Kornit develops and sells high-end industrial digital inkjet printers and inks for the textile industry, primarily for the finished garment and apparel printing markets. US-based Kornit offers digital inkjet printers that specialise in printing high-quality images on T-shirts and other finished garments, with print speeds up to 200 T-shirts per hour.
Its systems can print on a wide variety of fabrics, including black garments, using proprietary solvent and water-based CMYK and white inks that provide high image resolution, colour vibrancy and wash resistance.
The company is positioned at the high-end of available offerings in this category.The joint partnership with EFI will enable the company to expand globally and develop its technology further. EFI CEO, Guy Gecht says the company was impressed with Kornit's high-speed, high-quality printers and unique textile inks, “their seasoned professionals, and their passion for bringing the benefits of digital inkjet technology to the garment industry.
“This alliance aims to further Kornit's growth and accelerate the printed textile industry's transformation from analogue to digital technologies.”
One of Kornit's largest customers, CafePress.com, is a leading online marketplace of custom printed T-shirts and other items. It currently serves a network of over three million members and has a product catalogue containing in excess of 70 million different print-on-demand products.
CafePress CEO and co-founder, Fred Durham says that less than two years ago the print-on-demand garment business relied on ageing heat transfer technology.
“In this short time Kornit has developed and refined the art of printing directly to the garment with quality levels often matching screen printed T-shirts, a feat thought impossible a short time ago."
