Rugs, Mats and Runners
Basics
- Typical widths for rug and mat printing are 2 m / 4 m / 5 m (6 ft / 12 ft / 15 ft)
- These products are mainly used for the residential market
- Polyamide (Nylon) is the most popular face fibre. For some hospitality applications also wool or wool/nylon is processed
- Using Polyester as face fibre may well become the next trend, because it is relatively inexpensive and stain-resisting by nature
Printing Methods
Printing tufted carpets without secondary backing
- If rugs and mats are printed on carpets without secondary backing, it is essential that the back coating line will correct the bowing and skewing effects from the printing line
- Advantages: Less energy consumption for steaming and drying; the value of carpet waste is less in comparison to backed carpet
- Disadvantage: Higher risk of bowing and skewing during processing
- In order to save money, most mats on low-pile loop carpet are printed on unbacked carpet
Printing tufted carpet with secondary backing
- In the USA and the Far East, rugs are usually printed on already backed carpet
- Advantages: The carpet is very stable, bowing and skewing problems are not existing
- Disadvantages: The secondary backing or gel foam backing must be water proof and must withstand the steaming and drying process during processing
- The line must also be designed to handle the stiffer backed carpet (using accumulators instead of J-Boxes; different washing and vacuum system, longer dryer...)
Printing Technology
CHROMOJET.PRINTER
| 25 dpi spot color printing
- The CHROMOJET.PRINTER, using pre-mixed spot colors, is recommended for high-volume production
CHROMOJET.PRINTER
| 76 dpi process color printing
- The CHROMOJET 76 dpi printer, using pre-mixed spot colors, is recommended for high-volume production
COLARIS.CARPET PRINTER
| Inkjet printing
- If low-pile is the main product type, COLARIS.CARPET PRINTER is the best choice, because it offers high output at finest details and unlimited number of colors and shades
Printing Process
CHROMOJET printing on Polyamide (Nylon), wool, cationic dyeable Polyester and Acrylic carpets
- Carpet preparation with unrolling, pre-steaming or pre-washing, guiding
- Design printing with CHROMOJET
- Steaming for about 5 - 8 minutes
- Washing and vacuum extraction
- Application of stain-blocker, followed by optional steaming and washing
- Drying (double-impingement dryer or flow-through dryer)
- Accumulator, winder
COLARIS printing on Polyamide (Nylon), wool, cationic dyeable Polyester and Acrylic carpets
- Carpet preparation with unrolling, pre-steaming or pre-washing, guiding
- Digital pre-coating with CHROMOJET
- Design printing with COLARIS
- Penetration enhancement with SUPRAPRESS
- Steaming for about 5-8 minutes
- Washing and vacuum extraction
- Application of stain-blocker, followed by optional steaming and washing
- Drying (double-impingement dryer or flow-through dryer)
- Accumulator, winder
CHROMOJET printing on Polyester carpets with tufted on nonwoven Polyester primary backing
- Carpet preparation with unrolling, pre-steaming or pre-washing, guiding
- Design printing with CHROMOJET, with minimum pick-up
- Penetration enhancement with SUPRAPRESS
- Drying at 130°C / 266°F
- Heat-fixation in a stenter for about 2 minutes at 180°C / 356°F
- Reductive washing and vacuum extraction
- Drying
- Accumulator and winder
COLARIS printing on Polyester carpets with tufted on nonwoven Polyester primary backing
- Carpet preparation with unrolling, pre-steaming or pre-washing, guiding
- Digital pre-coating with CHROMOJET
- Design printing with COLARIS
- Penetration enhancement with SUPRAPRESS
- Drying at 130°C / 266°F
- Heat-fixation in a stenter for about 2 minutes at 180°C / 356°F
- Reductive washing and vacuum extraction
- Drying
- Accumulator and winder
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