EFI Reggiani launches Bolt XS textile printer

EFI Reggiani, a leading innovator of soft signage, has announced a new single pass printer Bolt XS at the ITMA 2023 Milan. The company also showcased a series of printers running its EcoTerra pigment ink as well as to demonstrate the high productivity Hyper machine. The existing Bolt machines use Dimatix printheads but EFI has switched to a new supplier for the new model. Bolt XS uses thin film piezo printhead with a lot more flexibility in terms of the ink and the viscosity of ink that it can handle, which is a big challenge in textile.

The new printhead has allowed EFI to develop a very compact print chamber, with extractable printing beams that should make it easier for operators to access the printheads. Moreover, the heads feature an automatic calibration system that should allow operators to drop in replacement heads without having to spend any time tuning the new head to match the others on that printbar. The standard press has four colours but it can be configured with up to eight. There are 28 printheads per colour, meaning a total of up to 224 heads. That in itself is an improvement on the existing Bolt.