15-Nov-2021
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Kerala State Textile
Under the leadership of Mr. Jayarajan, the MD of KSTCL, a digital printing unit was conceptualized and given shape in September this year at their Nadukani Textile Dyeing and Printing Centre, near Kannur.
To meet the highest expectations of high-end printed shirtings, KSTCL chose the Metro digital inkjet printer manufactured by Colorjet India Ltd., at their factory in Noida. The Metro not only meets the requirement of high-quality digital printing on fabrics made from cellulosic fibers but also is an excellent example of energy efficiency and low water consumption in textile processing.
The opening of the digital printing facility was formally inaugurated on September 16, 2021 by Ms. P.P. Divya, District Panchayat President in the presence of Ministers of Kerala State Government. The inauguration function was also attended by the Director of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kannur.
Keeping pace with the rapid Digitalizing in Textile Printing, the Colorjet printer was chosen for its exceptional customer support, cutting-edge technology, high-quality output, and efficiency. It will enable KSTCL to reproduce vivid patterns or life-like images with ease. Colorjet provides the complete solution along with Raster Image Processing software that converts images/design motifs into machine language with minimal effort on the part of the machine operator.
The Metro can print on fabric of up to 180cm width in Direct to Fabric mode. It is designed with years of experience in delivering wide format printers for industrial applications.
ColorJet has several machines installed worldwide. The R&D department is recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. , and the passion to deliver a machine that would produce on fabric the visualization of a designer, resulted in a machine that can be compared with the best in the world for low total cost of ownership.
Mr. Jayarajan KT Managing Director, Kerala State Textile Corporation Ltd is appreciative of the prompt response and attention to details that Colorjet provided from the time they started discussing the investment plan to the handing over of a printing system as promised. Though KSTCL was specifically looking for a direct to fabric printing solution; Colorjet also has a number of other solutions that can print with pigment, acid, or sublimation dye inks to print on a vast array of fabrics from finest of natural silk to run of the mill polyester-viscose home textiles to sarees requiring repeat sizes of 5 meters or bed linen that might require to be printed with patterns as wide as 300cm.
Indian textile printing leaders, ColorJet provides comprehensive textile printing solutions and adds one more esteemed customer to its list of happy and satisfied customers.
