BARNSLEY, England — March 28, 2019 — Manufacturers of water-based screen-printing inks, MagnaColours® have developed a brand new under base ink that will provide plastisol printers with an economical solution to significantly improve the handle and softness of their prints, whilst also achieving considerable cost savings for printers.

Previewed at ISS Long Beach 2019 to excellent response from the screen-printing industry, MagnaPrint® Killer Base will be launched to market on the 8th April 2019 and is set to enable plastisol screen-printers take their first steps into the growing popularity of water-based printing.

Killer Base is designed to be used as a water-based replacement for the first layer of plastisol ink or as an alternative option for printers using discharge under bases. With high opacity and excellent fibre matting down properties, the new Killer product provides a smooth, silk-like under base for further layers of plastisol ink to be printed over, and also prevents fribulation and pin-holing of fabrics. Further benefits of the product include minimal print weight and reduced applications costs whilst having none of the pot-life implications associated with using a discharge under base. Killer Base has been developed to improve print appearance and handle whilst simultaneously providing significant cost savings for printers.

Tom Abbey, Owner and Chairman at Magna Colours said, “Killer Base is very exciting new product for us at Magna and we’ve already received a great response from brands and printers. It can provide plastisol screen printers with their first steps into water-based printing and help them to start the process of making the switch to our environmentally sensitive formulations. Killer Base is suitable for small print-shops looking to improve the handle of plastisol prints or just beginning the process of moving to water-based inks by starting with a single screen. It’s also perfect for larger printing companies who now understand the virtues and benefits of water-based printing, including process improvements, end product satisfaction and environmental performance. With Killer Base, we’re also showing that switching to Magna water-based inks makes economic sense for screen-printers.”

Not only will Killer Base be launched in April 2019, the brand new MagnaPrint® Fade Out will also be available. A special effect ink from the MagnaColours® Vintage range, Fade Out is designed to gradually fade following washing, creating controlled ‘wash-down’ and distressed effects. This new ink can be used as an overprint with other ink systems enabling hidden printed areas to be revealed within the design over time, and offering lots of potential in the fashion printing world.

Managing Director at Magna Colours, Helen Parry said “Developing inks and solutions that provide screen-printers with brand new effects to incorporate into their garments is a key part of what we do at Magna. The MagnaLab are constantly hard at work, driving innovation in water-based screen printing and we’re pleased to be able to offer such an extensive range of inks.”

Posted March 28, 2019

Source: MagnaColours®

LEATHERHEAD, Surrey— March 28, 2019 — A second investment in systems and software from Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has revolutionised wide format printing for RMC Digital Print now enjoying unprecedented print quality.

Durst has installed a Rho 512R Plus 5 meter wide 12-picoliter UV inkjet machine with state-of-the-art Durst Qadro Array printheads along with Variodrop technology and uses multiple impulses for modulating drop sizes. The investment for trade printer RMC Digital Print based in Hull comes after a £1million programme of investment for additional print capacity and doubling production workspace.

The roll-to-roll production printer complements the Durst Rho P10 inkjet flatbed installed two years ago at RMC Digital Print, which included a white configuration to enable the company to continuing producing multi-layered backlit work. Now with a double white configuration on the 512R Plus, RMC Digital Print can produce better quality, partly illuminated flex face and textile graphics for the signage and exhibition sectors.

“We need highest quality production for exhibition, signage and other work, which the Durst machines can provide,” said Nicole Spencer, Operations Director at RMC Digital Print, whose turnover has grown by 20% to £3million in the past two years. “The quality on the Dursts is really, really good, particularly with fine text and for high density colours. One exhibition client has found that instead of double-striking to get the green, it can now all be done in a single pass. And we can also leave the machine to run on its own in the evening with unattended printing due to the carbon fibre bars and encompassed tracking software. It’s marvellous.”

Alex Wood Commercial Manager at RMC Digital Print, added: “Our new 5m wide Durst will revolutionise the way we look at wide format printing. I have never seen quality like it in all my time in the industry. This printer is an amazing bit of kit and will change the way we look at flex face skins and soft signage in particular.”

Peter Bray, Managing Director of Durst UK and Ireland, said: “Unattended printing and low production costs make the Rho 512R Plus one of the most economical printers of all time. We’re delighted to learn that that both Durst systems are opening up important new business opportunities with RMC Digital Print’s trade clients, for signage, museum and exhibition work. The high levels of consistency are matched by unprecedented quality and production.”

Posted March 28, 2019

Source: Durst