We use a specially ordered digital ChromoJet system from Zimmer in Austria - so far the only machine of its kind in the entire world. This is the first carpet printer which can print both process colours and spot colours in brilliant shades and with a high contrast. It is also the only machine that can print 72 dpi with a deep dye, which sets a whole new standard for details on carpets.
ChromoJet - Technology
ChromoJet is radically different than other carpet printing technologies since there is no need for a transfer media, e.g. silk screens, offset plates or thermal papers. Nor are there any limitations when it comes to pattern repetition, making ChromoJet the by far most cost efficient alternative for shorter runs.
The perfect balance between electronics, mechanics, and chemistry results in a print with high resolution, a large colourscope and a high contrast. The colours even exceed the best tufted and woven carpets, and the resolution is today at a higher level than that of screen printed heavier textiles.
Colours are mixed in the machine and then pressurized with up to 3 bar through a large number of jets, mounted on a print head which runs over the carpet. Computer controlled high velocity valves are opened and shut up to 1000 times per second, injecting the colours with surgical precision deep into the carpet without any machine parts touching the textile. This guarantees maximum colour penetration, and it is this deep dye that creates the amazing luster and high contrast, which can only be experienced in a ChromoJet printed carpet.
Vibrant and friendly colours
All colours we use are environmentally friendly acid dyes. Apart from the low impact on the environment, they present an excellent fastness against light, physical wear and washing. The colours are fully fixed to the textile fibers - identical to any industrial carpet.
Resolution
The resolution with which we print is the same as for magazines and the graphics used on the Internet, e.g. this web site.
A resolution as high as 72 dpi allows for a very high level of detail, a full 8 megapixels per square meter, which is unbelievable for a textile carpet, which in many ways can be called a 'live' material.
ChromoJet - Technology
ChromoJet is radically different than other carpet printing technologies since there is no need for a transfer media, e.g. silk screens, offset plates or thermal papers. Nor are there any limitations when it comes to pattern repetition, making ChromoJet the by far most cost efficient alternative for shorter runs.
The perfect balance between electronics, mechanics, and chemistry results in a print with high resolution, a large colourscope and a high contrast. The colours even exceed the best tufted and woven carpets, and the resolution is today at a higher level than that of screen printed heavier textiles.
Colours are mixed in the machine and then pressurized with up to 3 bar through a large number of jets, mounted on a print head which runs over the carpet. Computer controlled high velocity valves are opened and shut up to 1000 times per second, injecting the colours with surgical precision deep into the carpet without any machine parts touching the textile. This guarantees maximum colour penetration, and it is this deep dye that creates the amazing luster and high contrast, which can only be experienced in a ChromoJet printed carpet.
Vibrant and friendly colours
All colours we use are environmentally friendly acid dyes. Apart from the low impact on the environment, they present an excellent fastness against light, physical wear and washing. The colours are fully fixed to the textile fibers - identical to any industrial carpet.
Resolution
The resolution with which we print is the same as for magazines and the graphics used on the Internet, e.g. this web site.
A resolution as high as 72 dpi allows for a very high level of detail, a full 8 megapixels per square meter, which is unbelievable for a textile carpet, which in many ways can be called a 'live' material.
The printer at FloorPromotion™
ChromoJet Printer, 49 meters long, built on site in Deinze, Belgium during 2008. It runs with 12 process colours, at 72 dpi resolution, 2,2 meter printing width and with a capacity of more than 60 000 sqm per month.
ChromoJet Printer, 49 meters long, built on site in Deinze, Belgium during 2008. It runs with 12 process colours, at 72 dpi resolution, 2,2 meter printing width and with a capacity of more than 60 000 sqm per month.
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