“It is well known that traditional textile printing systems are heavy on water and energy consumption. For example, it was recently estimated that analogue textile production systems use around 93 billion cubic metres of water annually.” ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION -FESPA

“The pandemic has placed increased focus on supply chain issues in textiles and apparel, but a lot of this has been figuring out how to manufacture the same items more efficiently, especially Fast Fashion”.Cary Sherburne - WHAT THEY THINK

“Huge congratulations go to Jasmin Bourne of the Manchester Fashion Institute - winner of the prestigious Christopher Bailey Award at GFW 2021 which celebrates 30 years, this year and remains an essential launch platform for the fashion industries next generation.”

“With just 6% of the world’s printed textiles produced digitally and an increasing demand for personalised goods there is a great opportunity for growth” Tom Owers - EPSON UK

Décor is an evolving space. Colours, materials and design styles change rapidly . The big change that is taking place now is the reopening of public spaces - we are all hankering to re-connect. Terry Raghunath - HP

“The digital textile printing industry for apparel is now driven by fashion design, production technology and software. The digital pixel now generates ever more sophisticated options” FESPA

Over the last 140 years Zimmer Austria have pioneered many innovations and revolutionary technologies for screen, digital printing and technical textiles. ZIMMER - FESPA

“Educating people that mass production and mass waste is having an uncontrollable impact on our environment is paramount” Beautiful Furniture lovingly recycled with a splash of Colour and Print - meet Patience&Gough

“The glorious colours, and the fabric softness of Acid digital prints enhance the natural beauty of Silk and fine fabrics. On Nylon – Acid dyes deliver durability and high performance in extreme conditions.”

“The creative freedom offered by inkjet technology has spawned a new generation of creatives and technicians and together they have unlocked the sector” - HP X PAPERGRAPHICS

“As a robust and established sector of the marketplace – Dye Sublimation digital textile printing has five main influences to thank for its continued success:” FESPA IMAGE CREDIT: PANAZ

“The sky is not the limit” - Kobi Mann. That’s how Kornit’s R&D team is hard-wired. They are solution architects and have done so much more that make textile printing digital - reinventing printed production.

“The scope of UV wide format printing is enormous, customers are constantly discovering new applications.” Bobby Grauf – Agfa UK | FESPA

The textile industry has witnessed an incredible transition from analog to digital process. But the thread of production relies on the accuracy of all stakeholders.

“I’m planning on pushing the art side of my business internationally over the next two years and carry on creating work that makes me happy.” - KIRATH GHUNDOO

“When introducing a new solution or enhancing existing offerings, the ability to be up and running immediately and consistently is crucial.” - EPSON UK

“The whole world is definitely looking for a cost-effective solution - we want to be efficient and offer super-fast speed to market.” Tomer Ohavi | EFI

“Epson have rationalised textile manufacturing – their technology is instinctive, intelligent and built to embrace new opportunities...” EPSON

“Orders for their designs increased during the pandemic…the company recognised that they needed to re-equip..” Gillian Arnold | HP STITCH S300

“The Dye-sub transfer print process offers a lot of advantages - cheaper printers, sharper prints - plus printing multiple jobs on one roll.” Alex Mighall - RA SMART MACHINERY