Mimaki’s TS55 1800 printer boosts textile printing industry trends

04 March 2021: The dramatic transformation of the textile production industry that followed the boom of digital textile printing as well as advances in dye-sublimation technology such as Mimaki TS55 1800, has opened up new, profitable market segments and application opportunities. Fast fashion, sportswear and home décor have seen significant growth as well as visual and promotional communications. Soft signage for buildings and shop window displays, retail environments and other points of sale have presented a great opportunity for textile printers and print service providers operating in the large format sector.

Mimaki TS55-1800 is the evolutional sublimation transfer inkjet printer for textile/apparel use, which achieved the high production ability. With an output speed of 135 sqm/hour, Mimaki’s TS55 1800. It incorporates various print modes suitable for any work, ranging from high-speed print to practical quality print with quality-oriented enhanced picture quality print speed of 31 sqm/h (333 sq. ft/h). The practical quality mode achieves approximately 130% higher productivity.

The “MAPS” functionality providing gradation to printed pass boundaries maintains stable print quality by reducing banding and uneven color. The “TS55-1800” equipped with newly developed heads enables the “MAPS” in the high-speed mode, which has been unavailable so far. The technology allows the simultaneous pursuit of both high speed and high quality.

The Nozzle Check Unit (NCU) detects nonfunctioning nozzles and automatically cleans them. If the nozzles fail to operate after cleaning, defective nozzles are replaced by non-defective ones until a technician arrives, and printing is continued. This feature enables uninterrupted print operations and continuous productivity.

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