Pigment unveils direct-to-textile device

Australian manufacturer Pigment is making waves at Fespa with its new low-cost direct-to-textile printing system, being shown for the first time in Europe.

The firm has two models: the 1.9m-wide RoTx 2190, which prints at up to 60sqm/hour, and the 2.6m-wide RoTx 2600 with a max print speed of 80sqm/hour. Price is €65,000 and €82,000 respectively, including fixation. An optional pre-treatment machine is also available.

The closed-loop solution is designed and engineered in Australia, and manufactured in Singapore using Japanese parts. The printers use Epson DX7 printheads, arranged in a staggered array, and work with sublimation, pigment or reactive inks.

Target markets are any fabric, including soft signage, fashion, home furnishing and sportswear.

It has just installed two machines at a Chinese customer.

Stephen Ball, sales executive at the firm’s UK distributor ITE, said: “There’s been loads of interest, we’re the talk of the show.”