MTEX Solutions is a leading wide format digital textile printer manufacturer. MTEX is launching a new mini lab for sampling digitally printed textiles. The mini lab comprises a coater, steamer, washer and dryer which, when coupled with a digital textile pigment, acid or reactive printer, will produce a million square samples accurately in a controlled professional environment.

The MTEX CW-100 coater and washer coats standard fabrics such as cotton, linen and silk ready for digital textile printing. Once coated, the material is passed through two rollers to squeeze out excess liquid and gain the correct coating weight. The fabric is then put through the MTEX D-100 dryer and dries ready to be printed.

Once the print sample is complete, the printed fabric is then mounted into the MTEX S-100 steamer and steamed for the required amount of time depending on the ink or dye type used. The MTEX S-100 features controlled humidity and an inbuilt steam generator so the unit is concise, compact, with a small footprint and only requires a standard cold water connection.

Once steamed, the fabric can then be washed in the CW-100 wash tank and again dried on the D-100 dryer to complete the process. The entire workflow will take between 20 to 30 minutes depending on the dye type and the length of time in the steamer.
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