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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 06 images JANUARY 2019 Summa launches flatbed cutters for textile market Cutting plotter manufacturer Summa, which recently acquired CadCam Technology and GS UK, has launched two new sizes of its finishing flatbed series, both of which are aimed at the textile market. “The F3232 and F3220 are based on the proven technology of the Summa F Series,” explained the company. “Through the expansion of the flatbed series, Summa strives to improve the synergy with the large format digital printer market and to meet the needs of their customers.” According to Summa, the most common size for large format digital textile printers is 3.2m, and so the new flatbed cutters both have a working width of 3.2m. Geert Pierloot, Summa’s product marketing manager, said: “The new sizes of flatbed systems enrich Summa’s platform with advanced finishing solutions, especially within the textile industry. Together with the recent launch of a more powerful high torque rotary module, both the F3232 and F3220 are the ideal workhorses to serve the textile market in the processing of all sorts of mesh fabrics, flags and banners.” All existing tools and models within the F Series gamut are designed to fit each size of the flatbed range, including the F3232 and F3220. The new flatbeds are expected to be ready for shipment by April 2019. www.summa.eu DKNY uses customised T-shirts to promote brand Fashion brand DKNY ran a marketing campaign at the end of 2018 that kicked off with hundreds of celebrities including Kim Kardashian receiving, in a pizza box, their very own DKNY T-shirt printed with a list of their personality traits and likes, such as ‘28% Model‘ and ‘12% Drama Queen‘, all adding up to 100% DKNY. Instagram feeds were flooded with pics of celebs wearing their personalised tees from autumn onwards – and then DKNY opened an online shop for two weeks in December where the public could create their own T-shirts, just in time for Christmas. Net profits from this clever campaign went to the Ronald MacDonald charity. www.iamdkny.com Customised tees were key to DKNY‘s marketing campaign Pigment.Inc unveils new DTG printer Pigment.Inc will be launching the DTG G4 garment printer and PTM (automated pre-treat module) in January. The company reports that the new printer promises “higher speeds with more industrial reliability [that] will surpass previous DTG printers currently in the market at a fraction of the price”. The printer uses four Ricoh piezo print heads with more nozzles and a higher KHz power and up to 1,200 dpi native resolutions. A full-colour print measuring 8“ x 10“ is said to be possible in 28 seconds and the machine includes interchangeable magnetic quick-lock plates and has an intuitive 7“ touchscreen panel. Jerry Erich, sales and marketing director at parent company Impression Technology, commented: “Our customers along with the DTG process have matured greatly in the past 10 years, so we have looked at a compact, all-industrial printer design that focuses on speed and reliability for extended shift manufacturing.” The G4 has been beta tested in the US, Japan, Malaysia and Australia, and will start shipping in January 2019. It is powered by a new RIP, has a 16GB on-board memory and patented Quick Load vacuum platens, and promises “a 150% increase in speed, reliability and power over previous DTGs.” www.g4dtg.com For the latest industry news visit: www.images-magazine.com The new DTG G4 garment printer Summa‘s new flatbed cutters are designed for the textile market