Brookfield, CT. (August 3, 2004) – Trident introduces a desktop textile printing application for FabricFastTM ink, a new pigmented water-based ink for Epson inkjet printers. From the comfort of a cost-effective desktop printer, FabricFast provides lightfast, color intense textile printing that matches the color and fastness properties of production screen inks. The FabricFast desktop application revolutionizes textile designing, sampling and proofing and can also be used for printing fabric labels and tags.

FabricFast ink is now available in cartridges compatible with the full range of Epson desktop printers including Epson C64, Epson C62 and Epson 900. Colors include CYMK, light cyan, and light magenta. Additional spot colors are available to increase the color gamut on the specific fabrics.

Textile samples can be printed on ink jet ready fabrics as well as fabrics with paper backing. There are several brands of “Textile Paper” that can be used with desktop printers including Avery Printable Fabric. Cotton, Tyvek and other fabrics with paper backing can be obtained from textile suppliers.

“Textile designers can now print quality digital textile samples from the comfort of their own desktop,” explains Dr. Deverakonda Sarma, Ink Development Manager. “Epson printers and FabricFast ink provide a simplified, inexpensive, flexible means of printing fabric designs, samples and proofs.”

For more information on FabricFast please call Steve Liker at (203) 740-9333 ext. 3037 or write sliker@trident-itw.com.

Trident, An ITW company, has been developing ink jet printheads and inks for over 15 years. Trident specializes in creating inks and ink delivery systems customized to commercial and industrial applications.

Caption: New FabricFast Ink for Epson textile inkjet printers offers digital short run capability on a wide variety of fabrics.
About Trident
Trident is a leading provider of piezoelectric impulse inkjet printheads and inks to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Trident products are used in a variety of applications that require high-quality, high-speed, rugged printing equipment coupled with the ability to change the text, graphics or bar code information easily and frequently.