Digital Textile Printing industry in India is going for a complete revolution. Japan-based imaging leader Konica Minolta IJ Technologies has shaken hands with one of Indian industry leader, Apsom Technologies (India) for their entire range of Digital Textile Inkjet printing machines, a move that is bound to bring total transformation in textile printing.
Incidentally, Apsom Technologies is already an established name in the Sign and Graphic field and the new tie-up will boost their product range. In the world of digital textile printing, Apsom Technologies has the complete setup including know-how of methodical printing that includes pre-process, post-process, printing with different types of inks on varied fabrics coupled with colour management and ancillary support features.
Customers will be greatly benefited by getting suggestions and support from the vast industry experience it possesses.
Konica Minolta, established in the year 1873, has global operations with diversified products to serve the various segment of Imaging. With an invaluable experience of over 125 years in itself speaks about the company’s volume and philosophy – “The Creation of New Value”. With an annual turnover JPY 947.8 billion for the year 2008, Konica Minolta is poised for further growth in the coming years.
For over a decade Apsom Technologies has been synonym with a company, pioneer in the Digital printing industry. With demo centres and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad; Apsom Technologies has been serving with anticipated and trusted value and has stretched throughout by exploring the technology.
Konica Minolta offers an industry specific varied Inkjet textile printing system mainly comprising of Nassenger V and Nassenger VII that meets industry’s growing demand for short run production with enhanced design capability, productivity and a high quality fine image with solid density through the use of high resolution multi-nozzle printheads internally developed to a state-of-the-art level.
Nassenger V – A high speed digital textile printer that meets the standard needs has proven this track with more than 120 installations worldwide. Newly launched Nassenger VII with higher speed and productivity is a higher version of the Nassenger series for much better speed.
According to Akiyoshi Ohno, President Konica Minolta IJ Technologies Inc., “The era of modified digital textile printing machines is over.” A new feature from Konica Minolta is that it includes hardware, firmware, printing inks and print heads from single enabling matched performance, superior runnability and remarkable reliability.
Speaking on this occasion, a highly elated Vikram Bhatia, MD, Apsom Technologies, said that “The tie-up with Konica Minolta has been a milestone achievement for Apsom Technologies. There had been many players in the foray and we are glad that Konica Minolta decided to go ahead with us.” Meanwhile, Apsom Technologies plans to formally launch the Nassenger Printers in the Indian market by December 2009.
