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ZIMMER AUSTRIA | DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEMS

COLARIS4.DIGITAL CARPET PRINTING

EVENT.CARPETS

CAR.CARPETS

CONTRACT.CARPETS

WALL-TO-WALL.CARPETS

RUGS AND MATS



COLARIS.DIGITAL CARPET PRINTING (ENG)

CHROMOJET.PRINTING PROCESS COLOR.PRINTING (76 dpi)

76 dpi printing is the most flexible digital carpet printing technology. Up to

16 process colors are sprayed into the pile using HSV800 type valves. The shade is

actually mixed on the surface of the carpet.

COLARIS4.PRINTING INKJET.PRINTING

Industrial InkJET technology with high resolution up to 1600 dpi is used to print any

shade out of a number of base colors. The required penetration can be achieved by

application of the pre-coat in combination with SUPRAPRESS technology to push the

tiny amount of highly concentrated ink deep into the pile.

CHROMOJET.PRINTING SPOT COLOR.PRINTING (25 dpi)

25 dpi printing is the most common digital carpet printing technology. The dye with

the pre-mixed shade is sprayed into the pile using HSV400 type valves.

DIGITAL.CARPET PRINTING - ZIMMER AUSTRIA Kufstein | Digital Printing Systems is the digital competence centre for TEXTILE and CARPET.PRINTING machines as well as system supplier for CARPET.COATING lines.

„Innovation, Quality and Service“ – ZIMMER AUSTRIA has been committed to this motto constantly for more than 140 years. Many innovations and pioneering milestones for the textile and carpet printing industry originate from ZIMMER AUSTRIA .

ZIMMER AUSTRIA offers all elements out of one hand for your CARPET LINE:

60 years of experience and know-how in carpet printing (TDA, Rotation, CHROMOJET, COLARIS)

complete industrial printing lines for carpet

high-quality and reliable control systems as well as software

complete process and application know-how

service and support by highly skilled technicians, engineers and technologists




COLARIS4.CARPET LINES | TECHNICAL DATA

Field / Version A B C D E F

Application PES needlefelt PA carpet,

low pile

PA carpet,

low to medium

pile

PA carpet,

low to high

pile

PA carpet,

low to high pile

PES carpet,

low to medium

pile

Print speed up to 640 m²/hour up to 1280 m²/hour up to 640 m²/hour

Ink system Direct Sublimation Acid Acid Acid Acid Disperse

Entry Unwinder, J-Box or accumulator, optional pre-steaming or pre-washing , center guiding, pull-roller and synchronization

Pre-coating No No No Yes Yes Yes

COLARIS4 4 colors x

8 print heads

6 colors x

8 print heads

6 colors x

8 print heads

6 colors x

8 print heads

6 colors x

16 print heads

6 colors x

8 print heads

SUPRAPRESS No No No Yes Yes Yes

Steaming No Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Hot air fixation Stenter dryer No No No No

Stenter dryer

and fixation unit

at 150 - 200°C

Washing No 1 stage washing 1 stage washing 1 stage washing 2 stage washing 3 stage washing

Drying No Stenter dryer Stenter dryer Stenter dryer Stenter dryer Stenter dryer

ADVANTAGES.COLARIS4

Easy to operate

Complete print line from one supplier

Modular system with a number of different configurations

Low maintenance costs

Design change „on the fly“

Full penetration with ZIMMER AUSTRIA technology

Several ink suppliers, no color kitchen

Ink circulation system - to avoid sedimentation and blockage

Pile weight from 200 up to 1,000 g/m²

High resolution, high brilliancy

Millions of shades and colors

Extremely fine definition

Remote diagnostics and service through the internet

by our service engineers

Set-ups for constructions out of:

- polyamide and wool

- polyester

- cotton and cellulose

For carpet printing we don't need a high

resolution. High resolution is only needed

to get the required amount of ink for a

SUFFICIENT.PENETRATION.

For a high print speed at moderate cost

these factors are essential:

Big droplets - to get as much ink as

possible

High head speed -to utilize the max.

frequency of the print head and system

Low number of passes (each additional

pass reduces the print speed)

Ink concentration, pre-coating and blind

ink form the combination for a perfect

print at moderate cost




DIGITAL.PRINT LINE FOR POLYESTER

1

2

FABRIC.FEEDING DEVICE | SEWING.MACHINE

ACCUMULATOR

3 PIVOT.GUIDING

- LICK APPLICATOR FOR PILE IMPREGNATION (OPTIONAL)

- PRE-WASHING AND VACCUM EXTRACTION (OPTIONAL)

- CHROMOJET.DTP PRE-COATING (OPTIONAL)

4 COLARIS4.PRINTING MACHINE

5 SUPRAPRESS (OPTIONAL)

6 DRYER AND HOT AIR FIXATION

7 WASHING.UNIT

8 STENTER.DRYER OR STENTER.DRYER

9 ROLLER.ACCUMULATOR

4 1 2 3 6 8 5 7 9 10

10 WINDER.UNIT

COLARIS4.HIGH DEFINITION PRINTER

Print width 220 cm 320 cm 420 cm

Number of colors 4, 6, 8, 12 or 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 colors

Print heads per color 4, 8 or 16 heads per color (max. 96 heads)

Print speed at 400 * 400 dpi,

8 print heads per color; 80-200 pl 8,3 m/min 6,8 m/min 5,2 m/min

Print speed at 400 * 800 dpi,

8 print heads per color; 80-200 pl 4,2 m/min 3,4 m/min 2,9 m/min

Applications Mats, rugs, runners

Carpet tile printing

Wall to wall carpet, rugs, mats, runners,

Print on woven carpet




DIGITAL.PRINT LINE FOR POLYAMIDE, WOOL AND EASY DYEABLE POLYESTER

ACCUMULATOR

CENTER.GUIDING

- LICK APPLICATOR FOR PILE IMPREGNATION (OPTIONAL)

- PRE-WASHING AND VACCUM EXTRACTION (OPTIONAL)

- CHROMOJET.DTP PRE-COATING (OPTIONAL)

COLARIS4.PRINTING MACHINE

SUPRAPRESS (OPTIONAL)

STEAMER

WASHING.UNIT

STENTER.DRYER OR STENTER.DRYER

ROLLER.ACCUMULATOR

4 1 2 3 6 8 5 7 9 10

WINDER.UNIT

UNWINDER | SEWING.MACHINE

WITHOUT

Pre-coating and SUPRAPRESS

WITH

Pre-coating and SUPRAPRESS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10




CHROMOJET 25 dpi

SPOT COLOR PRINTING

CHROMOJET 76 DPI PROCESS COLOR PRINTING

COLARIS

DIGITAL INKJET PRINTING

System MAGNETIC.VALVES - HSV400 MAGNETIC.VALVES - HSV800 STARFIRE.PIEZO PRINT HEADS

Resolution 25 dpi 38/50/76 dpi 400 to 1600 dpi

Dye and Ink system

ACID and pre-met for polyamide, wool and silk

DISPERSE for polyester

REACTIVE for cellulose and polyamide

CATIONIC for acrylic and easy dyeable polyester

DIRECT DYE for cotton

ACID for polyamide, wool

and silk

REACTIVE for cellulose

and polyamide

DISPERSE for polyester and

easy dyeable polyester

Direct Sublimation for poly-

ester flat needlefelt

Process Chemicals and thickener are

applied separately from ink

All chemicals and thickener are included in the dye paste

Production Speed

Up to 12 m/min at 6 colors

and in 4 m width

Up to 3 m/min at 8 colors

and in 4 m width

Up to 5.5 m/min at 6 colors,

16 print heads, 2 passes and

in 4 m width

Dye and Ink lay-down 500 - 4,000 g/m² 300 - 2,000 g/m² 10 - 200 g/m²

Carpet constructions

Loop and cut pile construc-

tions from 250 g/m² up to

1,500 g/m²

Loop and cut pile from

200 g/m² up to 1,500 g/m²

With SUPRAPRESS up to

2,500 g/m²

Needle-felt

Flocked floorcovering

Flat weave constructions

Tufted loop and cut pile

Advantages

Full penetration

Relatively simple process

All types of dyes can be used

Low-cost dyes from many

suppliers

Wide range of colors can

be achieved by mixing

technology

Jets have a long lifecycle

and can be repaired

All types of dyes can be used

Low-cost dyes from many

suppliers

Low dye consumption

in combination with

SUPRAPRESS

For low to medium pile

products

For small to medium runs

“WEB to PRINT” application

No color kitchen

Finest details

Flat and full colors

Applications

MATS and RUGS

CONTRACT CARPET

For low to high pile carpet

in combination with

SUPRAPRESS

For short to medium runs

For print on woven carpets

Perfect for polyester printing

MATS and RUGS with full

penetration

CONTRACT CARPET

For low to medium pile

height

For special carpets with

unlimited design and color

possibilities

MATS and RUGS

PROMOTION, EVENT &

EXHIBITION CARPET

TILE CARPET

COMPARISON BETWEEN CHROMOJET AND COLARIS.PRINTING SYSTEMS




HIGH PERFORMANCE

industrial inkjet print heads

StarFire™ SG1024/MA 30 - 90 pl

StarFire™ SG1024/LA 80 - 240 pl

ZIMMER AUSTRIA offers two different models of the new high performance industrial inkjet print heads from FUJIFILM

Dimatix for carpet printing. The StarFire™ SG1024 is a compact print head built to withstand demanding industrial tex-

tile and carpet printing applications. It uses field proven materials to deliver consistent output over a long service life

with continuous ink recirculation and single color operation at 400 dpi native resolution. Each head is equipped with a

replaceable metal nozzle plate that is designed to withstand abrasion and to resist damage.

TECHNICAL.FEATURES

Robust and reliable construction

Coated metal nozzle plate - to withstand abrasion and resist damage

High firing frequency - for high productivity

High drop velocity - distance between print head and nozzle can be up to 5 mm

VersaDropTM- Incorporated binary and greyscale jetting modes

RediJetTM- Continuous ink recirculation system to avoid nozzle blockage and to reduce ink waste

3 interchangeable printing modules with different drop sizes for a wide range of applications

PRINT HEAD.MODELS

StarFire™ SG1024/SA StarFire™ SG1024/MA StarFire™ SG1024/LA

Number of addressable jets 1024 1024 1024

Waveform & fluid dependent drop size 10 - 30 pl 30 - 90 pl 80 - 240 pl

Applications

Light & medium fabrics

i.e. fashion, home textiles,

flags & banners, …

Heavy textiles

i.e. carpet, velour, plush,

terry products ...

Voluminous substrates

i.e. carpets, furs,

blankets, ...

ZIMMER AUSTRIA laboratories are furnished with state of the art facilities

including equipment for ink development and ink evaluation.

The “Dropwatcher” evaluates the qualification of inks from different

manufacturers for COLARIS and also analyzes ink samples provided

by certified manufacturers for additional customer benefit.


Zimmer Maschinenbau GmbH

DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEMS

Eibergstrasse 2-8

6330 Kufstein | AUSTRIA

Phone +43 (5372) 648 93 - 0

[email protected]

INNOVATION QUALITY SERVICE


All machines and components from

ZIMMER AUSTRIA are strictly inspected and

tested before shipping to customers to ensure

efficient installation and best performance with

100% satisfaction.

COLARIS on-site customer support is guaran-

teed by service partners and ZIMMER AUSTRIA

engineers and technologists.

This setup guarantees a short response time on

a service call from a customer.

This catalogue and the trademarks COLARIS, CHROMOJET, SUPRAPRESS are trademarks of J. Zimmer Maschinenbau GmbH,

Kufstein and Klagenfurt (Austria). Starfire™ represents a Trademark of FUJIFILM Dimatix.

J. Zimmer Maschinenbau GmbH, Kufstein reserves the right of technical and design modification of the equipment described

within this brochure at any time without prior notice. This leaflet is for informative purpose only.

FIRST IN QUALTIY | FIRST IN SERVICE ZIMMER AUSTRIA offers customer oriented

developments and applications using inkjet

and valve jet digital printing and digital

functionalisation technologies.

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