ArtLab Technology

Only the very best …

We take pride in operating with only the finest technology available for large format imaging!

Our Cruse Scanner is the finest large format scanner in the world and is the only one in South Africa. (Others are at NASA, The Vatican Secret Archives, Getty Museum).

TOP OF CLASS LARGE FORMAT PRINTERS

We run only Epson large format printers. We believe these are as good as it gets for consistent high levels of quality.

The Epson Stylus Pro 11880 incorporates the latest technologies, including an advanced MicroPiezo® TFP print head,and remains the world’s most advanced 64-inch wide photographic printer.

Epson UltraChrome K3® is the standard by which all other professional level ink technologies are judged. With Vivid Magenta pigment and eight colours including a three-level black technology, this technology significantly raises the quality levels for professional colour and black-and-white prints.

With these technologies we can print archival prints with amazing colour fidelity providing consistently stable colour and professional black-and-white prints with high density levels and virtually no metamerism or bronzing.

When combined with the Epson AccuPhoto™ HD screening technology at an astonishing resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi, Epson and ArtLab continue to redefine the standard in wide-format printing.

GS 6000 Eco-Solvent Printers

These are our industry leading machines for vinyls, wallpapers etc. The Eco-solvent inks contain no nickle or volatile organic compounds. This means no smells and dangerous toxins!

Our wallpapers can be put up in babies room without you being knocked out by unpleasant smells when you open the door (from the wallpaper that is!).

Sure it costs us more to produce than our opposition, but we take pride in our green approach and superior products and firmly believe it is worth it!

Fabric Printing

FABRIC PRINTING AT ARTLAB!

ArtLab is Cape Town’s only facility offering a fully commercial fabric printing service on cotton fabrics (and silks!)

The market is abuzz! ArtLab now offers professional digital fabric printing services to designers, manufacturers and consumers around the country from our digital imaging facility in Cape Town.

We can now print your designs directly onto a wide range of fabrics using a reactive inkjet process (with steam fixation) giving you vibrant long lasting colour on cellulose based textiles (cotton, bamboo, linen, hemp, viscose, silk etc).

These are professional grade fabrics once printed – they can be washed and treated like any other commercial grade fabric. You’ll get millions of strong vibrant colours and a creative freedom never before possible with traditional screen and roller printing! It’s cost effective too!

We can now print onto:

• COTTON

• LINEN

• SILK

• RAYON

• VISCOSE

• even HEMP!

• The Advantages of Digital Fabric Printing:

• Fast turnarounds – no minimums

• 17 million colours at no extra charge – photographic quality output.

• Proof complete garment designs before starting production.

• Easy customisation and multiple colour-ways.

•  Just-in-Time delivery means no inventory.

• Dramatically shortens the overall process from design to production.

• One off prints and production runs are all possible – quickly and cost effectively

CALL US TODAY – WE WILL BE SURE TO  AMAZE AND DELIGHT YOU!

SEE ARTLAB FABRIC PRINTING ON THE EXPRESSO SHOW!

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NB – Digital fabric printing is still not an an exact science – to ensure you understand the benefits and any pitfalls  please familiarise yourself with our TERMS AND CONDITIONS before commissioning any digital printing.