“Digital textile printing machines require a higher investment than conventional printing machines. When comparing the total cost of ownership (water, energy, operators, service costs, ink, post-treatment of the fabric, etcetera) between conventional printing and digital printing, printing one meter of fabric with digital fabric printing costs around 1,5 times more than with conventional printing.” Jos Notermans - SPGPRINTS

“In spite of the pandemic, research and development projects among the digital fabric printing machine manufacturers have continued apace and during the first part of 2021, have resulted in a profusion of new and exciting products. As we approach the autumn, here’s a quick refresh of this year’s emerging technologies…”