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Digital Textile Printing

Welcome to the techexchange.com Library. In this section, you will find research, resources, and information on the digital textile printing technology that is driving the future of the apparel and sewn-products industries.

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Academia Is Taking Digital Printing to New Heights - by Kim Anderson, [TC]²

A Newcomer’s Guide to Digital Textile Printing

A Primer in Digital Textile Printing
A market overview, ink and color fundamentals as well as the advantages and drivers of this emerging technology.

Barbie Goes Digital
How Mattel Toys Uses Digital Textile Printing

Behavior of Prepared-For-Print Fabrics in Digital Printing

Can Digital Printing Fit the Bill?
What is pushing the drive for digital printing, rotary screen v. digital textile printing advantages and disadvantages, market hurdles, terminology and technology. By Brooks Tippett. From IMI Digital Printing 2000 conference - see additional presentations

Color Management and RIP Software for Digital Textile Printing - Managing color for optimal results.
by SuSu Gordon

Creativity: Designer Meets Technology
By Kerry Maguire King

Current Industry Indicators in Digital Printing
Current Industry Indicators in Digital Printing
By Jerry McCaskill

A Defect Analysis of Rotary Screen vs. Digital Textile Printing
By Brooks Tippett

Designed to Work

How Herman Miller has incorporated digital textile printing into its new space design system.

Developments in Jet Inks for Textile Printing
By Ray A. Work, III and John P. Kane, DuPont Co., Wilmington DE

Digital Color Printing of Textiles: Challenges & Rewards
The statistics, market research and growth estimates.
by Mark Hanley. From IMI Digital Printing 2000 conference - see additional presentations

Digital Color Printing to Revive Wallcoverings Market
Industry participants believe that mass customization, reduced inventory, and the ability to produce new designs resulting in higher mark-ups on their products will revitalize an industry that's mired in sluggish sales. by I.T. Strategies.

Digital Color Printing Targets the $20 Billion T-Shirt Market - new market research from IT Strategies

Digital Imaging For Textiles - Next Generation
Since the introduction of spectral-based imaging systems some five years ago, the communication of lab and production submits between retailers and suppliers has proven to be one of the primary economic applications of the technology. Recent advances...

Digital Printing & the Digital Supply Chain: Looking Toward 2001
How is digital printing evolving for our industry and how can we begin to anticipate and prepare for changes? by Kerry Maguire King, TC2

Digital Printing Alchemy -By Teri Ross

Digital Printing Fusion - The new opportunities for textile designers.

Digital Printing Potential
The Potential for Digital Textile Printing in Garment Decoration and Flags & Banners. By Stewart Partridge. From IMI Digital Printing 2000 conference - see additional presentations

Digital Color Printing of Textiles: New Markets & Opportunities By Patti Williams of IT Strategies
Patti shares her thoughts on the future of digital textile printing at the 2000 Digital Printing and Imaging Conference.

Digital Textile Printing - A Great Way To Save Printing

Digital Textile Printing: The State of the Market
By Patti Williams

Digital Textile Printing in a Digital Supply Chain
Why is this technology significant, what’s the latest and greatest, and how will our industry move forward with digital printing? by Kerry Maguire of TC2 at Bobbin 2001

DPI 2000 Review
A review of the Digital Printing and Imaging Conference in Dallas.

Presentations from Digital Textile 2001 - the European Seminar and Exhibition (index)

An Overview of the Digital Textile Printing Market
Digital penetration of the graphics market, the markets for digital textile printing, textile printing by region, digital printing technologies, speed v resolution, e-stat predictions, digital textile printing by application

Investment In Ink Jet Technology
Ink jet technology provider summary, Piezo ink jet R&D investment by application, thermal ink jet R&D investment by application, Ink jet speed projections - non-page wide heads (square feet)

A New Era in Digital Textile Printing
Value drivers for digital printing, technology challenges, ink, screen vs. ink jet printing, color control & management software, end use requirements, the need for integrated solutions

Digital Textile Printing with Dispersion Based Inks
Global trends and predictions, ink jet textile printing - limiting factors, textile ink jet inks - soluble, insoluble, and disperse, developments in pigment and disperse dye based inks, future developments

Understanding Color Management and Software in Textile Printing
The basics of color management, the pros and cons of device dependent and device independent color management, coloir gamuts, remote color communication, a comparison to traditional printing methods, sampling and short-run production using digital textile printing

A Digital Textile Printing Case Study
How a UK printer is satisfying customer demands for quicker, cheaper and more complex products

High Performance Piezo Ink Jet for Printing Textiles
Head technologies, overview, advantages of high viscosity inks for textiles, integration and hardware using piezo technology, advantages and disadvantages of thermal inke jet (TIJ) and continuous ink jet (CIJ)

Textiles in Digital Inkjet Imaging for Promotional Applications
Requirements for indoor and outdoor applications, fabric use by ink type, coated v uncoated fabrics

The Evolution of Transfer Printing for Textiles and Garments
Overview of transfer printing, presses, techniques, fabrics, technologies, the market, inks and trends

The Evolution of Textile Transfer Printing

Fabric Printing in a Totally Digital Supply Chain by Mike Fralix, TC2

Fact Gap Fuels ERP Investments and Invites Printer Vendors to Ride the Wave
I.T. Strategies discusses the significance of ERP to the digital printer industry.

Graphics, Fine Arts and Textile Industries Converge On InkJet Fabrics
by Teri Ross

Glossary of Printing Terms

High Performance Piezo Ink Jet for Printing
Textiles Head Technologies, Advantages of High Viscosity Inks for Textiles and Integration. By Howard Baldwin. From IMI Digital Printing 2000 conference - see additional presentations

How to Meet the Needs of the Textile Printer
by Brooks Tippett

Integrated Textile Printing Systems: Supplying Users' Needs
by Mark Trimble

Industrial Digital Printing in the Real World: Small Beginning, Big Potential
by Patti Williams

An Introduction to Digital Printing Technology
By Vince Cahill, owner The Colorworks

Opportunities in Digital Textile Production

Where are they, what are the market conditions and where are we headed by Lee Newsom. From IMI Digital Printing 2000 conference - see additional presentations

Taking Advantage of the Design Potential of Digital Printing Technology for Apparel

Technology Standards: Why Do We Need Them & What Should They Be?
A Panel presentation at the IMI Digital Textile Printing Conference 11/00.

The Challenges of a Digital Textile Printing Pioneer by Wendy Ragsdale

The Effect of Digital Textile Printing Technology on Textile Design Styles -
Mechanical production methods influence both design aesthetics and styles. In the field of printed textile design, the latest digital fabric printing technology has influenced the style and definition of printed textile design

The Textile Industry - How Ready is it for Digital Printing?
Chris Byrne of Web Consulting in the UK examines some of the broader implications for the introduction of Digital Printing to the textile industry and supply chain as a whole. This is a copy of his presentation at the FESPA conference in Barcelona, Spain in November, '99.

Unfolding the Frontiers and the Future of Digital Printing on Textiles. A commentary by I.T. Strategies

Vast Customization - The Next Wave in Digital Textile Printing

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