In-line digital printing system for textile materials
AssigneeKornit Digital Ltd.
InventorDonald D. Sloan
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Abstract
Compositions for and methods of digitally printing an ink image onto a woven textile material are provided. A base application is applied to the surface of a woven textile material, especially one comprising synthetic resin fibers prior to application of an ink image layer. The base application comprises an acrylic latex material that is formulated to be printed on with a digital ink while still wet, thereby eliminating the need for an intermediate drying cycle in between base application deposit and printing of the ink image.
Claims11
A digital inkjet printing system for digitally printing an image onto a substrate, comprising at least one inkjet printhead for applying a digital ink, and at least one applicator for applying a base application, said digital ink and said base application being kept separate from each other until discharged toward or upon a receiving surface of the substrate, wherein said base application comprises:
- between about 30% to about 70% by weight of an aqueous acrylic latex material;
- between about 2.5% to about 20% by weight of one or more acrylic resin dispersions;
- between about 5% to about 20% by weight of one or more coalescing agents;
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- between about 0 to about 40% by weight of a pigment dispersion, said one or more acrylic resins are separate from said latex material, and said acrylic latex material is characterized by a minimum film-forming temperature that ranges from −10° C. to 50° C.
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