quality printing, high speed and top performance
New Seiko piezo inkjet heads jet at very high frequencies. More productivity per head means less complexity in the electronics and fluid systems, delivering better long-term reliability than other designs.Intuitive and easy control panel for the access to the different machine functions.It allows a quick passage from the manual operation to the automatic one.

Continuous blanket washing
Continuos blanket washing device composed by a strong motorized brush and two silicone squeegees, which assures a perfectly clean and completely dry blanket.

Overview

-Roll to roll for any textile substrate: woven, knitted,
velvet, terry fabrics, non-woven and many more
-Industrial DOD piezo heads by Seiko
-Maximum reliability with low ink consumption
-Efficient head cleaning
-Print for 24/7 operation
-Fast start-up thanks to a complete pre-tested machine
-High fastness thanks to high quality recommended inks
-Local service partners
-Intuitive and easy software

-Seiko heads with variable drop (12/24/36 pl)
-8 colors
-Inks feeding through bags
-Unit for heads maintenance
-Blanket for fabric tracking
-Printing width = 1800 mm
-Continuous blanket washing
-Drying on-line
-Compact and easy-care machine

Speed details

The speed width 8 heads 8 color printing is:
-dpi 600 x 360 pass
4= 80 sq m/h
8= 40 sq m/h
-dpi 600 x 540 pass
4 = 52 sq m/h
8 = 26 sq m/h
-dpi 600 x 720 pass
4 = 40 sq m/h
8 = 20 sq m/h
-CMYK + CMYK max. 160 sq. meter per hour

The speed width 16 heads 8 color printing is:
-dpi 600 x 360 pass
4= 160 sq m/h
8= 80 sq m/h
-dpi 600 x 540 pass
4 = 104 sq m/h
8 = 52 sq m/h
-dpi 600 x 720 pass
4 = 80 sq m/h
8 = 40 sq m/h
-CMYK + CMYK max speed 320 sq. meter per hour

Back view of Printtex 180 Belt

Technical Specifications

-Printable width 1800 mm. max
-Material width 1850 mm. max
-Media thickness 0-20 mm.
-Number of heads 8 (508 nozzles)
-Print-head type DDP SEIKO GS508
-Resolution from 180 to 1440 dpi
-Ink bags capacity 2 liters
-Ink type acid,reactive, disperse, pigment

-Number of colours 8 or 4+4
-Ink level control negative pressure
-Head cleaning automatic
-Blanket washing brush and squeegees
-Pressure roller different strates covered with silicone
-Drying radiation and fan
-Dimensions mm. 3200 x 2000 x 1450
-Weight 600 kilos

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Heat fixation for Pigment and direct Disperse printing

Heat fixation for textile printing
Heat fixation for textile inkjet printing.

Heat fixation for digital textile printing, drum contact type

High productivity

Linear speed of our heat fixation unit is max. speed is up to 2m/min.
(This means max. production rate is 200m2/h for 1600mm version and 230m2/h for 1900mm version.)

No fumes, No smell

Due to high production rate and high temperature, the direct disperse process produces large amounts of gas.
The ADC (Air Dust Cleaner) captures all dust and fumes perfectly, with proprietary carbon filter and micro glasswool filter technology.
Also direct disperse ink is clean and it can reduce fumes by 50%.

Heat control

Heat control in heating zone of the sublimation system is extremely important for stable and superior quality control.
Our Heat Fixator has PID control of temperature to maintain stable target value.
Also can control the max. heat capacity, so it is possible to reduce the heat capacity (KW) during slow operation under inline operation mode.
Linear speed of feeding also take effect on temperature. Air flow rate is another factor which can make effect on temperature.
So it is important to control the ideal flow rate, just a little faster than the value that all fume
can be captured from the chamber. Air flow rate can be controlled by 2 kinds
of circle doors in tube and chamber.

No worries about maintenance

Using the Textile heat fixation unit requires almost no change or repair to the parts, motors, heaters, chains, rolls and sensors are very strong and you can use them for more than 5 years without problem.

You can save high investment for press machines and running cost of papers by using the drum-contact type system. The system enables the same or higher production speed of the highest printing speed of any printers.
The drum-contact type heat fixation unit is the perfect machine for direct disperse printing due to the oil heated drum that spreads the heat even on all the fabric.

- Air dust collector is combined together in bottom position of the machine
- Linear speed control by a pair of rubber rolls in take-up system
- Tension control unit is available in take-up system
- Energy loss and media loss are minimized with maintaining the production speed
- 30˜44 minutes of warming up time
- easy to operate and maintain

Specification sheet
Max width of printed media	1600mm (63")	1900mm (75")
Production speed	max 2m/min (200m/h)square	max 2m/min (230m/h)square
Operation temperature	160º C ˜ 220º C	160º C ˜ 220º C
Physical size	Width 1000mm	Width 1000mm
	Length 2450mm	Length 3150mm
	Height 1400mm	Height 1400mm
Weight	550Kg	700Kg
Drum diameter	260mm	260mm
Drum length	1700mm	2000mm
Power	AC220/240V 4 kw 18A	AC220/240V 6kw 27A
Power	380V available in option	380V available in option

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Steam-XL. Steam Digital Textile Printing Fixation

Steam fixation
Curing fabrics for textile inkjet printing.

Steam-XL

The Steam-XL is a high speed production machine developed for the inkjet fabric printing.
Designed to provide continuous process of fixing dyes to the fabric that has been printed by any type of inkjet printer available on the market. The Steam-XL is capable of reaching temperatures of steam up to 180 degrees Celsius and it can therefore cure all types of dyes, including reactive, acid and disperse dyes.
The steam fixation unit automatically feeds fabric, cures the fabric and winds the fabric into rolls at the completion of the process. The unit could serve several digital printers. All rollers are driven to completely eliminate fabric tension. The tension could be adjusted between each driven roller by analog tension regulator.

FABRIC FEEDER

- Fabric unwinding device with fabric tension bar
- Fabric join bar with needle holder
- Fabric end detection sensor

STEAMER

- Stainless steel steam chamber with all Teflon coated rollers inside driven by two separate drives
- This unit of the steam fixator could handle natural fiber fabrics (reactive dyes), silk fabrics (acid dyes) and polyester fabrics (disperse dyes) using the same unit without any additional changes.
- The unit could be also run as pigment dryer
- The selection of the type of the fabric on the control panel will automatically adjust the temperature and steam temperature for the selected procedure.
- The steam chamber is double walled and is fully insulated to minimize any heat loss.
- Included is a steam generator with 25l water tank with water level sensor, steam regulation and automatic condensate discharge pump.
- The steam heating and regulation are controlled via a digital temperature controller situated on the control panel
- Fabric re-winder with full length scroll roller could accommodate fabric rolls up to 350 mm diameter
- Fabric speed is regulated by analogue controller with tension regulation between all driven rollers
- All functions of the Steam-XL are controlled by PLC with programmable touch screen terminal in auto and manual mode.
- The control panel is located in easy to reach position on the side of the machine
- The machine can be pre-program for early hours start-up and also with end of fabric detection sensor, the machine will automatically switch off without damaging the fabric
- The entire unit is mounted on swivel wheels and only electrical power connection is required to run the machine.

OPTIONAL FEATURES

- Set of recommended spare parts
- Additional scroll expanding roller
- On site installation and training

Specification sheet

	Units	Natural Fiber (Reactive Dyes)	Silk (Acid Dyes)	Polyester (Disperse Dyes)
Fabric Maximum Width	mm	1830
Steaming Temperature	C	102		180
Maximum Speed	Linear meters	72	25	120
Steaming Time	min	10	30	6
Fabric Length inside the Steamer	m	12.0
Machine Length	m	1.6 (63")
Machine Width	m	2.5 (98.5")
Machine High	m	1.6 (63")
Water Tank Capacity	L	25
Power Consumption	kW	12.0
Fabric Roll Diameter max.	mm	350
Electrical Supply	-	3 phases, 50/60 Hz, 25A

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Wash - X. Coating and washing for digital textile printing

Digital textile wash and precoat machine
Textile washing and coating for digital textile printing.

The Wash-X is a unit developed for the inkjet fabric printing. Designed to provide continuous process of fabric preparation and fabric washing for the digital printing.
Two machines incorporated into one unit, they are capable of coating and washing almost any kind of fabric. Fabric washing is continuous, suitable for all type of inks and is design to save as much water as possible.
For coating, the amount of coating emulsion could be adjusted to suit all types of dyes, including reactive, acid and disperse dyes.

CONSISTING OF:

FABRIC FEEDER
Fabric unwinding device with fabric tension roller for fabric rolls of 350mm
Fabric join bar with needle holder

COATING / WASHING
Stainless steel coating/washing unit. This unit could handle fabrics of width up 1600-2200mm. Depends on machine model. The speeds of coating/washing and speed of fabric are adjustable according to used fabric. All set-ups are accessible using friendly touch screen.
Separate liquid tank allow easy exchange of used coating formula and is equipped with mixer for coating formula mixing and constant steering through coating process.
Washing with possible recycling of previously used water, waist tank, heated pre-wash basin. All incorporated into the same unit.

DRYER
The dryer is infra-red, double walled and is fully insulated to minimize any heat loss.
The heating and regulation are controlled via a digital temperature controller situated on the electrical cabinet
Small exhaust fan is situated on top of dryer.

BATCHING
Fabric re-winder can accommodate rolls up to 350 mm diameter and includes automatic speed control, which is regulated by a “dancing” bar.
The unit consists of scroll roller and one side fabric edge control. All functions of the Precoat-W are controlled by PLC with programmable terminal in auto and manual mode. The control panel is located in easy to reach position.
All units are mounted on swivel wheels.

OPTIONAL FEATURES
Set of recommended spare parts
On-site installation and training

Specification sheet

	Units
Fabric Maximum Width	mm	1600/2200
Maximum Temperature	C	180
Maximum Speed	linear m/hr	Up to 100 (Linear meters)
Machine Length	m	3.35
Machine Width	m	2.5-3.2
Machine Height	m	2.02
Tank Capacity	L	100
Water Consumption	L/hour	250
Power Supply		220/380V, 50Hz or 110V, 60Hz3 phase, neutral, earth wire, 100A
Power Consumption	kW	37.0
Fabric Roll Diameter max.	mm	350

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