DGI is a Korean digital printer manufacturer that has been in the industry for many years, even decades. While DGI is owned by the one of the members of the Choi family, it is a completely separate company from Dilli; which is owned by another brother. DGI is dedicated to manufacturing textile and solvent ink digital printers, while Dilli manufactures UV curing printers.
DGI is one of the largest and most well known digital textile printer companies in the market; and this year they have launched their newest textile printer model which is the Hercules. Just like many companies that have been affected by the coronavirus, DGI has launched this product digitally.
The Hercules textile printer is designed for printing onto transfer paper, it comes with four colors CMYK of dye sublimation ink. And has a roll-to-roll structure and a width of 1.9 meters.
This printer can be used for small production companies or when you want to do test runs, maybe some sampling or for small design firms or print shops.
The structure of the Hercules printer is similar to the former DGIFD 1904 and FD 1908; which are both transfer paper printers with a roll-to-roll structure. Also, their characteristics are similar, so this might be the model that will replace both of those printers in the future.
The Hercules printer comes with Epson 4720 printheads that can achieve a drop size as small as 2.5 pl.
Recently transfer paper printers have become more and more popular especially for sportswear, decor, and fashion. Customization and personalization of items are important to customers and naturally DGI has been adapting to the customer needs.
Here is a chart with all the specs for the Hercules printer
Printhead | Epson 4720 |
Ink | DGI Original Dye Sublimation Ink |
Media | Transfer paper |
Max Print Width | 1,90 m |
Max Media Load | 1,94 m |
Resolution (DPI) | Max. 720 x 1,800 DPI |
Rip Software | Ergosoft (Optional:Inedit) |
Color | 4 Color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) |
We hope in the near future we will be able to see this printer in action and evaluate it.