Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

Digitak’s latest investment in a direct-to-fabric digital printing line with pigment ink propels it into a new and promising production dimension. 

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

Over the years, the extensive experience gained by the company’s management in the field of sublimation with traditional and digital techniques, combined with their investment decisions have allowed Digitak to enhance its production performance, gradually implementing higher quality standards and differentiating itself from the competition in the complex and competitive sector of high fashion. An important feat, which has not, however, dampened its enthusiasm and willingness to continue growing and exceeding its goals. 

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

Since Digitak’s establishment, Filippo Taccani, the founder and current owner of the company, had set himself a clear and ambitious objective.

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

“I wanted to take up the challenge of operating digitally printing fabrics using this innovative technology to create products on a par with those I had achieved with traditional sublimation textile printing methods during my previous work experience,” Taccani said in a press release.

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

The purchase of a Mimaki JV4 plotter, one of the first to be installed in Italy, marked the beginning of Digitak’s adventure. “To start the business, I needed a printing system that could operate with dispersed inks to print on polyester and I found the JV4 to be the best option,” Taccani said. 

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

It was an excellent decision, because I used these plotters to build the company and its success.”

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

The first Mimaki plotter was in fact followed by a second and a third. When it bought the fifth, the company moved to an industrial unit in Tradate (Varese), Digitak’s current site, which now houses around fifteen Mimaki JV33 plotters, in addition to three Mimaki TS500-1800 wide-format sublimation printers, and a Mimaki TS300P-1800 high-speed sublimation printer.

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

“Unlike its competitors, Mimaki has focused on the ‘waveforms’, ie the electronics associated with the print heads. This attention paid to the way the ink jet is managed from the print head has allowed Mimaki to achieve unparalleled levels of accuracy, an aspect that has given my company a clear competitive edge,” Taccani said.

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

Digitak currently prints around 2,000 linear metres of fabric per day. Its portfolio ranges from clothing and scarves, to beach and swimwear, with related personalised accessories, to sportswear, with technical properties such as breathability, comfort, resistance to external agents.

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

While maintaining the focus on dye sublimation printing, Taccani has focused on technological diversification by installing a direct-to-fabric digital printing line. This consists of a Mimaki TX300P-1800B printing system with pigment inks and a TR300-1850C coater from Mimaki’s TR series. “The market continues to evolve and now requires even more flexibility regarding both processes and the fabrics supplied. This means that great opportunities exist for a print shop capable of simultaneously producing the same design with minimal colour adjustment  on different fabrics, guaranteeing similar and accurate results. And this is precisely the path we are taking,” Taccani said. 

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

Why have we opted for Mimaki again? Well, I had an opportunity to try out their new pigment inks and I immediately realised that they are a generation ahead of the other pigments available on the market. The cyan is very clean, the black is deep and there is a very interesting fullness of colour, suitable not only for furnishings, but also for other applications in the clothing sector.”

 

Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines or the sign/graphics, industrial, textile/apparel and 3D markets, has presented a case study. According to the study, specialised in dye-sublimation printing, Digitak, a Italian company has conquered the heights of the high fashion sector with its top-quality printed fabrics.#

Digitak’s other trump card is the Tiger-1800 installed in 2019. With this industrial printing system, the company aims to increase production volumes while maintaining its high-quality standards and further optimising costs. “We are excited to have these promising technologies available to us in-house. We are currently experimenting with these solutions, testing new opportunities and evaluating which paths to take to stay ahead of the game,” concludes Taccani.