DuPont Digital Printing, a leading supplier of ink jet inks, today announced the addition of a new reactive dye ink set to their portfolio of Artistri™ digital textile inks at the drupa 2008 trade show in Dusseldorf, Germany (Hall 8b, Stand B23).
Artistri™ R500 series reactive dye ink is specifically designed for use in low viscosity, piezo-electric printheads and is suitable for high-quality, short to medium production runs on rayon and cotton fabrics.
“This ink set has been developed to expand upon the range of solutions Artistri™ can offer apparel printers and manufacturers,” said Michael Lazzara, global business manager -- DuPont™ Artistri™. “Like our other Artistri™ ink products, R500 inks are formulated using DuPont science, ink jet printing system experience and over 70 years of innovation and expertise in textile fibers to provide superior results for digital textile printing.”
The inks can be fixed by the various methods of fixation typically used in conventional printing with reactive dyes and provide high crock, washfastness, and perspiration tolerance, making them ideal for apparel applications.
The comprehensive Artistri™ ink offering also includes:
·Artistri™ 500 series acid dye inks designed for use in printheads that require lower viscosity inks for applications on silk and nylon/elastane blends.
·Artistri™ P5000 series pigment inks, also designed for use in printheads that require lower viscosity inks, for printing on cotton or cotton rich blends for a wide variety of direct-to-garment apparel and specialty applications.
·Artistri™ 700 series acid, disperse and reactive dye and pigment inks designed for use in printheads that require medium viscosity inks for printing on popular textile materials for a wide range of applications.
For more information on DuPont™ Artistri™ inks, contact DuPont on 877-234-1794 (US), +65-6586-3699 (Asia), +39-02-9542-4456 (Europe). Or, visit: www.artistri.dupont.com .
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06/06/08
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