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[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.

[The Note] WTIN digital textile market report 2017: ‘Digital printing output grows 22% globally’

Twice a year, the World Textile Information Network (WTIN) performs an analysis of the digital textile printing market. This market report provides valuable insights into the unique and fast-moving digital textile printing industry.

[The Note] Digital textile printing vs screen printing: how to make a cost comparison

When considering digital textile printing, printers are often insecure because they fear it is a high initial investment that is doubtful to be earned back. When making a cost comparison between rotary screen and digital printing, the initial investment is often the only parameter besides the price of inks that is taken into account. However, to create a realistic image of the costs of a particular printing technology, certain important parameters cannot be left out. In this article, I explain how to effectively compare digital printing and screen printing based on Total Cost of Ownership. It explains how all parameters can influence your overall printing costs.

[The Note] The 3 main investment reasons for digital textile printing

Nowadays, digital textile printing is the fastest growing segment in the textile industry. Why do increasingly more textile printers make the transition from conventional to digital printing? And what are the main investment reasons for digital textile printing? Instead of being driven by cost advantages, the main investment reasons can be find in indirect parameters underlining the advantages of digital textile printing. In this article, I discuss these important parameters and how they can benefit your company.

What is digital textile printing and what are the advantages for your company?

In the past decade, the way we print on textile is subject to change. Next to the conventional screen printing technology we all know, digital textile printing is on the rise. But what is digital printing exactly? What does the digital textile printing process look like? What are the differences between scanning inkjet printers and single-pass inkjet printers? And, most importantly: how can digital printing help your textile printing company set new standards for print quality and production speeds?