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Adelco is one of the first Kornit partners worldwide, and the only one UK-based, to have ordered a new Kornit HD system to undertake trials and demonstrations in its Hampshire showroom.
The new Kornit HD systems provide unique technology using a new Kornit Rapid Ink Set to achieve a flatter white layer and more vibrant colours while using significantly less ink.
Mark Smith, managing director of Adelco, said: “Kornit introduced recirculating ink technology to reduce waste and therefore print costs almost two years ago with the R-Series printers. The new HD system takes these savings a step further and customers are confirming additional print cost savings of 30% to 40% while improving brightness, print quality and hand feel. These lower print costs expand digital garment printing into markets usually only justifiable using traditional screen print.”
Kornit launched the HD technology with the new Avalanche HD6 machine in February this year and already there are nine such systems installed or on order in the UK alone as well as being in use on two Kornit Vulcan systems installed in the UK this year. This shows that UK printers are already seeing the benefits of lower digital print costs and are therefore increasing their market capabilities.
Towards the end of 2018, Kornit will introduce HD technology on its Storm machine platform, Adelco installed such a system in their UK showroom in September. This will enable UK printers to test and trial HD printing using their own print files on their own garments and see the exact print cost of each item.
Kornit also offers upgrade packages to enable existing customers to add HD to their existing Kornit systems.
Adelco also introduced its new Procure dryer at FESPA in May which provides unprecedented curing ability and unique features that have resulted in a record dryer order book for Adelco with over 50 dryers currently on order.
And finally, Adelco has also introduced the new Adelco AD Hybrid digital printer. This is the perfect attachment to the Adelco Matrix Oval screen printing press. The AD Hybrid Digital has a choice of 8x CMYK or 12x CMYKRG Fujifilm spectra star fire heads. High speed printing of 300 pieces per hour is achievable and the machine has a large format print area of 70x70cm with integrated ink recirculation system.
