Roland DG VersaSTUDIO BY-20 wins BLI 2024 Pick Award from Keypoint Intelligence

Roland DG has announced that the desktop VersaSTUDIO BY-20 printer, launched in January 2024, has received a Buyers Lab (BLI) 2024 Pick Award from Keypoint Intelligence for Outstanding Desktop DTF Printer. It is the first desktop DTF (Direct-to-Film) printer to earn the award in Keypoint Intelligence’s inaugural DTF awards cycle.

The BY-20 is a compact, easy-to-use, and affordable desktop printer using the DTF transfer method for professional apparel production. After printing on a special film, hot-melt powder is applied and thermally melted, and then the film is simply layered on fabric and heat-pressed to create original T-shirts, sportswear, etc. It produces highly designed apparel beautifully and quickly for a vast array of garments. 

David Sweetnam, Keypoint Intelligence’s Director of Lab Services EMEA/Asia, said, “The BY-20 performed very well in all areas of our image quality tests. It showed a wide colour gamut, vivid colours in both black and white garments, and excellent spot colour reproduction. We were also very impressed with smooth gradations and the crisp fine detailing. And washability results showed no degradation in colour gamut, graphics, or fine detail, proving that the VersaSTUDIO BY-20 is the perfect solution for value-added apparel businesses, with excellent cost performance and reliability.”

“In recent years, DTF transfer inkjet printers have been attracting a great deal of attention worldwide in the apparel decoration industry, and a number of companies has released a variety of products,” said Tony Miller, President of Roland DG’s Global Sales and Marketing Division. “It is a great honour for us to receive this prestigious award for the BY-20, which was selected from competitive products.”