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OVERHEARD
Ricoh DTG Printers Now Print
DTF Transfers
RICOH PRINTING SYSTEMS AMERICA INC., Costa Mesa,
California, recently announced that its RICOH Ri 1000 and Ri 2000
direct-to-garment (DTG) printers now have expanded capability
to incorporate direct-to-fi lm (DTF) technology thanks to new
ColorGATE RIP software.
Users with ColorGATE RIP version Productionserver 21 [21.10
Build 11427] can create custom apparel and accessories using DTF
transfers. " Th is is an incredible opportunity for our customers, " says
Haziel Mitchell, sales director, Ricoh. " Ricoh DTG printer owners
can now easily print on nylon, dark 100% polyester and even hard
surfaces. Th at means expanding their inventory with new products
like custom umbrellas, rain jackets and leather goods. We're excited
to off er such a signifi cant value-add without the need for costly
hardware upgrades or modifi cations. "
With the software upgrade - which is free for RICOH Ri 1000
and Ri 2000 owners who are ColorGATE Value Pack subscribers
or new subscribers who have registered their software within the
last 90 days - users can print an image on transfer fi lm, apply and
heat a hot-melt powder, then transfer the image to a garment using
a heat press. Th e resulting print is vibrant, durable and ready to wear,
according to the company.
" One of the best parts of DTF is that there is no need to pretreat
garments before applying the fi lm transfers, " Mitchell says. " Th at
saves our customers time, allowing increased production or extra
time to spend managing their businesses. "
For more information, visit ricohdtg.com. - J.L.
Thanks to a software upgrade, RICOH Ri1000 and Ri 2000 DTG
printers can now print on DTF transfers.
WHAT'S
NEW
OUTDOOR CAP, Bentonville, Arkansas, recently announced that it has promoted Jeanelle
Harris, the company's current chief sales officer, to the role of president. She
succeeds Jim Haworth, who is leaving the company to become executive chairman at
health-testing company NOW Diagnostics. Harris has served in multiple leadership
roles throughout her 17-year career in the consumer-products industry, having joined
Outdoor Cap in 2019 as the senior vice president of retail sales, before being named
chief sales officer in 2021.
COLOREEL, Jönköping, Sweden, has inked a new distribution deal with Italian digitalprinting
solutions provider TechnoProgress. " TechnoProgress opens additional doors
for Coloreel in Italy and is a very good next step in Coloreel's market expansion
in this important market, " says Mats Sjögren, sales director at Coloreel Group AB.
" This new partnership will facilitate new routes to market related to the digital
3-D printing and DTG decoration industry, and give customers the possibility to
incorporate something unique into their designs. "
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD., Rosh Ha'Ayin, Israel, has opened a scalable, state-of-the-art,
ink-manufacturing facility in Kiryat Gat, Israel. The $25 million, 11,000-square-meter
facility incorporates advanced automation, sophisticated workflows and innovative
technologies for production optimization, according to the company, and was built in
accordance with the highest quality, safety and security standards.
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