KYOTO, JAPAN— Kyocera enters the direct-to-fabric printing market with the ForEarth inkjet textile printer. Printing with a water-based pigment, rather than dye ink, the ForEarth  prints on a range of both organic and artificial fabrics including cotton, silk, polyester and nylon in a single machine. With a maximum of eight colours and 18 printheads, the machine will print at 600x600dpi, and have a maximum speed of 250sqm/hr. The press works by discharging pre-treatment liquid, Kyocera’s new pigment ink, and finishing agent in sequence from the same printhead, combining the pre- and post-processes required in conventional dye printing into a single step. The ForEarth represents Kyocera’s second foray into the production print market, following its 2019 launch of the TaskAlfa Pro 15000c inkjet colour press.