Robintex’s €3.2 Million MS Lario Digital Textile Printing Machine Challenges The World Of Rotary Screen Printing
Robintex Group, a Germany-Bangladesh joint venture, recently installed the state of the art MS LaRio, the first and fastest ever single-pass digital printing machine in the world.
Where the speed of rotary screen printing is 30-60 meter per minute, Robintex’s newly installed machine beats it with an impressive top speed of 75 meters per minute with an added value of consistent quality and sustainability, challenging all previous technologies.
Since 1996, Robintex Group, situated at Vulta, Narayanganj, has been operating in the export-oriented composite knit garment industry of Bangladesh.
Lario Shook The World With Single-Pass Magic
Multi-pass scanning printing unlike the single-pass has slow production speed because of its printhead’s to and fro movement and reduced overall sharpness, which is a complete compromise in the print quality.
To overcome the limitations of multi-pass printing, Luigi Milini, the founder of MS Printing Solutions introduced the world with a whole new concept.
For his endeavor, LaRio came into the world with its magic as the first single-pass digital machine in 2010, shaking the world of textile printing.
Why Single-Pass Technology Is Special?
The LaRio single-pass textile printing enables faster printing at a superior quality due to the incorporation of many printheads instead of having a few moving to and fro over the substrate.
In Robintex’s newly installed MS LaRio, there are 6 bars, each having 34 robust Kyocera printheads, resulting in an array of 204 heads, all ready to work according to the need of the design.
Where a standard multi-pass scanning printer can print around 6-7 meter per minute, MS LaRio, prints an astonishing 75 meter per minute, allowing flexibility, quick response and short production timing.
Challenging The World Of Rotary Printing
Rotary printing machines had the fastest production speed till LaRio came to the market. Now LaRio challenges the world of rotary-printing machines with its super speed and quality.
When asked about the comparison between Robintex’s MS LaRio and their Rotary Printing Machines, Sakhawat Abu Khair said, “Where, my rotary machine is costing me 650, 000 Euro, MS LaRio cost 3.2 million euro, which is almost 5 times more.But at the same time, LaRio has cost-saving factors too. For example, I don’t need any screen in LaRio. This is a machine that can produce unlimited colors. But in the rotary, I can produce a maximum of 12 colors. And for them, I need the screens.”
Moreover, in rotary, there is a requirement for the engraving department. Sakhawat said, “For the screens, I have to set up the engraving department where engraving machine costs a lot of money. Engraving is time-consuming and needs the involvement of people.”
About MS Solutions
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A long family history now reaching its 4th generation, full of experience and passion.
Tradition is very important for MS and with this deep knowledge of our industry, we strongly believe in the success of innovation.
The MS knowledge and experience allows us to develop innovative products for the demanding and ever changing market of digital textile printing.
Our modern technologies allow us to improve any aspect of textile printing, starting from performance and up to including the important environmental issues.
The versatility of these digital technologies also opens the way to different printed applications such as paper and plastic substrates.
MS Printing Solutions are A Dover Digital Printing company, we are constantly driving efficiencies for our customers in digital printing, collaborating closely with customers to innovate for greater speed and accuracy in production to increase their profitability.
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