inShows Sacmi breaks down dry decoration barriers with digital Sacmi presents the new Digidrawer DGD245 for digital dry decoration with spray-dried coloured powders, discharged through the special DGD head system in the printer cavity: so, for the first time, digitally replicable three-colour decorations can be created. DGD245 joins the DHD wet decoration system and the DDG system for digital dry ap-
plication on the glazing line. The latter technology is already present in various production lines, in the DDD (Digital Dry Decoration) version and the CONTINUA+ single-pass system. Capable of handling almost infinitely long decorations, with a maximum width of 1600 mm and up to 20 mm thick, the model displayed at the trade
EFI Cretaprint unveils the new D4: 12 colour channels and infinite application possibilities EFI Cretaprint exhibited new digital ceramic printing solutions in Rimini, including the new D4, a single-pass printer with a 710-mm printing width able to decorate two tiles simultaneously, even with different sizes and designs, and thicknesses of 3-30 mm. It has 12 configurable colour channels, based on a print bar fitted with Seiko RC1536 heads with a native resolution of 360 dpi. Thanks to 8 variable droplet levels – from 13 to 98 pl – the D4 combines versatility and productivity, laying down up to 45 g/m² of ceramic inkjet inks at a speed of 25 linear metres per minute. A performance that, combined with solutions such as the vacuum system and automatic printhead cleaning function (technologies also found in the C4 series), make it suitable
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for around the clock productions. M4SOL, on the other hand, is for high-performance technical porcelain decoration, and uses oil based soluble-salt inks – laid down with Toshiba TEC CF1 print heads – that deeply penetrate the ceramic material, offering an extensive colour range and high image definition for a product that, after the final firing, is extremely resistant to wear and corrosion. The versatile C4 was also on display at the booth, with the new 720 dpi Xaar 2001 printheads, which extend the application possibilities. Finally, there was the multipass H1625 with UV-curable inks and printing width of 1600 mm, able to make on-demand customisations and decorations. www.efi.com/cretaprint
show comprised a dual loader for the APB powders, a DDD2000 dry decorating machine, PCR compactor, TPV cutting machine, MDX (X-ray density measurer) system for the real-time monitoring of plate density and thickness, DVS (Digital Vision System) for geometric image analysis, and a DHD1806 wet decorating machine with Dimatix
heads and E7P dryer, the final step before firing in the kiln. For ceramics decoration after the third firing, Sacmi presented the COLORSCAN multipass printer at Tecnargilla, which prints directly onto pre-fired ceramics or onto decal paper, to enable the decoration of concave surfaces. www.sacmi.it