OKI Data Americas Introduces New Digital Color Printer for Textile Transfer Printing with Special Offer

C831TS Delivers Full Color Output for T-Shirt and Apparel Decorators

Mount Laurel, NJ (August 6, 2015) – OKI Data Americas announces availability of the C831TS – a compact new digital color printer specifically designed for textile transfer printing. With breathtaking full color printing capabilities, fast print speeds and CMYK output on transfer media up to 11" x 17", the C831TS (Transfer System) delivers output quickly and cost-effectively, and is ideal for t-shirt and apparel decorating. With its introduction, OKI Data is offering a special promotion – a free case of Fruit of the Loom® t-shirts[1] – for those who purchase a C831TS, C711WT or pro920WT through September 30, 2015.

The C831TS prints on transfer sheets that can be used with a wide variety of fabric substrates. It features enhanced high definition color printing and Single Pass Color™ technologies with a straight-through paper path for results that would ordinarily require expensive specialty media printing processes. With customized support for textile transfer media, users can set-up jobs quickly to increase productivity.

Highlights of the C831TS include:

• Full color printing at up to 8 ppm on 8.5" x 11" transfer media, and up to 6 ppm on 11" x 17" transfer media²
• Excellent running cost offering lower costs per square inch
• Compact design
• Multi-purpose feeder holds up to 100 sheets
• Single Pass Color digital technology and straight-through paper path to handle a variety of approved transfer media³
• PostScript^® 3^™ and PCL^® 6 emulations
• Prints on media from 3" x 5" up to 11.6" x 52"
• HD color printing technology for sharp detail and rich, dramatic color
• 2-Year On-Site limited warranty³ on the printer, and industry-leading 5-year warranty on the LED printheads

“OKI Data continues to deliver new and cutting-edge printing technologies for a broad new range of commercial applications,” said Rich Egert, Vice President of Global New Business Development for OKI Data Americas. “The C831TS is no exception. Its fast and cost-effective output allows apparel decorators to deliver full color decorated t-shirts and textiles to the market eliminating the need for time consuming set-ups and other costly fees.”

“Whether the need is for one imprinted garment or thousands, the C831TS produces output on-demand with ease,” Egert concluded.

“Fruit of the Loom is excited to collaborate with OKI Data on this initiative,” said Jeff Traen, Director of Marketing for Fruit of the Loom, Inc. “Our HD (high density) tee shirt collection delivers a superior decorating surface. Together with OKI Data’s industry-leading printing solutions, consumers can generate superior print results at a great value.”

The C831TS is available for limited distribution, and can be purchased from Graphics One, LLC and ISW, and supports select Neenah, Forever and GraphicsOne transfer media.

OKI Data products are built on parent company OKI Data Corporation’s history of leadership and innovation. Most of OKI Data’s color printing solutions feature Single Pass Color as well as proprietary digital LED and HD Color technologies. These technologies allow OKI Data Americas to manufacture products that require fewer moving parts for increased reliability and outstanding color output quality.

OKI provides live⁴, toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, with agents based in North America. In addition, OKI Data live chat feature is available to customers within the US and Canada seeking online support on weekdays during normal business hours within the Eastern time zone.

About OKI Data Americas OKI Data Americas, headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ, and a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment and customized solutions under the OKI® brand, including digital color and monochrome printers and multifunction products, serial impact dot matrix printers, thermal label and POS printers, as well as a full line of options, accessories and consumables. OKI Data Americas serves the graphic arts and production and specialty printing markets with the OKI proColor™ Series digital production printers. In addition, its Multimedia Production Platform category of production-quality A3 color devices meets a wide-range of graphic arts and commercial printing needs. Utilizing Genuine OKI toner ensures consistent, reliable and high-quality output that maximizes performance. OKI Data offers a broad portfolio of products built to optimize managed print engagements. OKI Data Americas takes a consultative approach to supporting every customer's needs and delivering individualized print solutions that optimize business performance. The company's innovative technology is backed by Tokyo-based parent company OKI Electric Industry, a leader in telecom, infrastructure and mechatronics systems; and an approximately $4.5 billion multinational corporation according to its FY 2014 financial reporting. Keeping its customers' needs top of mind, OKI Data Americas is ISO 9001:2008 certified and offers a selection of ENERGY STAR® certified products.

[1] Visit www.okidata.com/FOTL for details. 2 Published performance results based on laboratory testing. Individual results may vary. 3 Contact your authorized C831TS dealer for a list of approved transfer media. 4 Available in the US and Canada only.