Israeli textile printing specialist Kornit has unveiled new branding at FESPA 2013, coinciding with its tenth anniversary celebrations, as well as its new NeoPigment process, which it says can remove pre-treatment and post-processing steps from the established garment and textile printing method.

Water-based and toxin-free, NeoPigment inks are also easy to use and biodegradable, Kornit says, and eliminate the need for calendering and labour-intensive set-up with integrated pre-treatment. The inks have been approved for use on babies' and children's garments, and meet the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).

Kornit has seen 30.7 percent annual growth in the digital textile printing market, which was valued at $1 trillion (￡0.65tn) in 2012, and says it expects this trend to continue. While until this point the company has focused on printing to made-up garments, FESPA 2013 marks its entry into the roll-to-roll sector, following a period of 'market education'.

At FESPA, Kornit is introducing the Avalanche 1000, the six-colour Avalanche Hexa, featuring red and green inks, and the Paradigm II. One Allegro machine has already been sold off the stand to a US buyer at FESPA 2013.