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DuPont Advanced Printing to Highlight New Inks at SGIA

October 10, 2017

DuPont Advanced Printing, Wilmington, Del., a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, will highlight new additions to its digital-ink offerings this week during the 2017 Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo in New Orleans, to be held Oct. 10-12.

The company will showcase its recently launched DuPont Artistri Xite S2500 (medium-viscosity) and S3500 (high-viscosity) dye-sublimation inks. Backed by more than 25 years of digital inkjet manufacturing and technical support, the inks now are available for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and printers. They offer superior product consistency, jetting reliability and color performance for printing on polyester textile substrates, according to the company.

“We are happy to offer dye-sublimation inks for a wide range of viscosities,” says Sam Ponzo, reginal direcrtor Americas, DuPont Advanced Printing. “This allows printers to enjoy the benefits of the strong black and vibrant colors that the Artistri brand offers, regardless of what print head they use.”

In 2016, DuPont Advanced Printing launched improved DuPont Artistri inks that, according to the company, deliver brighter colors, shorter production cycles and higher production throughput for direct-to-garment (DTG) and roll-to-roll digital printing. — J.L.