Images Magazine November 18

www.images-magazine.com NOVEMBER 2018 images 87 PRINTING INKS Resolute Ink: Water-Based DTG Inks According to Resolute Ink, when Colin Marsh founded the company in 2010 it was a “pioneer“ in solving the issues related to the white, water- based ink used in the DTG process at that time. “Since then, Resolute Ink has kept the bar raised and is now the largest, multi-brand DTG ink supplier in Europe,“ reports the company. Resolute‘s own branded, water- based DTG inks are still one of its most popular products. These are supplied alongside other brands such as DuPont Artistri P5000 for Epson formulation, the P6000 for industrial applications, and Image Armor E series, B series and F2000 series. All major brands of pre-treatment are also stocked and supplied from its two UK locations. The most recent brand to be added to the Resolute portfolio is the Ricoh DTG inks for the Ri3000 and Ri6000 DTG printers. “The Ricoh high viscosity DTG inks produce vibrant prints with a much thinner layer of ink,“ explains Resolute. “This gives a softer hand to the finished garment and reduces print costs.“ www.resoluteink.co.uk Roland DG: TrueVis Ink Roland reports that, as well as developing “cutting-edge printing solutions“, it has also invested heavily in researching eco-solvent technology, the result of which is TrueVis Ink. “TrueVis Ink from Roland has changed the game for ink with its high gloss effect and wide colour gamut, ensuring that everything you print can deliver the wow factor,“ says Roland. “Working in perfect harmony with the printer and the VersaWorks RIP software, once you get the desired output, you can ensure consistently perfect results. Now, along with an efficient service, you can rely on high-quality prints every time.“ www.rolanddg.co.uk DyeSubMagic: SubliJet-HD sublimation inks The DyeSubMagic brand (the sublimation part of TheMagicTouch in the UK) is as an official platinum partner with Sawgrass Technologies and offers the latest generation SubliJet- HD sublimation inks and Virtuoso HD sublimation printers. The entry-level printers complete with inks are available for less than £350+VAT. According to Jim Nicol, the managing director of TheMagicTouch, “SubliJet HD is the most trusted brand of premium sublimation inks among product decorators and sublimators worldwide. Delivering extreme colour and maximum efficiency, uniquely formulated, these inks feature expanded gamut and extended yield for vibrant, true-to-life colours and lower imaging costs.” The printers are supplied with the Virtuoso Print Manager software, which is said to make it easier to get great colour output from CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and CreativeStudio design software when using the SubliJet-HD inks. The SubliJet-HD sublimation inks can be used to print on a wide range of products, including the recently introduced Duraluxe, a printable aluminium that offers a minimum five- year outdoor guarantee. www.themagictouch.co.uk Virus: Wow Proces s Wow Process from Virus is a ready-to-use CMYK inks range for white fabrics. “The formulation of the four printing colours and the pureness of the pigments guarantee a perfect balance of the chromatic scale, ensuring final results faithful to the original. It allows for printing wet-on-wet even at 120T/305 mesh count with advantages in terms of cost saving and productivity,“ says Virus. A Wow trial kit is available from the Virus website and the company has also created 4YOU, an online colour separation service for CMYK printing with Virus inks. Simply send Virus the image and receive the colour separation and instructions. www.virusinks.com Ricoh DTG inks are the latest brand to be added to the Resolute portfolio SubliJet-HD s u blim atio n i nks are a vailable fro m DyeSubMag i c TrueVis Inks are used with the VG-640 printer/cutter Wow technology allows for wet-on-wet printing, reports Virus