Durst (B1/260) has used Fespa to launch its 3.2m-wide Rhotex 320 and claimed it has created a new market – industrial soft signage.
The machine prints directly onto textiles at speeds of up to 70m2 per hour. It is available with six-colours and uses water-based dispersed dye inks. As well as graphics, applications will include flags, banners and furnishings.
Durst chief executive Richard Piock said the unit will capitalise on the fastest growing segment in the wide-format sector. "Fabrics are lighter and easier to install and mount," he said.
Durst has also unveiled the 180sqm per hour, 600dpi Rho 750 at the show. It’s a six-colour modular flatbed inkjet machine that uses Quadro Array 30D printheads with silicon nozzle plate.
Durst: Neuer Textildrucker with Soft-Signage-Markt verändern
Durst (B1/260) feierte auf der Fespa die Premiere seines 3,2 m breiten Rhotex 320 – und gab an, damit einen gänzlich neuen Markt geschaffen zu haben: „Industrial Soft Signage" oder industrielle Textilwerbung.
Bedruckt werden die unterschiedlichsten Textilien direkt mit bis zu 70 m2/h. Unter Einsatz wasserbasierter Dispersionstinten in bis zu 6 Farben entstehen nicht nur Grafiken, sondern auch Anwendungen wie Fahnen, Banner und Innendekors.
Richard Piock, CEO von Durst, sieht den Rhotex 320 auf dem besten Weg, das wachstumsstärkste Marktsegment des Großformatdrucks zu erobern. „Textilien sind ganz einfach leichter und daher einfacher zu montieren", erläutert er.
Auch der Rho 750 von Durst – ein modularer Flachbett-Tintenstrahldrucker mit bis zu 6 Farben, 180 m2/h und 600 dpi – ist auf der FESPA erstmals zu sehen. Zum Einsatz kommen Quadro Array 30D-Druckköpfe mit Siliziumdüsenplatte
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