Grafica Flextronica, a manufacturer and exporter of screen printing machines, has teamed up with Aeoon Technologies, Austria, to market their digital textile printing machines in the Indian market by displaying the latter’s digital textile printing machine at the show.

Aeoon's CEO, Angelo Schiestl, who will be present at KnitShow said that it is true that digital DTG presses were hitherto used for low volume or novelty production, but with Aeoon's new technology, it can now become the industrial production method for garment decoration.

Bhargav Mistry, managing director at Grafica Flextronica, said that both digital and screen printing technologies can co-exist. While digital press can be used for printing spot and CMYK colours even with big quantity, screen printing process would still be required to print high density and special effects.

The Aeoon machine can reach printing speed of up to 950 t-shirts per hour (A4 print size, depending on image and resolution). The machine is available with four or eight print heads that can be configured according to requirement.

Till-date, two Aeoon digital textile printers have been sold in India through their partner Grafica. Since its launch, KnitShow, the one-stop sourcing and selling platform, is getting bigger every year. This year, the show, to be held in Tirupur from 7 to 9 August, will provide an opportunity for garment manufacturers and printers in the city to experience live demonstrations.

Knit Show, organized by City Leaves, is the definitive gateway that shares local knowledge and helps businesses reach out to the textile and garment machinery and accessories market worldwide.