“In the past, homes were a place to eat, sleep, and relax after long days spent elsewhere. Today, they have become “multitasking” interior spaces” - EPSON

The Printeriors feature is a tribute to the talent and passion of our industries print professionals and it has been an honour to deliver this showcase and to work amongst each and every technology provider, print practitioner and supplier. I hope that you enjoy all of our joint endeavours.

“Poland has established several “micro-factories” where they can complete all garment production tasks in the house as a small, agile business. This includes everything from receiving a plain fabric roll, to printing, finishing, cutting, and sewing into finished garments.” - Simon Daplyn | SUN CHEMICALS

As we anticipate the continued growth in demand for post-printing decorations, it’s essential for our manufacturers to keep pace and expand their technical abilities. That is what drove us to acquire US-based Voxel8, an on-demand manufacturer of 3D printing technologies, originally focused on the footwear industry. With the acquisition of Voxel8 ’s technologies, Kornit expands and perfectly complements its core production and decoration capabilities.

“Let’s hone in on 3D design, which by many years predates the pandemic. No other digital technology serving the fashion industry has been as transformative as it steadily evolved. This I know from having worked at high levels for EFI Optitex for 16 years before joining Embodee in 2019.” Yoram Burg - Embodee

This exciting initiative will give three young surface designers and one talented videographer an outstanding opportunity to undertake a 6-month placement at CMYUK’s advanced digital training and demonstration facility in Shrewsbury. The project is also available as an e-learning experience online. Graduates and students alike can participate in all modules. Each month the Design brief will be posted online, to participate simply follow and share your work using the hashtag #CIRLIVE and then submit your final work via email to cirlive@cmyuk.com

“Several printing companies, solution providers and trend watchers expected (or wished?) that digital would one day replace rotary screen printing entirely. The truth is that both types of printing have their own advantages and disadvantages, which makes it logical for them to coexist” - 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…”

“Textile production has been transformed in the last 10 years by the introduction of industrial digital printing based on inkjet technology. While there were early forays into digital printing in the 1970s with the Millken Millitron digital carpet printer, the first commercial inkjet textile printers were introduced in the 1990s with early examples like the Stork TruColor Jet Printer (1991) and the Ichinose Image Proofer (1999)” - Guest article written by Tim Phillips - IMI EUROPE

The commercial benefits offered to the fashion industry are many, and as technology gains traction and print process and speed continue to evolve, we can look forward to a new decade of innovation. For moment the story is focussed on garment decoration – and yet for the future the wider benefit of 3D printing will be the manufacture of the textiles themselves – to be continued…

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

“At the heart of Italy’s Como region, the Mantero family have been manufacturing high quality printed textile collections for over a hundred years. The company designs, creates, weaves and prints accessories for the luxury and high-end fashion brands.” Mantero | EPSON

“As the pandemic draws to a close digital textile printing is continuing to carve an innovative path to the future of printed production. The growth of digital textile pigment printing is continuing apace - driven by its of ease of use, speed of production, cost efficiencies and sustainable attributes.” FESPA

“Printing designs on carpet and mats has been done for many years and technology has evolved. In this article Bob Balings shares some background information on the different carpet printing technologies and the evolution and problems” - Bob Balings | BOB MATS.BV

“When The Fabricant was founded in 2018 digital fashion barely existed as a concept, and the idea of a digital atelier crafting couture for the non-physical environment? Forget it. It meant not only signing up for the wild ride that is start-up life, but also creating a new industry for the company to operate in”. THE FABRICANT

“CMYUK has announced the launch of its Creatives in Residence Live programme. This exciting initiative will give two young surface designers and one talented videographer an outstanding opportunity to undertake a 6-month placement at CMYUK’s advanced digital training and demonstration facility in Shrewsbury”. CMYUK

“Much has changed during the cause of the pandemic. We have all had to adapt to a virtual world - there have been many challenges, but with those forced events, unexpected benefits have emerged – a tsunami of virtual knowledge”. HP

“By the end of the year, we'll probably be in a better position that we were before the actual pandemic hit - because we've picked new customers thanks to our new HP technology and our expanded business model.” MPS | HP