The HP Stitch Enables Meshtex of Stockport To Offer An Expanded Range Of Recycled Textiles And Inherent FR Contract Fabrics
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Meshtex printing services of Poynton, near Manchester UK, are pleased and excited to announce the installation of two new stunning bits of digital fabric printing equipment – the HP Stitch dye sublimation printer, and the Transmatic 7460 rotary heat press.
Meshtex have been printing polyesters via dye sublimation for quite some time, but on a smaller scale, via a smaller format Epson Surecolour, with a smaller range of polyesters, and mainly for producing our “Vegan Suede” and “Vegan Shimmer” cushion covers.
They saw a gap in the market for printing a wider range of polyester fabrics on the roll, and began to investigate the best equipment for the job, which led to the purchase of these two pieces of equipment.
What this means, is that Meshtex are now able to offer a diverse range of polyester fabrics on the roll, including some fantastic new fabrics, including poly linen blends, recycled fabrics, high quality linen look inherent FR fabrics, Vegan alternatives that even fabric experts would struggle to tell apart, and more, with an ever increasing range of polyesters currently being developed.
Why The HP Stitch?
Meshtex also have a smaller Epson Surecolour, which they used for their digitally printed glass chopping boards, printed wooden placemats and coasters, and for printing polyester panels for cushion covers.
When Meshtex began to look into what might be the best wide format dye sublimation printer to invest in, one printer that they kept coming back to, was the new HP Stitch.
The HP Stitch offers unparalleled colour matching, when it comes to dye sublimation printing, with it’s internal spectrophotometer – coupled with the significant experience of our studio team, this enables us to achieve much closer colour matching than would usually be possible with dye sublimation transfer printing.
With automatic printhead maintenance & other smart technology, Meshtex are expecting downtime to be at a minimum, along with maintenance cost, and this translates into improved lead times and more competitive pricing.
With the Stitch, Meshtex can control the printer via smart phone, keeping an eye on production without production staff needing to be constantly standing in front of the printer, which is a great feature – and this also enables their service guys to keep an eye on our printer from off-site, which is handy if they need to phone them with an issue, as they can just jump onto the app to see what’s going on before scheduling a visit.
Meshtex have produced many print trials, on an extensive range of different fabrics, from alternative silks and wool, through to linen look FR, heavy weight poly canvas, and fabrics made 100% from recycled plastic bottles, and in many cases the results have taken us them by surprise, in a very positive way
