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Textile Printing
FESPA 2024 event straplines unveiled – and it’s all about opportunities
Michael Ryan, Head of FESPA Global Print Expo shares the new strapline for the upcoming FESPA 2024 events and the new opportunities for delegates at the upcoming events.
New EFI-REGGIANI Innovation Centre is completed and markes a new chapter for digital textile develop
Debbie McKeegan speaks to EFI REGGIANI regarding the completion of new 20,000 square metre in Bergamo, Italy. This new site hosts the full suite of EFI Reggiani digital textile printing machinery.
FESPA's CEO, Neil Felton on investing into the print community via FESPA Associations
FESPA's CEO, Neil Felton speaks to Debbie McKeegan about the important or reinvesting and supporting the print community. FESPA achieves this by investing into its 37 global Associations.
What’s new in the Middle East: The latest trends in the printing industry
Bazil Cassim, FESPA Regional Manager for Middle East and Africa shares the latest trends in the printing industry for this region. These include the importance of environmental sustainability, the growth of the textile printing market and the growing event, tourism and hospitality demands.
FESPA Middle East 2024 expands floorspace to match significant exhibitor interest
FESPA has increased the size of its inaugural FESPA Middle East event (29 – 31 January 2024 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre) by 40%, adding a third hall to the exhibition. The decision follows significant interest in the event from global suppliers and regional distributors.
Driving forward in textile print with DTF
An increasingly popular option for companies looking to move ahead of the competition in the textile print sector, Rob Fletcher takes a closer look at direct-to-film (DTF) technology and speaks with a specialist in this area to find out more about its core benefits.
Sign of things to come: South African sustainability pioneers win FESPA Award
Wade Barlett, General Manager of Expand A Sign, on linking tailor-made branding solutions to innovative sustainable practices.
Sign of things to come: South African sustainability pioneers win FESPA Award
Wade Bartlett, General Manager of Expand A Sign, describes how a unique mini product display allowed his team to showcase its talents.
FESPA Middle East 2024 to bring together leading global suppliers and regional distributors
Global brands and local distributors are lining up to participate at FESPA Middle East 2024, taking place from 29 - 31 January at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, UAE. The event will provide a platform for technological innovation in digital wide format, screen and textile printing, as well as signage and visual communications.
Sustainability Spotlight - environmental best practice advice for your business
Sustainability Spotlight is an ongoing feature that is presented at FESPA Global Print Expo which showcases a wide range of sustainable and environmentally responsible graphics and textile material samples.
On-Demand Printed Textiles in Western Australia: Meet Suzanne Philpot of Grateful Remnants
Based in a remote location on the tip of Western Australia, Suzanne Philpot runs a social enterprise offering on-demand digital textile printing service for the local community. A community that is predominately Aboriginal.
A World of Opportunity: Printeriors Now Offers a Permanent Online Hub for Interior Décor
Printeriors aims to inspire, the FESPA audience: bringing you a permanent showcase packed with the latest innovations, technologies and case studies and market trends.
FESPA Global Print Expo proves invaluable for FESPA Future Leader
The inaugural FESPA Future Leaders Program was launched in July 2022. 12 industry candidates were shortlisted from all the applicants to attend a 2-day leadership workshop which was held in October before the FESPA Annual Conference in Sydney.
Innovations Driving the Growth of Digital Textile Printing
Debbie McKeegan discusses how the digital textile printing market is being driven by market trends, technical innovation and new production solutions. During 2023, one of the biggest trends is how the industry is offering one-step digital textile, DTF pigment printing and the second trend is the growth in demand for DTF digital printers.
HP sponsor interview at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023
We speak to Daniel Martinez, General Manager for Large Format Printing Business at HP about their latex machines, the HP Stitch s1000 printer which is a fabric and textile dye sublimation printer perfectly suited for the soft signage and interior decor market. Daniel also comments on the HP PageWide XL Pro 8200, a large format multi-function printer that HP have stated is the fastest large format printer.
Printed Wide Format Textiles, Soft Signage and Events Flourish Aside Technical Innovation
Soft signage and graphic textile displays have been a major driver of digital textile printing technologies since their inception some 25 years ago. As technical innovations move forward to increase print speeds, print quality and printable widths, the sector is maximising the benefits and the commercial growth that the textile marketplace offers.
Printing High Quality Textiles on Demand with Oliver Mustoe-Playfair, co-founder of Prinfab
Prinfab was founded in 2016 by two entrepreneurial brothers - Oliver and Harry Mustoe-Playfair. Their digital textile printing business supply’s 1000’s of metres of custom printed textiles daily, to an impressive client base of over 40,000 customers.
FESPA Global Print Expo 2023
FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 returned to Messe Munich from 23rd – 26th May.
FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 - Day 1 Highlights
Watch the highlights to the first day of FESPA Global Print Expo 2023, Europe’s leading printing and signage exhibition!
Visitors set to gain new perspectives at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023
FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience (23 – 26 May 2023, Messe Munich, Germany) are set to help visitors from around the world gain new perspectives on speciality print, signage and visual communications.