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ColorSpan
DisplayMaker FabriJet XII for digital inkjet printing directly
onto textiles.
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FabriJet at Graphics of the Americas tradeshow |
Today (2007), ColorSpan specializes in making user-friendly UV-cured flatbed inkjet printers. But we still maintain our pages from 1999-2003 since many of the former models (water based inks) are bought and sold on eBay. So people still ask for information, even on older models.
ColorSpan still provides spare parts, tech support, and assistance for most of their old models of water-based inkjet printers. But since 2005, ColorSpan has dedicated its experience to designing and manufacturing hybrid and combo style flatbed printers that use UV-curing chemistry. For additional information you can contact MacDermid ColorSpan directly, UV_flatbeds@ColorSpan.com.
In its heyday, at
each trade show the output from the ColorSpan
DisplayMaker FabriJet XII is the most beautiful of printers doing on textiles. Whereas
most textile printers (Stork, Mimaki, Mutoh)
use Epson piezo printheads, the ColorSpan uses Hewlett-Packard thermal printheads. ColorSpan uses reactive dye inks for cotton and direct acid dye inks
for silk, as do the other textile printers.
Every
week new inquiries come in asking about what printer is best
for printing on textiles. We have tested primarily the ColorSpan
for printing on photo paper and don't yet know the ColorSpan
FabriJet XII except what we see every time at the trade shows.
For sheer quality, the ColorSpan was among the best available. Today (2007) we would suggest you look at textile printers from d-gen (because ColorSpan no longer makes it's FabriJet model).
Although
the HP
DesignJet printers can handle textiles which have backing,
the HP printers can't handle textile inks nor textiles without
backing. The ColorSpan FabriJet XII is also designed to accept
the special inks for textiles, something the HP printers cannot
yet handle.
You
can request one of the FLAAR reports on textile printers to get the descriptions of all the other brands of printers
which are appropriate for printing on textiles such as Color
Wings, Stork, Mimaki, and others.
If
you really want technical details on inkjet media, inks,
and/or inkjet printhead technology, and especially if you
wish to meet the movers and shakers in this industry, be
sure to sign up for the next conference organized by IMI.
Their
contact is imi@tdstelme.net.
These seminars are outstanding; the senior review editor
of FLAAR usually attends because he can get so much fresh
information for the readers of the FLAAR Reports in PDF
format and the FLAAR Information Network of web sites.
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All reports by Dr. Nicholas Hellmuth |
Most recently updated July 31, 2007. Previously updated
July 06, 2001.
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