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Profile6 Sept 2019

Eliminating colour disparity through technology

Otis Robinson speaks to Nick Langford, CEO of AVA CAD/CAM, about the challenges of colour matching complex textile designs and the company’s developments in 3D colour matching

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight5 Sept 2019

SPGPrints shares insights on textile printing in Brazil

Otis Robinson interviews Simone Lourenço Dela Antonia, marketing coordinator at SPGPrints Brazil, about the South American country’s growing digital print market

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight28 Aug 2019

SGIA acquires NAPCO Media to push print industry growth

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), a printing and graphic arts trade organisation that provides ‘cutting edge resources’ to members, has acquired NAPCO Media, a B2B media company

Digital PrintingCompanies & Finance

Insight22 Aug 2019

Future Fashion Factory funds nine innovative UK projects

Professor Stephen Russell, director of the Future Fashion Factory (FFF) and Professor at the University of Leeds, speaks with Otis Robinson about the FFF’s five-year R&D project and how UK businesses can get involved

FibresEffectsIndustry 4.0

Insight5 Aug 2019

Eon, H&M and Microsoft collaborate for a circular economy

Otis Robinson interviews Natasha Franck, founder and CEO of Eon and the Connect Fashion Global Initiative, a collective of industry leaders working to create a digital foundation for a circular economy in the fashion industry

ApparelManufacturing Technology

Insight18 Jul 2019

A look back at the growth of textile printing

Otis Robinson examines textile print design trends, technologies and trajectories

Digital PrintingDesign & Trends

Insight18 Jul 2019

Bangladesh event sets out digital journey

Otis Robinson speaks with Mostafiz Uddin, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Bangladesh Fashionology Summit, about the development of the country’s digital presence within the textile industry

EffectsMarkets & Prices

Insight9 Jul 2019

Evolution St Louis implements automated production to revive textile industry

Otis Robinson talks with John Elmuccio, COO and founder of Evolution St Louis, about the company’s plans to use automation to revive a once-thriving textile sector in the midwestern city of St Louis, US

YarnsManufacturing Technology

Profile9 Jul 2019

Dye sublimation innovation

Otis Robinson speaks to Jason Remnant, head of production management, and Mike Raymond, sales manager, both at Xaar, about the company’s new, ‘efficient’, 5601 print head and its collaboration with SPGPrints at ITMA Barcelona

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight4 Jul 2019

Twine launches digital thread dyeing technology at ITMA

Otis Robinson speaks to Adi Mandel, marketing manager at Twine, about the company’s showcasing of a number of innovative products at ITMA 2019

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Insight1 Jul 2019

EDTC reveals impassioned concerns for sustainability

Otis Robinson analyses WTiN’s European Digital Textile Conference, an event that revealed rising concerns for sustainability within the digital textile printing market during ITMA 2019

Digital PrintingSustainability

Insight27 Jun 2019

Monforts adds to its technological team

Monforts has announced the expansion of its team at its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Mönchengladbach, Germany, with the appointment of Jonas Beisel as a new textile technologist

EffectsCompanies & Finance

Insight26 Jun 2019

AVA’s ITMA offerings will help develop school of design

AVA CAD/CAM, a software supplier to the textile and decorative printing industry, has sold two of its core design modules to Attualitá, a Brazilian, eco-friendly digital print company that has plans to launch a new production facility with ties to local universities

Digital PrintingITMA

Insight23 Jun 2019

Technijet’s on-demand pre-treatment technology sees success at ITMA

Technijet, a UK-based technological solutions provider, has sold two of its Swift-jet machines at ITMA. While the identities of the two customers remain confidential information, the company credits its success to the ecological concerns on offer by the Swift-jet machine.

CoatingDigital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight20 Jun 2019

Armor receives ISEGA food contact certification

Armor Industrial Inks, a global leader in ink formulation and coating, has announced that its inkjet inks for printing on porous surfaces have received direct food contact certification from ISEGA, an independent testing institute

HygieneCoatingITMA

Insightfree17 Jun 2019

On-demand, digitalised production will increase sustainability

Otis Robinson speaks with Matthew Cochran, chief operating officer (COO) at OnPoint Manufacturing, about the company’s plan to forge a global, on-demand, sustainable textile supply chain using Industry 4.0 technologies.

ApparelManufacturing Technology

Insight17 Jun 2019

DuPont reveals new Artistri pigment inks

Following the 30-year anniversary of its operations, DuPont is launching a new series of Artistri roll-to-roll (RTR) pigment inks at ITMA

Digital PrintingITMA

Insight13 Jun 2019

Italdenim urges denim producers to go green

Otis Robinson interviews Gigi Caccia, shareholder, production manager and head of innovation at Italdenim, a PureDenim brand, about the company’s green denim production processes and tackling a pollutive, traditional industry

FabricsFibresSustainability

Insightfree12 Jun 2019

First speakers revealed for TheIJC in Düsseldorf

TheIJC (The Inkjet Conference), a two-day multi-subject educational conference for inkjet and inkjet equipment manufacturers, has revealed the first batch of speakers for its sixth edition, this year held at Crowne Plaza Düsseldorf, Germany

EffectsResearch & Development

Intelligence10 Jun 2019

Tackling modern slavery with Industry 4.0 solutions

Otis Robinson examines exploitation, UK law and the Industry 4.0 concepts with the potential to increase transparency and eliminate slavery from the supply chain

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Insight7 Jun 2019

Repeltec reduces permethrin use for garment insect protection

Otis Robinson speaks with Tom Sam, chief executive officer (CEO) at Repeltec, about the company’s protective biocide technology for textile application

CoatingProtectiveResearch & Development

Insight5 Jun 2019

SPGPrints and Xaar to showcase dye-sublimation innovations at ITMA

Digital inkjet technology developer Xaar has announced its collaboration with global textile printing company SPGPrints for an ‘innovation-only event’ at ITMA Barcelona in Spain

Digital PrintingEvents

Insight4 Jun 2019

Reducing environmental footprint through digital

Quality Print Services (QPS), a wide-format print specialist, has installed two new Roland Texart XT-640 printers at cycle jersey specialist EventureWorks with the goal of reducing their environmental footprint

Digital PrintingManufacturing Technology

Insight3 Jun 2019

Lenzing traces fibres with blockchain technology

The Lenzing Group, an Austria-based company that manufactures specialty fibres made from wood, will use blockchain technology to support its TENCEL-branded fibre business, ensuring complete transparency and traceability for brands and consumers of its fibres in the finished garment, according to the company

FibresIndustry 4.0

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