Rocket ‘goes Pro’ for digital textile

IndPrint

Watford based Rocket has added a new direct to textile digital printer from MTex to its growing stable of printers – deciding to ‘go Pro’ with the 5032Pro model.

Rocket specialises in large and grand format digital print onto a wide range of materials for both internal and external applications.

Commercial director Antony Rider said, ‘We decided to purchase the 5032Pro as it meets our needs as far as speed and quality go, and it was the most up to date model. It is also commercially viable as a part of our overall fleet and it came out at the right price.’

The experiential market is constantly looking for innovation, with a strong move at the moment towards textile, skins and stretchable print rather than hard board. The development in textile print technology driven by companies like MTex, coupled with developments in proprietary frame systems, are driving this trend.

‘There is a growth pattern – both for our company and in the digital textile industry in general – and this investment in the new MTex will support that growth and keep us at the forefront of technology,’ added Antony.

Commenting on the installation, production director Phil Eames added: ‘When the 5032Pro was installed in June, it replaced an older machine with a matching footprint – as there is no need for a separate calendar with the MTex we didn’t need to take up any valuable extra space.

‘The installation itself, the training and support have all been professional, on time and on-going – essential to us because as soon as the printer went in we were putting live work through it and we needed to be up to speed.

‘The 5032Pro complements the work we were already producing, meaning we can expand our offering to our clients, and some jobs where we would previously have printed with UV as standard can now go on the 5032 for better quality and colour gamut.

‘We are generally working with a base set of substrates while we are still learning about this new machine, but when we have more stability we will be looking at additional media and applications, and we look forward to working with the MTex team on that.’