Kornit Digital’s game-changing technologies, Kornit Atlas and Kornit Avalanche Poly Pro introduced at the FESPA 2019 in Munich, Germany, from 14 to 17 May, for the first time in Europe following their global launches held earlier this year. The company’s booth also included a Kornit Storm HD6, Kornit’s direct-to-fabric sample area featuring prints from Kornit’s upcoming Presto system and an installation of Colorgate’s Textile Production Server for Kornit.
The Kornit Atlas is a heavy-duty system created for super-industrial garment decoration businesses. It is designed to deliver a typical annual production capacity of up to 350,000 impressions, optimizing production efficiency and cost of ownership. The Kornit Atlas is aimed at highly productive garment decorators, mid to large size screen printers and innovative businesses looking to combine state-of-the art technology with lowest cost of ownership, making it easier than ever to address the requirements of leading and mid-sized brands, as well as new generation digital brands. The Kornit Atlas uses water-based Kornit NeoPigmentTM Eco-Rapid Inks which are eco-friendly, GOTS approved and OEKOTX certified, and serve as the main driver of the retail quality prints.
The Kornit Avalanche Poly Pro features the company’s NeoPolyTM Technology; the industry’s first digital, industrial process for high-quality printing on polyester. Polyester is the second largest category in the overall T-shirt market; it is key in the sport segment, and is growing in the athleisure and functional apparel segments. Currently polyester is printed predominantly by analog solutions, which creates major technological, cost and sustainability challenges.
Kornit Digital analogue printing: new alternatives
The new ground-breaking Kornit NeoPoly Technology addresses these challenges with a new process and ink set; implemented in the renowned Kornit NeoPigmentTM process. Kornit’s new process handles polyester applications without compromising on design, run size, substrate or labor.
In the direct-to-fabric section of the booth; the company will show samples from the new Kornit Presto; the only industrial single-step solution for direct-to-fabric printing. The Kornit Presto solution eliminates the need for pre and post treatment of fabric and allows for high-quality printing; on an extraordinarily broad variety of fabric types and applications. The Kornit Presto does not consume water in the printing process; making it the most environmentally friendly solution available for direct-to-fabric textile printing today.
Kornit Avalanche Poly Pro has been honoured with the European Digital Press Association (EDP) Award for best Direct-to Garment Printing System.