DuPont Artistri, a global leader in digital inkjet inks, will launch the Artistri P1600 direct-to-film (DTF) pigment inks at the textile machinery exhibition, ITMA 2023, to be held from 8-14 June in Fiera Milano Rho, Milan, Italy. The company will be located at stand E303, Hall 5.
Artistri P1600 inks are said to be ideal for DTF printers looking for a professionally printed product with consistent, vibrant colors on a variety of fabrics. The Artistri P1600 DTF ink set allows for profiling with reduced ink volume delivering both efficiency and productivity as equipment runs cleaner for longer.
The versatility of the Artistri P1600 is seen in different applications, from cotton, to blends and especially polyester, giving printers access to a high-quality ink product for printing on a choice of clothing materials.
Tucker Norton, general manager for DuPont Artistri Digital Inks, said, “With Artistri P1600 DTF inks, garment decorators will not only benefit from brightly printed fabrics, but these water-based inks can help contribute to their sustainability initiatives. P1600 inks were formulated using safer by design principles to assess and evaluate any potential environmental risks, are classified as non-hazardous under GHS and are HAPS (hazardous air pollutants) free. All this is possible through DuPont’s extensive ink formulation know-how, in combination with our best-in-class product stewardship and manufacturing to offer a compatible and reliable product that takes the quality of DTF printing to the next level.”
During the show, visitors will get to experience the print performance of Artistri water-based inks through customer collaborations including live demos at the ColorJet booth as well as latest print design samples from BYDi and ROQ on display at the Artistri stand. Experts from the Artistri team will discuss advancements in white inks that offer best-in-class opacity, stretch and a long shelf life.
For direct-to-garment (DTG) and roll-to-roll (RTR) printing, the stand will feature Artistri P5500 pigment DTG inks and a wide RTR inks range, including Artistri P2700, P3600 pigment inks and Artistri S1500 and S2500 dye sublimation inks.
Gary Weyman, EMEA Business leader for DuPont Artistri Digital Inks, said, “Digital printing with pigment inks is gaining more space in textile printing due to minimal water usage which means a lower environmental footprint as it doesn’t require steaming and washing steps in the printing process. t is our mission to develop ink innovations that support sustainability in textile printing and, since our pigment inks are granted the Oeko-Tex Eco Passport certification with ZDHC MRSL Conformance Level 3, it helps enable safer work environments for textile printers. DuPont’s new ink developments strengthen our commitment to pigment inks as the sustainable choice and as our vision for the future of digital textile printing.”
DuPont Artistri is a leading manufacturer and innovator of digital inkjet printing inks for commercial, packaging, textile, office, and home printing applications. Artistri digital inks combine DuPont’s proprietary dispersions, polymers and ink formulations to deliver digital printing solutions to our customers worldwide.
