Austria based Zimmer Maschinenbau GmbH which is the powerful manufacturer of digital textile printing, covering, dyeing and finishing technologies, will maintain its successful trend in 2012 which it is gained with wide format production printer Colaris. It presents to manufacturers the advantegous of cost and quality by making innovation for new printing technologies which draw attraction in ITMA Barcelona. Colaris which was presented firstly in FESPA at 2010 then was presented in ShanghaiTex 2011 at Asian market before ITMA, was demanded intensively and sales agreement signed during year.
Also, one of the companies which purchased Colaris is England based Tumbil Prints during ITMA Barcelona. The company that purchased one Colaris digital printing maschine for its home textile production, integrated the machine its production line. Zimmer has signed a representative agreement with Sintequímica to make Colaris grow in Brazil and South America. Martin Besset, Zimmer sales manager, said “We are pleased because Sintequímica is our agent in Brazil. We have big expectation from South America and Brazil in particular.”
Colaris which increase speed and quality and reduce cost for textile machine can perform production more than 700 sqm per hour hour (400 linear metres at 1800 mm working width) for printing speed in high quality printing mode. The technology which provides reactive inks sold at 34 kilo and disperse inks at less than 40, is developed to make a milestone with Zimmer’s ink partner Dystar. Colaris has a Magnoroll applicator which is manageable and developed for better treatment of dye into fibers.
Colaris applies CAD/CAM software from AVA. As the printing patterns require repeats, software from AVA is color compatible for special machine in order to ensure consistent color coordination. The technology of color management system has been designed to avoid the waste and offers reproducible results for the first time. In beside, Colaris can act as a penetration enhancer in order to allow printings on heavy substrates such as decorative fabrics, velour, towels and flock fabrics.
Hardworking Leads Sectorial Success
Zimmer which was in an intensive period from 2010 to 2011, presented its achievements in other fields, which it obtained achievement in digital printing with Colaris. The company presented its innovations in the field of covering and lamination by participating in 6th International Covering Congress (UNITEX) which held at Belgium on September 8-9. Among the important congress presentations are increasing the environmental conscious of the covering companies, decomposability in polymer biologic for textile covering and biobased applications, combining impermeability in textile finishing and antistatic efficiency. sustainable stain protecting technology and double covering of knitting in one step has been presented as the last innovations in covering chemical.
The company firstly participated in Europe Photovaltaic Solar Energy Fair which held on Hamburg between 25-28 September The company which made technic and commercial negotiations, explained their satisfaction from the fair.