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[The Note] Textile printing speed: promise and reality
[The Note] The hidden costs of digital textile printing: what to pay attention to when buying a digital printer
[The Note] Digital textile printing and sustainability: reducing the ecological footprint of printing
Sustainability is becoming increasingly more important in today’s society, even in the more polluting industries. Luckily, new innovations help to make production processes less damaging for the environment. A great example of this is digital textile printing, which innovates the industry of textile printing. But is digital textile printing really less harmful to the environment than conventional textile printing? After all, chemical material is printed on textile, whether the process is digital or not. On top of that, the printed product in most cases still has to be steamed and washed. This is why the ecological footprint of textile printing will not be zero. What can we do to reduce the ecological footprint of textile printing?
[The Note] Direct sublimation printing: Advanced sublimation printing in terms of quality and sustainability
Awareness around the importance of sustainability is growing rapidly in a lot of industries. The textile industry included. Sustainability is all about meeting society’s present needs, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. In other words: we want to preserve our planet, without having to compromise on quality. Solar panels and electric cars are excellent examples of sustainable solutions. But also in the textile industry, new, more sustainable solutions are on the rise. In the past, sustainability was in practice always linked to the price of it, and expensive sustainable solutions were often not implemented. Now the environment is more on top of mind, the market demands higher levels of sustainability for future generations. In the textile industry, direct sublimation printing is an answer to this new, but pressing demand.
[The Note] Maximize the print performance of your digital textile printer with the new Archer+ technology
Although digital textile printing has helped to increase quality levels, accelerate time-to-market and create completely new business models, there is one important challenge almost all digital printing companies face: maintaining a high and above all stable printing quality. Are you interested in improving your quality levels significantly? The new Archer+ technology of SPGPrints proved to be the solution to this ever-pressing challenge of digital textile printing companies worldwide.
[The Note] Textile printing techniques: the five main types of printing on fabric explained
Printing on textile is a craft that has been practised for decades. Not surprisingly, throughout these years there has been a lot of development in the field of textile printing. From hand-block printing to digital printing: the process of printing on fabric has become faster and more innovative resulting in higher quality textiles. Nowadays, the possibilities are endless. Curious what types of industrial textile printing you can use for printing designs on fabrics? Below we’ve summed up the five main printing types and their most important benefits.
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[The Note] Match to print: how to ideally combine digital and rotary screen textile printing techniques
Both digital textile printing as well as conventional textile printing offer unique possibilities to printing companies that will help them provide astonishing output. But how do you use both printing techniques in such a way that you can fully benefit from the advantages associated with each printing technology? In this blog, I describe three different scenario’s and explain how you can generate the perfect match between your conventional and digital textile printing machines in each scenario.
[The Note] How to choose a textile printing partner that suits your company
Investing in new printing equipment often is the start of a long term relationship between your company and your printing partner. Of course, you want to make sure you make the right choice, as this is a significant investment. How do you make sure you ask the right questions and do the appropriate research? To help you select the printing partner that best suits your company, I give you a few essential tips that will guide you through the process.
[The Note] Single-pass versus multi-pass scanning textile printing: what is the difference?
Throughout the years, digital textile printing has developed from 'suitable for sampling only' technology to high-speed fabric printing for production. Innovative techniques have resulted in acceleration and improvement of the digital printing process creating more and better possibilities for textile printers. These innovations have contributed to the creation of the two main digital printing techniques that are used nowadays: single-pass and multi-pass scanning printing. What is the difference between these two printing techniques and how do you decide which technique best fits your and your customer’s wants and needs?
[The Note] Textile printing inks: what types are there and how can they improve the quality of your designs?
Textile printers are always looking for ways to improve the quality of their designs and fabrics. An important element of design quality is the type of ink that is used for printing. The last years, there has been a high demand for high-quality inks that are easy to print with and are also less damaging to the environment. How do you find the type of ink that best fits your production process when there are so many different types of ink out there? In this blog, I explain the different types of ink to you and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type to make your choice an easier one.