EPSON which is one of the pioneers of digital printing sector, has been keeping on creating exciting applications for textile products. EPSON which is with the sole Textile Solution Center founded on about three thousands of square meter area carries out its digital printing researches and experiences here for industrial textile manufacture. EPSON that presents special printed textile products for its customers with digital ink spray dyeing technology provides low cost and high performance.
Özgür Özata who is the Channel Director of EPSON Turkey Pro- Graphic told the new products of EPSON which is the digital printing sector Professional for textile printing for Textile World readers. Özata made important statements for the future of textile sector and textile printing industry.
The biggest difficulty is Economic and Political Instability
Özata who said both Turkey and all countries in the world had hard times stated that instability and sudden fluctuations affected textile sector as well as each sector. Özata who emphasized that Turkish textile and ready- made clothing sector is one of the most important and most dynamics sectors of the country with both the added- value created during the manufacture process and its high share within export incomes, expressed that digital printing maintains to increase its share fast within the sector.
Özata who mentioned that digital printing sector kept pace with changing trends since 2000s, also said ‘’In Turkey, digital printing sector surpassed crawling period and stood up. Medium- sized and large- sized enterprises raised their investments on digital products in order to carry out manufacture in small pieces and high quality. That’s to say, not amount but quality is on the boil’’.
Özata who said that small- sized textile enterprises preferred digital products with the advantage of having low purchasing and operating expenses, stated that the economic and political problems were the biggest difficulties that were lived through in Turkey and the in the world. Özata who stated that instabilities affected export negatively, drew attention to textile export which was one of the most durable castles of Turkey.
“Trend of the Day: Customizable Design”
Özgür Özata who stated that the principal trend of our day were customized products and private designs said ‘’People want to decorate their homes according to their tastes and demand private Wall papers, lamps, cushions and curtains. When we consider clothing based, wearing different cuttings, having much more choices in any meaning without making choice among limited patterns are among the rising trends. And this increases different work piece to be printed instead of circulation. New trends strengthen the hand of digital inkjet printing’’.
Özata who stated that ready- made clothing sector produced new creations and renewed itself without depending on the season, emphasized that digital printing sector would continue to grow in comparison with conventional printing. Özata expressed that the establishments which responded to changing and flexible necessities, made quick transitions from work to work, carried out high quality manufacturing and manufactured with low models and it would meet the expectations of sector/ consumer.
EPSON’s New Products
EPSON added in its product range digital t-shirt printing machine F-200, digital transfer printing products F-6000 (44’’), F7100 (64’’) and SC- 79200 which is supported with New High Intensity Black (HDK) ink at digital printing field for the needs of the sector. On the new ink they manufactured, Özata said ‘’This ink which we coded as HDK is black with high intensity. By this means, enterprises will experience lower green effect and the highest density black with our ‘’coal color’’, that’s to say ‘’full black’’ dye.
On SC-F9200 which is one of the investments at this field, Özata said that it had the best position in its class with its durable metallic body, high capacity dye tank, high precision paper feeding system and dye set with *OekoTex certificate. Özata who focused on that the textile products which were manufactured with the dyes having *OekoTex Standard 100 certificate could be used for adults, children and even for babies securely, aligned the features of the products as the following: ‘’New SC-F9200 has the state-of- the- art technology and first double- headed textile printer of Epson. This model which includes two pieces of PrecisionCore TFP printer heads ranks among the fastest machines of the sector with its 100 square meter manufacture speed per hour. Our SC-7900 product is presented with high density black (HDK) dye’’.
Unique in the world: Textile Solution Center
EPSON also grabs attentions with the importance of the technologies which it brings in to the textile sector as well as digital printing sector. Textile Solution Center which was founded short a while ago and is unique in the world was created by ForTex which has been active since more than 30 years in Como textile region in Italy with Epson which is the leader with some technologies. This center which is founded on about 3 thousands of square meter area with two million euro investment cost and has the purpose of offering benefit for everyone working at digital printing field, targets to be a leader player at R&D and training subjects.
Özata who said that Textile Solution Center includes all process of before and after dyeing, drying and final completion at industrial digital printing field for all workers, also added ‘’ As being EPSON we include all R&D and manufacturing process. We are developing every detail from printing head technology to dye technology, from equipment design and manufacturing to media manufacturing in our own laboratories with our engineers. And this carries the harmony of the products sold to a perfect level. We are offering a package solution for our customers’’.
