Comparison Between Roland, Mimaki, Epson And Mutoh Printers

There are actually a variety of dye sublimation printers readily available. Roland has created a new sublimation printer, the Texart RT-640 (pictured below), a 64ins machine developed to print to transfer paper. It can print at up to 32.6 sqm/hr.

There?ˉs a option of 4 or eight colours, with the addition of orange, violet, light cyan and light magenta also as the standard CMYK colours. There?ˉs also a decision involving Roland?ˉs own VersaWorks RIP and an ErgoSoft RIP. To complement it, Roland launched a new calender press earlier this year, the CS64, which can make up to 50 sqm/hr.

Mimaki is amongst the pioneers of textile printing and has quite a few models. This contains the TS500, a 1.8m wide production printer capable of printing as much as 150 sqm/hr on transfer paper. There?ˉs also the TX500 DS, which can print directly to coated polyester fabrics for furnishings and graphics, and the TX500-B, which has an automated belt-fed transport system for handling a number of different fabrics for style and furnishing.

But Mimaki also sells the 1.6m wide TS5, which prints to transfer paper at up to 40 sqm/hr and is mainly designed for garments for instance sportswear and scarves. There?ˉs a 1.8m wide TS34, which can print at up to 32 sqm/hr in 4 colours or 17 sqm/hr in six colours. There?ˉs a three.2m wide JV5, which can print direct to polyesters as well as transfer paper, and is definitely an ideal width for exhibition graphics, flags and banners. Earlier this year Mimaki launched the TS300P in the FESPA 2015 show, a 1.8m wide printer capable of making up to 115 sqm/hr on transfer paper.

Epson makes the SureColor SC-F range of dye sublimation printers, which print to transfer media. They?ˉre fitted with Epson?ˉs personal PrecisionCore printhead and use Epson?ˉs UltraChrome DS ink. The range involves the 44ins F6000, which can create up to 63 sqm/hr, and the 64ins F7100, which can make as much as 58 sqm/hr.

The newest addition for the fold could be the F9200, which capabilities a brand new higher density black ink to minimize ink usage. It can generate up to 97 sqm/hr.

Mutoh includes a quantity of different dye sublimation printers, possessing adapted numerous of its wide format printers to make use of its water-based dye sub inks. At this year?ˉs FESPA 2015 show, Mutoh launched the ValueJet 1938WX, a 1.9m wide dye sub printer fitted with two printheads for more quickly production. It can print direct to textiles too as transfer paper. It?ˉs essentially a wider version from the current 1.6m wide 1638WX, launched last year. There?ˉs also a 2.6m wide 2638 dye sub, created to print to transfer paper at speeds as much as 108 sqm/hr.

Mutoh has also created quite a few direct to textile printers. The 1.6m wide 1628TD as well as the two.6m wide 2628TD, each of which can print direct to fabric. They use CMYK and there?ˉs a decision of dye sublimation and direct disperse inks.