Brother to launch new WF1-L640 64″ Latex wide-format printer

Brother International Corporation has announced that it will enter the signage market in the industrial garment printing industry with the new WF1-L640 64″ Latex wide-format printer. The platform is designed with a wide range of business applications in mind including banners, window-wall-floor graphics, outdoor & display signage, trade show graphics, vehicle wraps, advertising and interior decoration. This all new Latex wide-format printer takes on a new business area for Brother utilizing the company’s ink and printhead technology cultivated through the development of garment printers.

The Latex ink developed for the WF1-L640 achieves a wide array of colours and rich expressiveness, and in addition to having high weather resistance for outdoor advertisements, is water-based, making it environmentally friendly and safe to use such as in restaurants, educational institutions, and medical institutions. Brother’s latex ink formula offers a wider colour gamut with CMYK over the industry standard.  The WF1 printer has an integrated curing system for the ink with no additional wait time needed for outgassing as with other chemistries.