Epson Debuts First Industrial Direct-To-Garment Printer Bringing New Levels of Customization to Growing Digital Textile Market

Epson announced its first industrial direct-to-garment printer the SureColor F3070. Designed to provide low total cost of ownership (TCO) and reliability for exceptional performance and savings in high-production print shop environments, the SureColor F3070 is Epson's first direct-to-garment printer to leverage dual printhead technology and a bulk ink pack system, providing remarkably low ink cost and minimized waste compared to Epson cartridge systems. It touts all new automatic garment height adjustment and easy user maintenance features to increase production and reduce downtime for garment print shops creating custom apparel. The new printer will be on display in Epson's booth (#2049) at Impressions Expo in Long Beach, Calif. "The printed textile market is seeing tremendous growth, complemented by new printing technology innovation," said Tim Check, senior product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America, Inc. "We are committed to driving the digital textile market and excited to expand Epson's award-winning product line to deliver our first industrial direct-to-garment printer for high-production print shops. Designed for mid-to-large size garment printers looking for a high-production, cost-effective equipment, the SureColor F3070 can produce a full-size shirt in about a minute, allowing shops to print hundreds of shirts per day."