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[The Note] Digital textile design: what are the new opportunities for designers?

The rise of digital textile printing does not only bring large advantages for production only. The digital printing technology also breaks some major boundaries that conventional printing used to put on designers. As a designer, digital printing helps you to expand your creativity and offers you the opportunity to better respond to the wishes of the market. In this blog, I explain exactly what the advantages of digital textile design are and how you as a designer could benefit from them.

[The Note] How to incorporate a digital textile printer into your production process

Some textile printers have the perception that you only need to plug in a digital textile printer for it to work. However, to truly benefit from your latest investment, there are a few extra steps you have to take. In this blog, I’ll provide you with a checklist full of steps you should take when incorporating a digital textile printing machine into your production process. Use them to your advantage.

[The Note] How to choose between a single-pass and multi-pass digital textile printing machine?

Every printing process is different. What might work for one of your competitors, could not work for your business at all. When thinking about making the transition to digital textile printing, you have a choice to make: single-pass or multi-pass printing? How do you know which printing technique is most profitable for your printing business? To support you in making this decision, I explain which questions you should ask yourself to find out which technique best suits your printing process.

[The Note] 5 Requirements for making a transition to digital textile printing

More and more textile printers are making the transition to digital textile printing. A report of the World Textile Information Network (WTIN) showed that the digital textile printing industry is projected to grow 20% by volume through the period of 2017 until 2021.

[The Note] Direct digital to fabric printing vs sublimation paper printing: what’s the difference?

With all the different printing methods out there, it can be difficult to find out which one best suits your application. I often hear people asking the question: what is the difference between direct digital to fabric printing and paper sublimation printing? To be honest: lately an attractive alternative has been created which combines the best of both worlds: direct sublimation printing.

The real question, therefore, is: what is the difference between direct sublimation printing and direct disperse printing and how do I know which printing method best suits my application? Below, I explain each method in detail and describe the pros and cons of each printing method thoroughly.

[The Note] How digital textile printing enables fast-fashion manufacturing

The fashion landscape is changing rapidly and textile printers have to change with it. More collections, more challenging designs, and rapid deliveries: new customer demands have resulted in the rise of fast-fashion. How do you as a textile printer benefit from digital textile printing to enable fast-fashion manufacturing and provide new standards of production efficiency?

Witness the high-quality output of digital textile printing at first hand at ITMA Asia 2018

From the 15th until the 19th of October, the biggest textile exhibition in Asia will take place in Shanghai: ITMA Asia 2018. Over the last years, China's drive for innovation has led to an increase in textile quality and enhancement of global competitiveness of Chinese textile. Are you ready to join this movement and become an industry-leading textile printer? Then a visit to ITMA Asia 2018 should be your next move. Here’s what you can expect during your visit to ITMA Asia (plus request your free ticket at the bottom of this page!).

[The Note] How single-pass printing can change the textile printing industry

For a long time digital textile printing machines could not match rotary screen printing machines in terms of production volume performance. Although offering a shorter time-to-market and higher design quality, digital textile printing machines could not provide large quantities of printed fabric with a certain delivery time as rotary screen printers can.