Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Textile
Printing with Pigment Ink Jet Inks
October 2020
Began invented synthetic fiber technology
Invented Rayon®
Invented Nylon, the first truly synthetic fabric
Invented Lycra®
Began inkjet ink business for desktop and production paper printers
Invented Sorona®; Created the first textile ink for inkjet printer
Introduced innovative production digital printer (Artistri 2020) along with a full line of digital inks
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Today
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Differentiation from Ink Suppliers:
➢ 100+ Years Textiles Experience
➢ 30+ in Inkjet Printing Experience
DuPont in Textiles: Past to Today
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2004Breadth of solutions into textiles from production solutions to wearables technology
Whether enabling the creation of
fashionable clothing or vibrant packaging,
DuPont materials are making the world a
more beautiful place now and for
generations to come with
technologies and products
for the flexographic and
inkjet printing industries.
Creativity & Innovation
Knows No Boundaries
Digital Printing
Flexographic Printing
Intersecting Art & Science with DuPont’s Advanced Printing Solutions
The Substrate Challenge
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Application
• Applicable to blends and acetate fabrics
• Better UV fastness than dye-based ink
• Open new application to non-textile
substrates, e.g. non-woven, PVC,
wallpaper, etc.
• Low barrier to entry investment
economics
• No steaming & washing process cost
• No post-treatment capital investment
• Reduce defect of color toning during
steaming (reactive)
• Reduce time to market
The Case for Pigment Inkjet Inks
Economic
• No waste water discharge
• Less power consumption
• No hazardous chemical used
Social Impact
Analog vs. Digital: Principal Technologies
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Platen DTG Systems Oval DTG SystemsRoll to Roll Digital Printing
Flat Bed Screen Printing Screen Printing for GarmentsRotary Screen Printing
Digital vs Analog Textile Printing: The Economic View
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Investment
Process Equipment $ Facilities $
Rotary Screen > $250K High
Silk Screen $25K to $200K Low
RTR Ink Jet $20K to >$350K Medium
DTG ink jet $3K to > $250K Low
Running Cost
What is the economic cutover point?
Is the choice purely economical? Source: Digital Textile Review
Digital Advantage
Run Length (Yd2)
Digital Trend
Comparisons: Pigment vs. Dye in RTR Printing
Pretreatment Digital Print
On Fabric
Fixing (steaming,
~15 min)
Washing Finishing
Dye Printing (Reactive, Acid, Disperse)
Pigment
Pretreatment Digital Print
On Fabric
Fixing
(~3 mn)
Finishing
DyeSublimation
Paper
ManufacturingDigital Print
On Paper
Sublimation
Transfer
Finishing
Digital Pigment Inks lower your
environmental footprint:
- No washing, steaming, harsh
chemicals vs. reactive
- No paper waste vs. dye sub
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How Inks Are Developed
Products
Processes
Formulations
Ink
Development
Key components
Polymers
Pigment Dispersions
Dye Concentrates
Regulatory Compliance
Product Stewardship
Patent Clearance
Intellectual Property
Materials Procurement, Costs
Formulation
components:
solvents, surfactants,
defoamers, buffers,
salts, biocides, other
additives
Market
InputKey CTQ’s
Product
Concept
Product
Specifications
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DuPont™ Artistri® Ink Jet Technology – Solving the Challenges
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Decap
% Colorant in ink
Formulation
Window
OD
Formulation
Window
Pigment/Dispersant Ratio
OD
Formulation
Window
% Polymer in ink
Polymer Chemistry
Dispersion Science
Formulation Science
Color Technology
❖ Ensure reliability
❖ Maximize performance
❖ Minimize total cost
DuPont provides novel polymer architectures to deliver superior ink performance
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• Enhanced print durability
• Good ink flow and levelling
• Excellent stability
• Reliable jetting
• Reduced bronzing of colorants
• Strong cohesive strength and good
adhesion
• Toughness
• Optimized solubility
• Ink compatibility
Which deliver inks with:
Ink Technology & Printed Fabric Attributes
outNo Nozzle c
Nozzles c out
Reliable & High
Quality PrintBlacker Black Brighter Colors Improved
Bleed Control
Printing Reliability
• Dispersion/Particle Size
• Binder
• Surfactants/Humectants
Effect of Ink Properties on Drop Formation
Nozzle Plate Wetting
Effect of Ink Properties on Drop Formation
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NEW DuPont™ Artistri® Xite P2700 Pigment Inks
Pigment Ink with Binder for Kyocera Printhead.
✓ Kyocera compatible/certified
✓ Binder technology and high
pigment content with reliable
jettability
✓ Long runs with low maintenance
✓ KCMY + BGORV + LC,LM,LK
Your favorite color with less ink
✓ High pigment content inks
✓ Delivers a color gamut
comparable to Reactive
✓ Optimized to deliver great
colors with hand feel
friendly pre-treatments
✓ Compatible with a wide
variety of fashion, apparel
and home textile &
furnishing fabrics
✓ GOTS & OEKO-TEX®
certified
✓ 4-5 wet & dry crock performance on
ISO 105-X12
✓ Excellent light fastness vs. dye inks
✓ 4-5 wash fastness on ISO 105-C06
Color Jetting
FastnessHand Feel
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DuPont™ Artistri® P2700 - Bright Colors That Last
P2710 P2720 P2730 P2740 P2760 P2775 P2750 P2770 P2780 P2715 P2725 P2745
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Orange Green Red Violet Blue Lt. C Lt. M Lt K
ISO 105-C06 Washfastness test# B1M
A05 (Color change) 4.5 4.5 5 5 5 4.5 5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Cotton A04 (Stain) 5 4.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ISO 105-X12 Crocking
Dry Crock A04 4.5 5 4.5 5 4.5 5 4.5 4.5 5 5 5 5
Wet Crock A04 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4 4.5 5 4.5 4.5
ISO 105-E04 Alkaline Perspiration
A05 (Color change) 4.5 4.5 5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5 4 4 4.5 4.5 4.5
Cotton A04 (Stain) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ISO 105-E04 Acid Perspiration
A05 (Color change) 4.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 5
Cotton A04 (Stain) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ISO 105-E01 Colorfastness to Water
A05 (Color change) 5 5 5 5 5 4.5 5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Cotton A04 (Stain) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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Printed on MS JP4, 600x600dpi resolution, Kyocera WF
Inks: P2700 Artistri Xite® Textile Pigment Inks
Fabric: 100% cotton, bleached, non-optic, sateen 190gsm pretreated
Fixation: 160°C 3 min forced air
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DuPont™ Artistri® P2700 Gamut vs. Reactive Inks
Your favorite color with less ink!
P2700 pigment ink (solid) vs. Reactive (wire frame)
• P2700 black point L* 22
• BROGV LC LM LK gamut extenders16
DuPont™ Artistri® Xite Pigment Inks Deliver:
• Brilliant, high saturation
• Dispersion technology enables higher
pigment loads and print quality
• Superior light fastness
• Designed for range of printheads and high-
volume printing applications
DuPont™ Artistri® Quality Standards:
• Innovation leader in roll-to-roll textiles for 15+
years (30 years in IJ)
• Batch-to-batch consistency
• Jetting Reliability
DuPont™ Artistri® Xite Pigment Inks
Viscosity Ink Series Colors
Low P1500 CMYK
Medium P2500 CMYK-
OB,LC,LM
Medium PK2600 CMYK-ROVGB
Medium P2700 CMYK-ROVGB
LC, LM, LK
High P3600 CMYK-
OGR,LC,LM,LK
DuPont™ Artistri® Xite Pigment Inks for Roll to Roll Applications
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NEW
DuPont™ Artistri® Brite Inks for Direct To Garment (DTG) Digital Printing
DuPont™ Artistri® Brite inks deliver:
• Innovative pigment technology
• Brilliant colors with wide color gamut
• Brightest white ink
• Highest print consistency
• Great hand for white & black t-shirts
DuPont™ Artistri® Brite Ink Portfolio
Colors: CMYK+W
Viscosity Ink Series
Low P5000
Medium P7000
High P3500 + OB, LC LM
High P6000 + ROG, LC
LM
Artistri® Direct-to-Garment Pretreatments
Demonstrating Outstanding Color Gamut, Stretchability and Wash
Fastness
Featured Products:
• Artistri® P5010: Printing on white and light cotton and polyester shirts
• Artistri® P5003: Printing for use with dark cotton shirts
Enabling High Performance DTG Printing:
• Tunnel dry and heat press performance
• Superior color gamut → Enabling colors to pop
• Superior stretchability → Printed ink that doesn’t crack
• Excellent wash fastness
• Improved productivity
DuPont™ Artistri® Brite Inks + the New Artistri ® Pretreatments can
enable printers to migrate to cutting-edge, industrial DTG production
Ink Optimization Study
Print platform:
Impression Technologies Viper 2
Inks studied:
DuPont P5000+
Alternative Inks
Pre-treatment:
DuPont P5003
Shirts:
Gildan Ultra Cotton
Curing:
Heat Press - Stahls Hotronix 165°C@ 45 sec
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Printhead
Shirt Description
Epson DX5
9”
14”
Shirt area = 126 in 2
DPI
White Ink 720x1440 1080x1440 1440x1440
DuPont 83.5 89.9 93.5
A 80.2 86.4 89.8
B 76.4 82.3 84.8
White Ink Usage Optimization
Assumption - Three minutes per shirt production cycle on printer
Test Method - Identical cure time and temp (165°C @45 sec)
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5.5 ml/shirt 10.5 ml/shirt
40% more
white ink
Alternative A
Ink usage to attain similar white layer results
(L*) - Heat Press Cure
Alternative B
90% more
white ink
7.8 ml/shirt
DuPont™ Artistri® DTG White ink + Pretreatment
• Highest L* value → great colors
• Option to use less white ink to reduce cost
• 25% to 50% less white ink.
Application SupportHelping digital printers achieve their printing goals
Core competency in • Fluid dynamics
• Printhead technology
• Image quality analysis
Enables• Customer support and
troubleshooting
• Hypothesis testing
• Fast problem resolution
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Sub system Level Testing
Full System Level Testing
Image Analysis
Drop Formation Analysis
30+ Years of Ink Jet Ink Manufacturing
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Manufacturing & Supply Chain
• High volume dispersion and ink production facilities
• Consistent quality: batch-to-batch, year-after-year
• Global delivery & supply Chain agility
ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing
• Supplier screening
• In process testing
• Automated control
• Finished product testing
Roll-to-Roll Direct-to-Garment
DuPont™ Artistri® Ink Jet
Inks for Textile
Home Dye Sub
Flags / Banners Direct Disperse
Signage Acid & Reactive
Apparel Pigment
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Promotion Color Inks
Cotton Press Dry
Cotton / Polyester Tunnel Dry
Fashion White Inks
DuPont™ Artistri® inks deliver the highest
quality textile inks from low to high
viscosity printheads
Faster, Increased
Quality, Expanded
Color Gamut
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Color that’s always in style
From the richest colors to custom formulations,
DuPont™ Artistri® provides high-quality inks that
enable superior color consistency across
production runs and over time.
What we offer
• Vibrant colors with impressive color fastness and ultraviolet (UV) resistance
• Best-in-class white and black inks
• Batch-to-batch consistency for dependable repeatability
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