Kornit Digital, a specialist in sustainable, on-demand digital fashion and textile production technologies, exhibited its new Smart Curing and Rapid SizeShifter solutions at TechStyle Vision 2023, which it attended on March 30 – April 1. Smart Curing, an intelligent and adaptive solution, significantly streamlines the curing process while delivering consistent high-quality results. Rapid SizeShifter eliminates pallet changes required for different applications in the direct-to-garment printing process. These solutions, seen for the first time by visitors during the three-day exhibition, are designed to help customers grow their business even faster with smart manufacturing capabilities.
Kornit’s new energy-efficient curing Smart Curing solutions include two models; Orion for mid-level production and Titan for higher capacity volumes. Both models have been optimised for compatibility with the Kornit Atlas MAX system. Based on the field-proven capabilities of Tesoma, acquired by Kornit, these highly efficient curing systems synchronise an end-to-end process (printing and finishing) that reduces both energy consumption and total cost of ownership (TCO).
Another new solution introduced at the show was the Rapid SizeShifter, an adjustable pallet on the Kornit Atlas MAX that quickly adapts to disparate application requirements. This solution reduces downtime due to pallet changes during printing and streamlines production for accelerated time-to-market.
Kornit Digital’s innovations come at a critical time for the market
Kornit Digital EMEA President Chris Govier said that Kornit’s solutions are coming at a critical time for the EMEA market and added that these solutions are designed to meet emerging customer requirements in the region. Govier pointed out that these innovations streamline the production process, improve time-to-market and offer a greater variety of applications while answering environmental imperatives. He continued: “With Smart Curing, we are rounding out our end-to-end solutions, while enabling customers to globally mitigate energy waste and reduce operating costs. Rapid SizeShifter further advances ease-of-use and productivity for Atlas MAX users by enabling print size changeover in seconds while increasing application versatility. We’re very excited to showcase these new automation and connectivity benefits based on accelerated customer demand across the region – enabling them to experience how end-to-end, intelligent digital production can transform and grow their business.”
Smart Curing synchronises production and finishing
Powered in part by Tesoma technology alongside Kornit’s proven digital production capabilities, Smart Curing puts production and finishing in perfect sync with a scaled end-to-end process. With this solution, dark and light-coloured fabrics, T-shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts are cured to achieve optimum production flexibility. With significant reductions in power consumption and waste, Smart Curing can support the Atlas MAX system with one Orion or up to three Titans. This means multiple configurations to match specific business requirements.
Rapid SizeShifter eliminates the pallet replacement problem
Different pallet utilisation is required in direct-to-garment printing due to product size. Innovation is being made in this field with Rapid SizeShifter. The solution increases the speed and productivity of on-demand direct-to-garment production with a single pallet platform that addresses a wide range of applications, from T-shirts with or without neck tags and hoodies to children’s apparel.
Increasing utilisation by eliminating pallet replacements, Rapid SizeShifter stands out as a cost-effective solution that easily implements new sizes, products and applications. With simplified ergonomics that extend ease of use for versatile garment production on-demand, pallet adjustments can be made in seconds based on demand changes. In addition, the production process is fully streamlined with Smart workflow software.