Printing machine and method for printing textiles

A printing machine for printing textiles that have a basic color, comprising

• a machine bed,
• at least one conveyor arranged on the machine bed for conveying at least one textile along a processing path,
• at least one priming applicator arranged on the machine bed for applying a primer in a planar manner on a motif region of the textile, on which a print motif is to be provided, wherein the primer covers the basic color of the textile, and
• at least one printer arranged on the machine bed and having at least one digital print head for printing the print motif,
• wherein
• the priming applicator is configured to apply the primer with a layer thickness ranging between 10 μm and 500 μm,
• along the processing path between the priming applicator and the printer, at least one pressing station is arranged for pressing the motif region and thus, together with the priming applicator, is configured for leveling out and evening out the three-dimensional structure of the textile with the applied primer and a previous pressing, thereby covering primer pores and mesh openings of the textile and forming a closed area of the motif region, and
• in that the at least one conveyor transports the textile between the priming applicator and the pressing station and between the pressing station and the printer.