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Retail signage: 'Everything can be automated'
Sign Text and Sign Production, twin signage companies, share a case study of how automation can increase efficiency and continuously improve processes.
16-12-2022
Tomorrow's World
Why sustainability = profitability
How to create value and innovate while sticking to environmental values. This is part two of our conversation with Andrew Winston, one of the world’s most respected thought leaders on the issue of sustainability.
16-12-2022
People in Print
Stay competitive with artificial intelligence: the new reality for print businesses
In the second of three articles with US print-trade expert Mark Coudray, we look at how artificial intelligence (AI) and innovative business philosophies can future-proof your company.
16-12-2022
Tomorrow's World
What impact does being a net positive business have on the industry?
We spoke to Andrew Winston, one of the world’s most respected thought leaders on the issue of sustainability – and co-author with former Unilever chief Paul Polman of the recent book Net Positive – about the changes that need to happen to businesses in general, and printers in particular.
16-12-2022
Business Advice
DTG (direct-to-garment), DTF (direct-to-film) or hybrid… which is best?
For decades, the accepted approach for printing on apparel has been screen printing to plain blanks or transfer prints. But the newer alternatives of hybrid transfer and direct-to-film transfers are rapidly gaining market share – and for good reasons.
28-11-2022
How to Guides
How to optimise imposition with automated technology
We spoke to Tilia Labs about how artificial intelligence can lead to the most cost-effective imposition by reducing human input.
28-11-2022
Business Advice
Going global: ROI in web-to-print and dropshipping
When does it make sense to use dropshipping services? Web-to-print and fulfillment experts Printful give us their top tips for expanding into global markets.
28-11-2022
People in Print
Mark Coudray: real results with artificial intelligence
In the first of three articles with US print-trade innovator Mark Coudray, we look at how artificial intelligence can affect printing businesses on a day-to-day level.
28-11-2022
Business Advice
Six ways to future-proof your business against regulatory risk
How can printers anticipate regulatory change and retain profitability?
28-11-2022
Business Advice
Regulatory changes for printers
Stay on top of the forthcoming regulatory changes that may affect your business.
28-11-2022
Tomorrow's World
Digital textile microfactories create resource efficiency
Dr Thomas Fischer, from DITF, Europe’s largest textile research centre, on analysing inputs and outputs for agile, sustainable, just-in-time fashion products.
21-10-2022
Tomorrow's World
Digital twinning: 3D power for interior décor printing
Ivor Morgan of innovative 3D scanning company Matterport describes the opportunities that spatial data technology might present for printers designing interiors or marketing their work.
21-10-2022
Tomorrow's World
Kornit waterless technology: innovation in DTG and DTF
We speak to Kornit Digital’s Scott Walton about the company’s unique waterless printing technology and how it’s answering today’s manufacturing and sustainability challenges.
21-10-2022
Tomorrow's World
Digital fashion and textiles: the next challenges
Alexandra De Raeve, at HOGENT University of Applied Sciences & Arts, on maintaining the garment printing industry’s innovation while tackling sustainability problems of the sector, through further digitising design and production processes.
21-10-2022
How to Guides
How to use 4D printing to create smart textile products
Katarina Winands of ITA Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University explains how fused deposition modelling can create ‘smart’ textiles.
21-10-2022
Business Advice
X-Rite eXact 2 spectrophotometer: new benefits for wide format printers
We spoke to X-Rite about how its new spectrophotometer can help streamlining workflows, reduce waste and free up worker capacity.
23-09-2022
People in Print
Alberto Masserdotti on the creative products that have inspired him
The FESPA Board member discusses the creative flair and inventive use of technology that attract his attention.
23-09-2022
Tomorrow's World
FESPA UK – leading the way on waste management
We speak to FESPA UK Managing Director Suzi Wilkinson about the first important steps the organisation has taken to help printers with the disposal of material waste.
23-09-2022
Topics
AI
3D Printing
Automation
Colour Management
Packaging
Cutting
Digital Printing
Fine Art
Garment Printing
Inks
Interior Printing
Labels
Outdoor Advertising
Personalisation
Print Finishing
Process Control
Screen Printing
Signage
Software
Sportswear
Sublimation Printing
Substrates
Sustainability
Textile Printing
Vehicle Wrapping
Wide Format Printing