A Checklist for Adding Soft Signage to your Digital Print Business

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What you need to know

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Customers

Requirements & Consumables

Printing Equipment

Finishing Equipment

Integration

Do you currently manufacture textile goods? If so, what technology/equipment are you using and is it cost effective?

Do you currently outsource textiles? If so, how much, what technology/equipment is used, does it make sense to bring in house?

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Questions that must be answered?

Do you already have the customer base or is it a “if I build it they will come” situation?

Is your customer buying textiles from someone else? Would they buy from you?

Do you fully understand the required equipment and processes involved in manufacturing textiles yourself?

Software, printer, direct/transfer, fixation, cutting/finishing/sewing, consumables, fabric, knowledge?

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Questions that must be answered?

Requirements & consumablesControl the variables

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Requirements: Control the variables

RIP/Color management software

Controlled print room

• Water quality

• Humidity, temperature, cleanliness

• Waste water/ink

Equipment settings/logs

Media handling equipment & safety

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USB data logger • Temperature

• Humidity

• Dew point

• LCD

Know your environment is controlled!

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Uniquely Designed

Specifically for the EFI Soft Signage Printer Line

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Media handling

Transfer paper 105 - 57gsm

• 400 lbs roll weight

• 10.5’ roll width

• 14” roll diameter

Foster 61577

• 990 lbs roll weight

• 16.5’ roll width

• 19.6” roll diameter

OEM water-based sublimation inks

high transfer yield papers

80%+ polyester fabrics

Protection paper/tissue

SEG kedar

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Consumables

Paper transfer and direct

EFI™ Reggiani PRO 180/340

EFI™ VUTEk® FabriVU 180EFI™ VUTEk® FabriVU 340

EFI™ VUTEk® FabriVU 520

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EFI soft signage portfolio

EFI VUTEk FabriVU/Reggiani qualified fabric listVersa knit,

Versa knit

Power stretch,

Backlit,

Triple white,

White/black,

And many more

Polyester fabric suppliers

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Finishing equipmentFor a job well done

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Fixation heat press

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Klieverik GTC belt calenders: • Fixation of transfer print and direct print

• Suitable for wovens, stretch, knits & non-wovens

• Thermal oil heated drum

• Width: 72.8” to 137.8”

• Diameter: 7.7” to 19.7”

• Speed: 1.5’ to 5.5’ /min

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Fixation heat press

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Klieverik TC belt calenders: • Fixation of transfer print and direct print

• Suitable for wovens, stretch, knits & non-wovens

• Thermal oil heated drum

• Width: 78.7” to 137.8”

• Diameter: 30” to 71”

• Speed: 9’ to 22’ /min

Fixation heat press

G3 Series: • Versatile machine widths will

accommodate fabric up to 10 ft/3m wide

• Maximum range of cutting tools

• Maximum range of roll-off devices for all weights of roll goods and all types of fabric from heavy to 4 way stretch

• The best cutting software system to compensate for the distortion which comes from printing/transferring/fixing/roll transfer

• Maximum productivity

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Textile cutters

CRONOS Ultimate: • Highest quality, most flexible

solution for sewing textiles in the digital market to produce flags, displays, banners, tents and curtains

• Conveyor belt synchronized with sewing machine

• Easy to use and fast, the CRONOS sewing system allows users to achieve consistently high-quality flat seams, reduces production time and increases output

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Sewing equipment

Others:

Dürkopp Adler

Juki

Singer

Brother

Mitsubishi

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Sewing equipment

IntegrationBringing it all together

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The Definition:

To take all parts of the digital textile solution; RIP, printer, ink, paper, fabric, finishing equipment, workflow, etc., and have them consistently work together in unison to create the highest quality textile product efficiently, with the least amount of waste and scrap.

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What is integration?

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Integration Services by

Site-prep

RIP support

Printer support

Color management

Work flow

Heat press

Production tips & tricks

Cutters

Sewing

Consumables & accessories

Sublimation / fixationA primer

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A process by which sublimation dyes are printed onto a transfer paper or directly to a coated polyester fabric with a specially prepared inkjet printer

Those dyes are then transferred from the medium to an object or fabric under heat and pressure delivered by a fixation heat press

Sublimation only works on fabrics made of polyester (80%+), or on specialty objects made of polyester or given a polyester coating

When heat and pressure is applied, the dye sublimates, or becomes a gas, and is then absorbed into the polyester

The print is now part of the fabric/coating—it doesn’t fade easily, wear, or have any texture or weight, and cannot be felt or scratched off

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The sublimation / fixation process

Dye Sub printing only works with synthetic substrates – usually polyester – because

dye molecules in gas bond direct to fibers.

EFI fuels success. We develop breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a comprehensive business and production workflow suite that transforms and streamlines the entire production process, increasing your competitiveness and boosting productivity. Visit www.efi.com or call 650-357-3500 for more information.

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