Abstract: A modular pallet for a textile printing machine, to hold textile products of different shapes and sizes to allow for effective printing on the products, the modular pallet having two parts, a first part which is fixed to the printing machine and is designed for removably fitting a second, modular part. The second part is made up of a range of exchangeable parts which are shaped and configured for different textile products. Each exchangeable part is able to fit into the first part, so that the pallet can be modified for printing different textile products.

Abstract: Provided herein is an inkjet dye-sublimation ink composition that is formulated to interact with an immobilizing composition such that the ink composition coagulates on the surface of an absorptive substrate, thereby substantially limiting soaking of the ink composition into the substrate. Also provided are a printing process and a printing machine, wherein the ink composition is directly printed on the substrate concomitantly with the immobilizing composition, and thereafter undergo heat-pressing to afford a dye-sublimation transfer of the dye to the substrate, thereby forming an image which is characterized by sharp and well defined edges of the dyed areas.

Abstract: A method of printing a garment, particularly for use in sport and outdoor activities, to retain moisture wicking or heat management properties of an underlying fabric. The method comprises mapping active body regions onto a print file for the garment. Thus the print file defines standard print areas and modified print areas where the modified printing areas correspond to the active body regions. Printing onto the garment over the standard print areas uses a standard ink density, but printing onto the garment at the active areas uses a second lower ink density which preserves, or at least does less harm to, wicking and venting properties of the underlying fabric.

Abstract: An adjustable pallet for digital printing comprises a flat printing surface having a flatness tolerance and a parallelism tolerance, the printing surface formed by at least two separable portions, which portions are configured to separate and re-engage while retaining said flatness tolerance and said parallelism tolerance. The tolerance may be maintained by using a defined mechanical path for moving the portions.

Abstract: The instant disclosure provides a process for forming an image in flock, which involves digitally printing an adhesive composition directly on a substrate surface, preferably by modifying the amount of the adhesive based on a linearization curve, flocking the surface with a flock material, and curing the image. The instant disclosure also provides a method for obtaining a linearization curve for digital flocking, which involves forming a pattern using an adhesive composition, flocking the pattern with a flock material, curing the flocked image to obtain a flocked greyscale image, and measuring the flock intensity to obtain the linearization curve, whereas the linearization curve is unique for a set of given conditions and can be implemented in RIP commands to modify DPI values for digital flocking. An image comprising regions with more than one flock intensity is also described.

Abstract: A post printing apparatus for drying and curing printed textiles, comprises a first, pre-curing, section to dry a printed textile, a second, curing, section to cure the dried textile from the first section, and a controller. The controller obtains data of the printing of the printed textile and uses that data to control timing and/or temperature of one or both of the first section and the curing section. The apparatus may thus provide a customized post printing process for different kinds and colors of garments and the different printing processes that they may have undergone.

Abstract: A textile printer with decoration support comprises a track for a printing pallet extending along a first axis, the printing pallet being controllably mobile along the track, a rail for a print head, the rail along a second axis at right angles to the first axis, a digital print head mounted on the rail and controllably mobile along the second axis to scan across the printing pallet and print an image onto a garment on the printing pallet using textile printing inks, and a material deposition head also mounted to scan across the printing pallet to deposit material onto the garment in alignment with the image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for generating smart contracts configured to distribute production instructions of physical items based on authentication of ownership of a corresponding digital assets, comprising receiving requests from one or more client devices used by respective users to produce one or more physical items corresponding to digital assets of the users, transmitting to the client device of each user a key uniquely associated with the digital assets, and generating a smart contract associating production instructions for producing the one or more physical items with respective unique keys. The smart contract is configured to provide the production instructions to the one or more users based on authentication of their unique key such that the users interacting with the smart contract use their unique keys to authenticate their ownership of their digital assets and receive the production instructions for producing the physical items.

Abstract: A post printing apparatus for drying and curing printed textiles, comprises a first, pre-curing, section to dry a printed textile, a second, curing, section to cure the dried textile from the first section, and a controller. The controller obtains data of the printing of the printed textile and uses that data to control timing and/or temperature of one or both of the first section and the curing section. The apparatus may thus provide a customized post printing process for different kinds and colors of garments and the different printing processes that they may have undergone.

Abstract: A textile printer with decoration support comprises a track for a printing pallet extending along a first axis, the printing pallet being controllably mobile along the track, a rail for a print head, the rail along a second axis at right angles to the first axis, a digital print head mounted on the rail and controllably mobile along the second axis to scan across the printing pallet and print an image onto a garment on the printing pallet using textile printing inks, and a material deposition head also mounted to scan across the printing pallet to deposit material onto the garment in alignment with the image.

Abstract: A digital garment printing system for printing and drying of garments comprises a loading station for loading garments for printing onto pallets, a conveyor, at least one printing functional unit, an unloading station, a dryer; and a drying belt for carrying the garments through the dryer after printing, wherein the unloading station comprises an automatic unloader for removing the garments from pallets and placing the garments on said drying belt.

Abstract: Novel inkjet ink compositions for forming an image in a form of an elastic film attached to a surface of a stretchable and/or flexible substrate and processes utilizing same for inkjet printing color images on various substrates such as colored and absorptive or impregnable stretchable materials, which are characterized by heightened efficiency in process time, ink and energy consumption, as well as products having durable, wash-fast and abrasion-fast images printed thereon by the process, are disclosed. The novel ink compositions comprise a first part, which contains a property-adjusting agent and a carrier, and a second part which contains an emulsified property-sensitive proto-elastomeric film-forming agent, a colorant and a carrier, such that the second part congeals upon contact with the property-adjusting agent. The second part is digitally applied to the substrate less than 1 second following the application of the first part to the substrate.

Abstract: Apparatus for picking a garment having a front and a back and placing the garment over a pallet such that the front and the back of the garment are on the front and the back sides respectively of the pallet. The apparatus comprises a picking arm to approach the garment and then withdraw towards the pallet; and one or more adherence locations on the picking arm, the adherence location being smaller than the first side, the adherence location for contacting the garment and causing adherence of the garment at the contact location, thereby causing the picking arm to pull the front of the garment over the front of the pallet, the back of the garment sliding under the first side onto the back of the pallet. Adherence may involve freezing.

Abstract: There is provided a computer implemented method of setting up a target printing system for printing on a target media, comprising: providing a dataset of a plurality of records, wherein a record comprises: (i) at least one sample media parameter of a sample media for processing and/or printing thereon by a sample printing system, (ii) an indication of a quality of a processing and/or a printing by the sample printing system set up with at least one sample process parameter, and (iii) a label indicating the at least one sample process parameter, assigning using the dataset, a combination of a target quality and at least one target media parameter, to at least one target process parameter, and providing the at least one target process parameter predicted to obtain the target quality, for generating instructions for processing and/or printing on the target media by the target printing system.

Abstract: A process for digital printing on fabrics using cationic UV-curable ink compositions having acceptable wash-fastness and acceptable hand-feel.

Abstract: A loading and printing system for textile printing, carrying textile from a loading station to a printing area, has a loading path including at least one loading station, and a printing path with at least one printing functional unit for carrying out a printing function on the textile. The loading path and printing path are separate and mutually disconnected and the loading path may provide pallets loaded with the textile to the printing pallet path as needed and receive the loaded pallets in return after printing.

Abstract: Provided herein is a water-based metallic ink composition specifically adapted for direct digital inkjet printing on non-while fabrics and textile, which affords high resolution, high gloss and high luster metallic effect (high flop index) in decorations and designs that are wash-fast and stretchable. Also provided are processes of using the metallic ink compositions with other colored ink composition in direct digital inkjet printing on textile.

Abstract: A post printing apparatus for drying and curing printed textiles, comprises a first, pre-curing, section to dry a printed textile, a second, curing, section to cure the dried textile from the first section, and a controller. The controller obtains data of the printing of the printed textile and uses that data to control timing and/or temperature of one or both of the first section and the curing section. The apparatus may thus provide a customized post printing process for different kinds and colors of garments and the different printing processes that they may have undergone.

Abstract: A textile printer with decoration support comprises a track for a printing pallet extending along a first axis, the printing pallet being controllably mobile along the track, a rail for a print head, the rail along a second axis at right angles to the first axis, a digital print head mounted on the rail and controllably mobile along the second axis to scan across the printing pallet and print an image onto a garment on the printing pallet using textile printing inks, and a material deposition head also mounted to scan across the printing pallet to deposit material onto the garment in alignment with the image.

Abstract: A hold-down pallet for a textile printer, the pallet comprising a central board and flaps, the flaps moving between an open position to allow placing of a garment and a closed position to hold a garment firmly on the board for printing, the pallet travelling between a garment setting position and a printing area and comprising an engagement mechanism which engages the pallet as it enters the garment setting position. Engagement opens the flaps so that the flaps are in the open position in the garment setting area, the pallet disengaging to close the flaps as it heads for the printing area.