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Packaging regulation – a warning to UK printers
We spoke to George Atkinson, Head of Policy at environmental consultancy Valpak, about how printers should be cautious regarding stricter packaging regulations.
19-04-2024
Business Advice
No minimum order: the growth of DTF decoration
Andy Rogers at Stahls’ UK and Europe, garment decoration firm based in Braintree, UK and Dillingen, Germany, on the cost and speed benefits of direct to film (DTF) printing.
13-03-2024
Business Advice
The design democracy: AI, creativity and interior décor
We spoke to Matt Fletcher of John Mark Ltd and Cheryl O’Meara from the Print Pattern Archive about combining age-old techniques with artificial intelligence (AI) to create exciting new motifs for luxury wall coverings.
13-03-2024
Business Advice
Everything you need to know about Midjourney and AI graphics
Marshall Atkinson, author of the Midjourney Experience newsletter, discusses how this incredible AI tool can unlock design creativity.
23-02-2024
Business Advice
Mimaki and the power of DTF printing
Marc Verveem, Product Manager EMEA from Mimaki Europe, discusses the cost efficiencies and sustainability benefits of direct-to-film (DTF) printing.
23-02-2024
Business Advice
Closing the carbon borders with CBAM
Printers will need to be mindful of their future emissions and will need to stay compliant with new carbon levys in both the European Union and UK.
23-02-2024
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All aboard! An express digital vinyl wrapping project
Large format digital print company PressOn helped to bring a British confectionery favourite to life overnight.
25-01-2024
Business Advice
Building the future: an insight into industrial printing in 2024
Peter Buttiens, CEO of ESMA, reviews the past year in industrial printing and makes his predictions for 2024.
25-01-2024
Business Advice
The rise of DTF: ROQ and the Impress
Nelson Miranda, Marketing Specialist at ROQ, looks at the growth of direct to film (DTF) in the garment printing sector and beyond.
24-01-2024
Business Advice
Greenwashing: sorting fact from fiction in environmental claims
Businesses that promise too much in terms of their environmental credentials could find themselves suffering reputational or even financial trouble.
19-12-2023
Business Advice
The Waste Academy: lessons in printer sustainability
In the second of a two-part focus on FESPA UK’s innovative approach to print industry sustainability, we see how their new Waste Academy is helping to spread essential knowledge among producers, suppliers and customers.
25-11-2023
Business Advice
Responsible waste disposal: FESPA UK’s Waste Accreditation scheme
In the first of a two-part focus on FESPA UK’s innovative approach to sustainability, we see how their new Waste Accreditation scheme is already diverting tonnes of waste from landfill.
24-11-2023
Business Advice
Going with the FLOW: innovative Canon flatbed technology explained
Mathew Faulkner, Head of Marketing and Innovation for the Wide Format Group in Canon EMEA, discusses the new zone-less, multi-origin flatbed layout: the Arizona 1300 series with FLOW technology introduced at the FESPA Global Print Expo this year.
23-10-2023
Business Advice
An essential guide to calculating carbon emissions
Robyn Newberry and Freddie Ward from CarbonQuota discuss the company’s ‘plug and play’, print-sector-specific Essentials carbon calculator.
23-10-2023
Business Advice
AI and personalised print software solutions: to the next level
The opportunities to offer personalised products have never been greater with the right software, says Wacław Mostowoski at Antigro Designer.
26-09-2023
Business Advice
The art of distortion printing
With the help of distortion printing innovator John Davidson, we look at how it’s possible to accurately produce print for any three-dimensional shape or size.
26-09-2023
Business Advice
Electrical safety for signmakers
Thomas Berens of the European Sign Federation (ESF) discusses his work on introducing a Technical Guideline for electrical safety of luminous signs based on the ESF’s published code of practice for signmakers.
26-09-2023
Business Advice
Optimising energy efficiency: the potential benefits of voltage optimisation in business
FESPA’s Associations and Technical Lead, Graeme Richardson-Locke, discusses the advantages of voltage optimisation for businesses looking to reduce energy consumption and operational costs, as well as offering a more sustainable approach to business operations.
29-08-2023
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AI
3D Printing
Automation
Colour Management
Packaging
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Garment Printing
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Personalisation
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Process Control
Screen Printing
Signage
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Sublimation Printing
Substrates
Sustainability
Textile Printing
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