Kornit Digital introduces Storm Hexa and Storm 1000

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Kornit Digital has launched two new direct to garment printing systems at Fespa.

The new systems are members of the company’s best selling platform of Storm systems, which have earned a reputation as solid, robust and reliable industrial systems with high effective throughput.

The new Storm Hexa and Storm 1000 have been equipped with leading edge inkjet technology to turn them into advanced industrial direct to garment printing systems for medium size businesses. Their features include a recirculating ink system to reduce ink consumption and to further optimise reliability, as well as a doubled number of nozzles to increase productivity of up to 40% over previous Storm configurations.

The Storm 1000 is the standard machine and features 12 printheads in a CMYK and white configuration. It produces up to 170 garments per hour in high productivity mode, including in line pre-treatment. It covers a print area of up to 50 x 70 cm.

The new Storm Hexa is equipped with 16 printheads and two additional colours for full CMYK, red, green and white support. It also can produce up to 170 garments per hour in high productivity mode.

Both systems are based on Kornit’s NeoPigment printing process. They are equipped with advanced productivity features such as a built-in pre-treatment system, a quick replace pallet mechanism, a four litre bulk ink system, an integrated humidity system and a back up power system for a quick and easy system start. All Kornit printing systems are compatible with a variety of fabrics including cotton, polyester, blends, denim, silk wool and more, and are geared towards industrial mass customisation applications.

Guy Zimmerman, Kornit’s vice president of Marketing Business Development, commented: ‘The Storm series of direct to garment systems have been Kornit’s signature product for more than a decade. The Storm II is the best selling industrial direct to garment printing system in the market. Launching a new and improved generation of it is an important milestone for us and a great opportunity to further improve the efficiency and performance of our industrial systems. The new Storm configurations show drastically improved throughput and further reductions in ink consumption, as well as excellent print quality. They are perfect production tools for a broad range of applications.’