Images Magazine Digital Edition August 2018

www.images-magazine.com AUGUST 2018 images 51 MID-YEAR SUPPLIER FOCUS A maya has always strived to become the leading UK and Eire supplier of garment decoration equipment, a position it believes it has now reached thanks to the range of products it supplies. It comments, “To support this, we have industry specialists in embroidery and print that can advise you on the best way forward for your business. We deliver, install and train you on your choice of product and help you gain the fastest return on investment from your purchase.“ Kornit Digital DTG Printers Kornit provides a great range of industrial printers from the Breeze through the Storm and the Avalanche up to the Vulcan, points out Amaya, which adds: “All the Kornit models have built-in automatic pre-treatment, which saves massively on time, cost and labour. The latest model to be released is the Avalanche HD6, From DTG printers to embroidery machines, Amaya offers a wide range of garment decoration products from leading suppliers Amaya Sales UK Forever transfer paper These transfer papers are suitable for full- and single-colour design creation on a wide variety products, and there is no weeding required. This allows decorators to create intricate designs with ease. The most popular transfer paper is the Laser Dark (no cut), for full-colour printing on to dark garments, closely followed by the Forever Flex Soft, which is a single-colour product that comes in metallic, neon and standard colours, and can be printed on a standard laser printer. Sef Garment films and vinyl Amaya offers a full range of Sef Garment films for all types of materials and processes. The Flexcut X4, which promises fast weeding, is very popular and is suitable for printing onto cotton and polyester. Another popular product is the Maxxflex, which is a high quality, multi- layered polyurethane film that is PVC- free and produced without solvents. Graphtec plotter/cutter Amaya offers the Graphtec range of cutters, which come in various widths, give an accurate cut and are easy to use. Stahls’ and Schulze heat presses Both these manufacturers produce quality equipment that is built to last, reports Amaya. The Stahls‘ Fusion IQ heat press includes a drawer and swing press. www.amayauk.com which has reduced the price per print cost significantly with costs of 50p possible for an A3-sized full colour print.” Texjet DTG printers by Polyprint Amaya has distributed the Texjet range of printers for more than 10 years. “We have found that they are a robust piece of equipment that provides first class print quality,“ says the company. “It can be left for around 30 days with the power switched off and still work when switched back on. It is easy to maintain and very economical on ink.“ All new printers come with the latest RIP software called Digital Factory Apparel V10. Melco EMT16 Plus modular embroidery machines It‘s been another great year for the Melco EMT16 Plus machines with record sales again as more multi-head embroiderers see how they could benefit in production and time from these modular machines, reports Amaya. Melco has also released a new Fast Clamp system, which is ideal for any difficult-to-frame products such as football boots, shoes, bags etc, and adjusts to various sizes. Hoopmaster and Mighty Hoops According to Amaya, the easy way to frame up garments is to use the Hoopmaster framing system, which makes sure every garment is aligned correctly and at the perfect frame tension, and can hold large jackets with ease. OKI A3 and A4 white printers Both the OKI A3 PRO8432WT and OKI A4 PRO7411WT printers are used with Forever transfer papers, which are also available from Amaya. “This is an excellent, lower priced alternative to full-colour printing,“ advises the company. “The image is printed on to the transfer paper, which is then heat pressed onto the product.“ This year has seen record Melco sales for Amaya Amaya offers Kornit DTG printers, including the Kornit Breeze