Freejet - impressed with the quality of printing on blacks
Just saw this machine in action at Atlantic City ISS show this weekend. I was very impressed with the print quality on black (sorry didn't have them do a light) They printed one of my files right off the memory stick thru their RIP (don't know who's it is) No color tweeking adjusting, nothing, just resized it and printed it. Color was correct 1st time & good registration. Well built and simple. Bulk ink system. They have a "wetcap" cleaning system that keeps the heads cleaner and from drying out. Pricing @$14,000 (think that may have been show price) Very much worh considering if you want to print black/dark shirts like me. We'll see how the samples wash!
Karen Souza
Wholesale Print,
Sorry so long at getting a reply, kinda buried with a big job. The Freejet was a nice machine, the distributor I spoke with was from Smithfield RI - Richmond Graphics Inc. They also sell the Speedtreater so it was a sweet combo. I'm not sure where there made (USA or overseas) but I was told the rip they use is their own (that's what iDot told me also) looked very simple, I like that! Let me know if you have any other questions or if you need phone nombers or contacts, I have those at work.
Karen
Wholesale Print,
Sorry so long at getting a reply, kinda buried with a big job. The Freejet was a nice machine, the distributor I spoke with was from Smithfield RI - Richmond Graphics Inc. They also sell the Speedtreater so it was a sweet combo. I'm not sure where there made (USA or overseas) but I was told the rip they use is their own (that's what iDot told me also) looked very simple, I like that! Let me know if you have any other questions or if you need phone nombers or contacts, I have those at work.
Karen
The Freejet 290 and 320 are solvent ink printers for non-textile items. This is the first machines they manufactured and have been around for a few years. The Freejet TX and Freejet FR700TX are the textile/tee shirt machines. The Freejet TX is the single shirt machine based on the Epson 2400 print engine, and the Freejt FR700TX is the 8 shirt model based on the Epson 7800 print engine.
The rip is fast and was developed by Freejet and sold to iDot.
saw one in action this week and immediatlely traded in my refurbished t jet 2 . no comparison . simple to use great cleaning system and all in a neat and affordable package . has a nice hold feature too .mistermugs
The rip is really fast compared to the FastArtist that T-jet used. I talked to SignLab about it and they said it was because of the Vector image handling capabilities. Because it can process Vector images, it has to completely rip before it sends the information to the printer. The Kothari rip I guess rips while it prints.
The FastArtist has the advantage of ripping and creating vectorized files but it is slow on the first print. The Kothari rip only handles bitmap files but I don't see that as an issue in most cases and you can always convert the file if needed.
You are correct that RIPs / Drivers that only process raster graphics are faster at sending information to printer. However, the converting of a vector graphic into a raster graphic (BMP, JPG, TIFF,...) can alter your colors. I strongly suggest that you print a color chart out that you have converted so that you can understand what the color range is available to you with your new setup. You might have to adjust your graphics if you want to reproduce previous jobs and get the same colors.
I personally don't do too many black shirts but the few that I did washed well . I washed in cold water and tumbled dried and then ironed as usual . I use only 100% cotton tees and the color inks are fantastic .
How did the samples wash? I read elsewhere that colors on the white base faded very quickly...
thanks
The colors fade fast only if you don't cure the shirt properly with the heat press. You have one initial slight fade on the first wash like any process. But after the initial wash its good for the life of the shirt. The problem I ran into was putting down very heavy white ink and not curing it long enough. I have to heat press the shirt for 5-6 minutes if the white is very heavy like screen printing.
Freejet - impressed with the quality of printing on blacks 
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