Expected at APPPEXPO 2014 based on 2013
April 2014
Nicholas Hellmuth and María Renée Ayau
Inkjet Inks for Textile Printing
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Inks for printing on Textiles
What to expect at APPPEXPO 2014based on what we experienced at APPPEXPO 2013
We have separate reports on inks in general, plus the present report on textile inks in particular. The focused report on just textile inks is because there are five major kinds of inks for fabrics:
• Dyesublimation(printingontransferpapertoheattransferviasublimationtopolyester).
• Dispersedye(printingdirectlyonpolyesterandsublimatingwithaheatpress
• Reactivedye
• Aciddye
• Pigmentedink(mostforcottonbutalsootherfabrics).
YoucanalsoprintonwovenmaterialswithUV-curedinks,latexinks,solventinks.FormanyyearsIprintedonsilkwithwater-basedinks.Butifyouneedtoprintfull-timeontextile,the“textileinks”aremorerealistic.
Althoughtherearespecialexposfortextileprinting,inrealitythesearetextileweavingandtextileknittingequipmenttradeshowswhichalsohavelotsoftextileprinters.Butmostofthesearemillion-dollarprinters.YoucanordertheFLAARReportsonallthespecializedtextileexpos.
Butifyouwishtohavepersonalexperiencewithtextileprintersforsoft-signageandbasicinteriordecora-tion,itismorerealistictoattendageneralizedtradeshowsuchasAPPPEXPOinShanghai(thisJuly).Mostoftheprintersforsignagearedyesublimationanddispersedye.Thereasonisbecauseaciddyeandreactivedyeinksrequire(literally)almostafootballfieldsizeofofficespacetoholdallthework-flowequipment.
Ifyouwishtolearnaboutreactivedyeworkflow,thepeopleintheHongsamboothatAPPPEXPOcanexplainthistoyou.FLAARhasvisitedamajorprintingcompanywhichdoestheentirereactivedyeworkflow,sowehaveexperience.Franklyitissomucheasiertoworkwithdyesublimationanddispersedye.
Therearemanyotherbrands,andthisispreciselytheadvantageofAPPEXPO:effectivelyalltheChinese,Taiwan,andKoreaninkcompaniesarehere.
Youcanfindboothsfortheinks,andforthetransferpapersalso,atAPPPEXPO2014thisJuly.
FLAARhaspreparedthefollowingphotoessayinPDFformatwithexamplesofthebrandnamesoftextileinkjetinkcompaniesexpectedtoexhibitthisyearatAPPPEXPO2014.Thislistisbasedonthetextileinkcompaniesthatexhibitedinlastyear’sAPPPEXPO,soifacompanyappearsonthislist,itdoesnotguaranteethattheywillbepresentthisyearattheshow.Butourexperienceshowsthatifonebranddoesnotexhibitinagivenyear,severalotherbrandstakeitsplace.Thisisespeciallytrueforagrowingsoftsignageandinteriordécor fabric printing applications such as textile printers and textile inks.
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To get an attendee pass, sign up and register here: www.apppexpo.com/2/EN/Visitor
TolearnmoreaboutAPPPEXPO,hereistheirwebsite.www.apppexpo.com
During2014,FLAARwillbringatleast5membersoftheteamtotheexpo,tocovermanytopicssuchas:wide-formatprinters,inkjetinks,media,CNCroutersandothers.SincetheshowhasbeengrowingconstantlyeachyearthenumberofmembersoftheFLAARteamstoattendtheshowhasincreased.
IfyouwishtohireFLAARtolearnmoreabouttextileinksandtextileprinters,youcanhavethetwotextilespecialistsatFLAARassistyoubefore,during,andafterAPPPEXPO(DrNicholasandMariaReneeAyau).WriteFrontDesk@FLAAR.orgtoaskthefeestructureforin-personconsultinginShanghaiattheexpo(plusprepa-rationservicesbeforeyougo,andfollow-upservicesafteryouhaveattendedAPPPEXPO).
Wealsohaveafull-colorPDFonvisitingShanghai;thisisavailableatnocost.Shanghaiisagreattraveldesti-nation.
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Alphachem
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Atexco
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Expected at APPPEXPO 2014based on 2013Textile Inkjet Inks
BaiMo Yuan Digital Consumable
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BC Inks
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Blackjet
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BPINK
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Century Star
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Digitex
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DX Ink Technology
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Fortuna Imatek
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Hongsam
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Inktec Sublinova
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Inkwin
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ITInk
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Jetbest
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Limei Jetinks
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Nazdar
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Print-Rite
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Rainbow Pigment (Chromo ink)
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Red Giant
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Saishun Digital Textile
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Sambo Chemical
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Sioen
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SWBE, SWKorea (Inktec)
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Taiwan Nano Technology
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Vivid
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ZeusTech
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July3throughJuly6,inbeautifulShanghai,besuretojoinDr.NicholasHellmuthandtheFLAARReportsteamatAPPPEXPO2014,tolearnmoreaboutoptionsinallthedifferentkindsoftextileinks.
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This report has been licensed to Shanghai ModernInternational Exhibition Co., to distribute, since theyare the organizers of APPPEXPO (Advertising, Print,Pack & Paper Expo), Shanghai. But this report has notbeen licensed to any printer manufacturer, distributor,dealer, sales rep, RIP company, media or ink companytodistribute.Soifyouobtainedthisfromanycompany,otherthanAPPPEXPO,youhaveapiratedcopy.
Also, since this report is frequently updated, if you gotyourversionfromsomewhereelse,itmaybeanobsoleteedition. FLAAR reportsarebeingupdatedall year long,andourcommentonthatproductmayhavebeenrevisedpositively or negatively as we learnedmore about theproduct form end users.
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