SPGPrints Invests in Manufacturing Expansion in Austria

SPGPrints is increasing its manufacturing capacity at its Kufstein,  Austria facilities, in order to meet demand for the JAVELIN Digital Textile Printer, following its launch in June at ITM 2016. As well as achieving several sales at the show, the company has since received significant interest in the printer’s inkjet technology, which has made high-quality textile production possible in both short and long production runs.
 
“With the latest production expansion, the Kufstein facility is the ideal choice for the machine’s production and assembly,” said Rieks Reyers, marketing and sales director, SPGPrints. “As the location for the development and manufacture of SPGPrints’ direct laser engraving and laser exposure systems for textile and graphics applications, the Kufstein facility has significant expertise in high-tech machine production.”
 
The sales and service of the JAVELIN are coordinated at SPGPrints’ Boxmeer, Netherlands headquarters, where the demonstration centre and digital textile ink factory are also located.
 
JAVELIN is designed for companies printing up to two million meters of textiles annually. The printer uses a single-pass scanning action with an array of Fujifilm Dimatix Samba print heads to cover the 1850 mm width with sharp image production. Fine line details, smooth gradients, blotches and geometrics can be accurately printed thanks to JAVELIN’s variable drop-size capability (2pL – 10pL) at a true native resolution of 1200 dpi.
 
JAVELIN features SPGPrints’ unique Archer printhead technology, that allows precision printing from a longer jetting distance. With nozzles located 4 mm from the substrate, JAVELIN is compatible with a wider range of substrates, including sublimation papers, while the chance of print head damage is minimal. Additionally, using only six colors, Archer technology enables a gamut wider than that of other digital textile printing solutions.
 
After its global premiere at ITM 2016, six JAVELIN sales were confirmed to different Pakistan-based printers, and a seventh system was sold to a Turkish customer. Furthermore, JAVELIN sales have been confirmed to customers in Germany, Italy, Brazil, India and China.
 
SPGPrints is also in the process of developing the JAVELIN platform for other applications requiring high print quality, variable run lengths, and color and substrate versatility. A new 3200 mm-wide version of the JAVELIN for the home deco market will be unveiled at Heimtextil 2017, next January, in Frankfurt, Germany.