The brand-new, next-generation, single-pass EFI™ Reggiani made its debut this week during an open house event at the EFI Reggiani facility in Bergamo, Italy. The EFI Reggiani open house has created huge interest in global textile market opportunities, with nearly 300 customers and journalists attending to see the new BOLT in action. The advanced, ultra-high-speed digital single-pass printer has the potential to revolutionise the textile printing market, providing users with high uptime and reliability, outstanding performance, superior printing uniformity and accuracy, long print head life and minimal maintenance needs.
EFI Reggiani Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni said that; "The innovative development of our new single-pass printer comes from Reggiani's speed of innovation in digital textile printing, its 70 years of history, and our proprietary knowledge of high-volume analogue rotary printing. Our EFI colleagues' proven, worldwide expertise in single-pass technology and, most importantly, EFI Reggiani's serious commitment to listening to and addressing our textile customers' needs, have allowed us to achieve incredible results with our newest print technology. We are excited to bring this technology to our customers and see their businesses succeed and grow."
Cutting-edge print head technology
The BOLT offers an innovative, low-maintenance, fast-start up recirculation print head that delivers better, more-uniform printing with superior uptime. Thanks to its cutting-edge print head concept and high-performance ink delivery system; the BOLT has throughput speeds of up to 90 metres per minute at a 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) resolution.
Sustainable High Performance Solutions
High-end capabilities, with reduced downtime The EFI Reggiani BOLT meets growing requirements for high-quality, ecologically sustainable digital textile imaging in apparel, décor and other markets. Paired with an EFI Fiery® digital front end (DFE) print server offering unique, high-speed processing capabilities on demand, the BOLT printer is a robust, industrial platform designed for 24/7 operation and continuous productivity that drives high-volume throughput while reducing the cost per metre. Additional new features and enhancements on the printer include; enhanced maintenance features, extended colour gamut and superior image quality, efficient high-powered EFI Fiery Technology.
