Arrow Digital, a distributor of materials and equipment for the digital printing and cutting markets based in Ahmedabad, represented EFI Reggiani and Kornit Digital at Gartex 2019. Established in 1993, Arrow Digital was participating at Gartex for the 17th time. The company started distribution for Reggiani and Kornit in India in 2018.
The company explained the features and specifications of the Kornit Storm HD 6 direct-to-garment machine and Reggiani dye sublimation machine on its stand at Gartex.
Speaking about the Kornit Storm HD 6 printer, Ambika Yadav, brand manager for Arrow Digital said, “It is difficult to print on dark garments with screen printing machines. But with direct-to-garment machines by Kornit, you can print on dark garments and different types of fabrics, even on denim. Kornit machines are ISO certified and use water-based inks.”
Ashish Singh of Arrow Digital, who undertakes the sales for EFI Reggiani machines, added, “Reggiani machines are a pioneer in textile printing. Reggiani started with conventional printing and shifted to digital textile printing with time. In 2018, the company launched a single pass machine with productivity of 1 lakh meter a day. D’decor uses Reggiani machines. Reggiani has 40% market share.”
Sharing her views on the industry, Yadav said, “The overall textile printing market is dull because of the country’s economy. But 80-90% textile printers still use screen printing machines. Customers are starting to explore direct-to-garment machines but there is an issue of the cost. Screen printing takes several days to print while a digital printer can do it in a few minutes. We are hopeful that conventional printers will divert to digital printing because of its sustainability benefits.”
