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Insight13 May 2016Following IMI Europe’s recent Inkjet Ink Development Conference and the announcement of its partnership with WTiN for co-operation in the delivery of events and intelligence for the inkjet technology and textile user community, John Scrimshaw caught up with Dr Tim Phillips, managing director at IMI Europe to discuss the upcoming opportunities for those in the digital textile market.
Insight25 Apr 2016According to WTiN analytics data, around 1,500 digital textile printers were installed in China in 2015, elevating the amount of digitally printed fabric coming out of the country to 16% of the global yield, at around 191 million sq m.
Insight21 Apr 2016The China Foreign Trade Association recently announced that in the course of the last 11 months, the Chinese government has collected around US$75million in fines from dye houses in China. This comes hand in hand with the closure of several businesses following the revision of emissions regulations at the beginning of 2015, which many companies have struggled to adhere to. The revelation sets an expectation for the G20 summit, which will likely see the Zhejiang province, home to around 50% of the textile dyeing industry in China, shut down in September.
Insight8 Apr 2016With the IMI Europe Inkjet Ink Development Conference to take place next week, on 13 and 14 of April, 2016, WTiN’s Tansy Fall caught up with IMI’s Dr Tim Phillips to discuss the conference and also take a closer look at the progress of the digital textile printing industry, with a particular focus on inks.
Insight21 Mar 2016With many printer manufacturers investing in ink technology, the topic has arisen as to whether it is better for potential investors in digital technology to opt for a “complete solution” or compile their own solution via different vendors.
Insight23 Feb 2016The rise of the digital textile printing industry is widely recognised, with WTiN Analytics: Digital Textiles predicting growth of up to 21% for 2016, pushing the amount of digitally printed fabric for the year to around 1.45 billion sq m.
Leading printing companies Epson and For.Tex are to serve as technology partners at Milano Unica in their capacity as technology partners of All Over (Less is More), an Unindustria project developed with the artistic contribution of Como’s Aldo Galli Academy – IED.
Insight9 Feb 2016With developments in industrial digital textile printing technology allowing for faster turnaround times and enabling shorter print runs, both the catwalk and high street are becoming increasingly rich with innovative digital prints.
