Digital Printing – Direct-to-Garment

Apparel blank manufacturer Lane Seven Apparel showed a range of new products at this year’s PRINTING United Expo, says Milissa Gibson, the company’s sales director. These include a 100% recycled fleece at a low price point – “under nine bucks” – and a new, blended line of t-shirts.

Ricoh recently announced the launch of two new direct-to-garment printers; the Ri 4000 and the Ri 1000x. 

RICOH DTG officially launched the Ri 4000 DTG printer at the highly anticipated PRINTING United Expo in Atlanta, USA (booth #C2137), from October 18- 20, 2023. 

Ricoh announced the launch of its latest innovation in direct-to-garment (DTG) printing technology, the new Ricoh DTG Ri 1000X. This printer represents an advancement in the world of apparel decoration and customization.

Epson announced the new hybrid SureColor F2270 printer is now available. Purpose-built for both direct-to-garment (DTG) and digital-transfer-film (DTFilm) printing, the SureColor F2270 combines image quality, easy operation and great value in a highly intuitive design.

The rapidly evolving decorated apparel market will be the focus at the inaugural Apparelist Forum, set to take place at PRINTING United Expo this year from Oct. 18-20 in Atlanta.

Mimaki USA announced the global debut of its latest innovation – the TxF300-75 direct-to-film printer. In response to the success of the initial DTF printer offering, the TxF150-75, which debuted in April 2023.

Don Whaley, vice president of marketing for Kornit Digital Americas, discusses why a paradigm shift is taking place in digital textile and apparel printing, the technological factors making it possible, and how textile and apparel producers can position themselves to move gracefully into the industry's next phase.

Mimaki USA introduced two technologies in textile printing while at ITMA 2023: a Textile Pigment Transfer Printing System and the Neo-Chromato Process.

Underscoring support for the growing textile and personalized products industry, Epson announced the hybrid SureColor F2270 for both direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTFilm) printing.