Brand New Mimaki Tx300P-1800B 74.8" (Media) Wide Format Belt Drive Direct-To-Fabric Textile Inkjet Printer

Brand New Mimaki Tx300P-1800B 74.8" (Media) Wide Format Belt Drive Direct-To-Fabric Textile Inkjet Printer

High quality belt-fed direct- to-textile printer for stretchable fabrics

With its winning combination of quality, high speed and innovative automated belt-fed conveyance system, the Mimaki Tx300P-1800B has been developed to print direct to a broad range of natural and man-made fabrics. Particularly effective for printing on modern stretchable materials, the Tx300P-1800B is ideally suited to the production of fashion, clothing and soft furnishings.

The TX300P-1800B printer was designed specifi cally for direct-to-fabric printing, and incorporates a belt drive
for sheet or elastic fabrics. It includes new print heads with a high gap setting that enables printing on thick or
thin textiles, plus woven or raised fi ber surfaces, while maintaining accurate ink droplet placement.
– High head gap setting for direct printing onto thick, thin, woven or raised fi ber textiles
– Belt drive ensures fabric stability without pulling
> Suitable for stretchy and thin fabrics
– Multiple ink types for printing to a wide range of fabrics, for a variety of applications
> Ink types available – textile pigment, dye sublimation, disperse dye, reactive dye, acid dye
– Variable dot printing for exceptional image quality and MAPS4 for smooth images
– Nozzle Check Unit and Nozzle Recovery System
– Ethernet and email notifi cation
– MBIS3 two-liter bulk ink system
– Dual Ink (Hybrid) delivery system

Mimaki Advanced Pass System (MAPS)

MAPS is Mimaki’s unique anti-banding feature. To prevent banding, swath boundaries are overprinted and boundaries prone to banding are printed with fewer ink droplets.

Continious uninterrupted printing features

Nozzle Recovery Function
In the event of a nozzle malfunction not being repairable by the use of the maintenance function, printing can continue by the use of another nozzle, without any loss of productivity or a reduction in image quality.

 

Uninterrupted Ink Supply System (UISS)
Two ink bottles per colour can be set with the UISS function. When an ink bottle runs out, another bottle of the same colour automatically starts supplying ink.

Adjustable higher head gap settings for thicker fabrics

- While printing on raised fibre surface textiles, a high head gap setting is required to prevent contact between the printhead and any raised fibres. (FIG.1)
- On more conventional models, restricted head gap reduces the accuracy of ink droplet placement. (FIG.2)
- The Tx300P-1800B employs a new advanced printhead with a high head gap to ensure accurate ink droplet placement, thereby enabling high-quality printing on a wide variety of fabric types. (FIG.3)
- The head gap is now fully adjustable from 2mm up to 7mm in 0.05mm increments, which enables printing on a wide range of different thicknesses of fabric.

COLOUR PROFILE CREATION PROCEDURES:

1. Specify the ink colour for each ink slot.
2. Set the total ink limit: Print the ink limit chart, then set the maximum ink volume.
3. Measure the ink density error: (Adjustment of ink density gradation) Each ink density is measured. Density is automatically calculated and adjusted.
4. ICC profile creation: Measurement of the configuration chart printed from Colour GPS, 5. The profile is automatically created.

Belt transfer system for optimum print quality on stretchable fabrics

Stable feeding and transportation of the printable fabric is crucial for high quality direct-to-textile printing. Mimaki’s advanced belt-fed technology, incorporating a ‘sticky belt’ transport system ensures high levels of accuracy and image quality even when working with stretchable fabrics.

Sticky belt transport system incorporating belt washing facility

The ‘Sticky Belt’ transport system ensures consistent, high quality printing on stretchable or thin fabrics and is further enhanced by the following additional functions:

 

1. Built-in Belt Washing Mechanism is designed to automatically remove struck-through ink residue from the belt. The mechanism also helps prevent any accumulation of dirt on the belt, thereby maintaining the adhesive qualities of the belt.
(NB: when not required, this function can be turned off to prolong the life of the adhesive belt)

2. Improved Correct Feed Control (CFC) incorporates a high resolution encoder unit to measure any belt movement more accurately enabling more effective control of feed length and drive rollers.

The feature of digital textile printing

Substantial time savings and production time reduction from design to market enables fast response to clients orders.

No restriction in numbers of colors, smooth gradations and high quality printing.

Ecologically viable printing as only the required ink quantity is used for production. No excess water usage.

Production Example of Tx300P-1800B

Belt convey mechanism ensures stable textile transportation

As the textile is fixed on the belt and transported without pulling, stable and high-quality printing is now possible on sheer and thin textile. Its unique design makes it suitable for printing on a wide variety of textile, including raised fibers and stretchy materials such as knits.

Crumpled and bending of textile is reduced as the printer is equipped with a "crumple-free roller" and a "paste roller" on the belt conveyance system, resulting in beautiful and stable results.

1. Belt conveyance system

Stable and beautiful printing on thick and elastic textiles.

2. Paste roller

The textile is pressed on the belt evenly and stable feeding is realized.

3. Crumple-free roller

Rear white roller stretches the fabric before reaching the belt.

Mimaki' s print technologies for achieving beautiful printing

Mimaki Advanced Pass System 4 (MAPS4) reduces banding

Mimaki' s unique anti-banding technique MAPS4 is an advanced version of MAPS3. To prevent banding, swath boundaries are overprinted, whereas boundaries prone to banding are printed with fewer ink droplets.

Technical Overview of the Mimaki TX300P-1800B Printer

Print System	On-demand piezo, four print heads in an-line configuration
Max print width	74.02 inches (1880mm)
Print resolutions	360, 540, 720, 1080, 1440 dpi
Print Speed* (4 color mode)	Draft (2-pass) 732 SqFt (68 SqM) / Hr Standard 2 (6-pass) 398 SqFt (37 SqM) / Hr High Quality (12-pass) 151 SqFt (10 SqM) / Hr *The listed print speed is the specification of the printer. The available print speeds vary depending on the ink types used and print mode selected.
Ink Type	Mimaki Sb420 sublimation dye ink: Bl, M, Y, K, Lbl, Lm
	Mimaki TP400 textile pigment ink: C, M, Y, K, Bl, R, Lk
	Mimaki RC400 reactive dye ink: C, M, Y, K, Bl, R, Or, Lk
	Mimaki AC400 acid dye ink: C, M, Y, K, Bl, R, Or, Lk
	Mimaki Dd400 disperse dye ink: C, M, Y, K, R, Grey(Lk), Violet, Pink*
	* Dd400 will be available in the future. Available colors may change.
Ink Capacity	2 liter ink packs
Max roll weight	88 lbs. (40 kg)
Operational environment	Temp: 68˚ - 86˚ F (20˚ - 30˚ C) 35-65% RH (non-condensing)
Connectivity	USB 2.0, Ethernet 1000Base-T
Power Supply	Single-phase AC 100-120V (AC 220-240V)
Dimensions (W x D x H)	125 x 75.3 x 72.6 inches (318 x 1912 x 184 cm), printer w/belt unit
Weight	1382 lbs. (627 kg)