“The drive to carbon neutrality and eco-responsibility has echoed resolutely across the digital textile print community, with many environmental success stories to share. As the global footprint of digital textile printing market continues to grow - $7.9 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 14.8% from 2021 to 2030”. FESPA Textile Ambassador

Milan design week once again delivered an unforgettable experience. “Celebrating design and utilising art to provoke conversation and stimulate change… This year there’s a new, palpable energy on the Interior circuit as it returns to full throttle, post pandemic. It’s a collaborative energy and a force for good. Regardless of industry sector, luxury or mass market, sustainability, circularity and responsible sourcing are finally mainstream.”

“Businesses that transition 100% to digital may lose extreme price-driven customers, but this is a rare situation. A new range of affordable digital printers enables manufacturers to introduce digital printing capability alongside traditional printing methods. Some customers may be keen to experience the benefits of digital printing; others may need reassurance to develop the confidence to test digital printing technologies.”- JOS NOTERMANS SPGPRINTS

Dye Sublimation: Inks and Papers Review Q1 2023 “With a combined market potential total approaching USD 3 billion by 2030, unsurprisingly production of Dye Sublimation Ink and Paper, has attracted substantial commercial interest in the manufacturing community. With the start of 2023 witnessing widespread and comprehensive offers from the most reputable manufacturers.” - Texintel Technical Editor

Whats New in the World of Wallcoverings? “As the digitisation of the wallcoverings industry continues to gain pace, we look forward to the future advancement of digital production technologies, market growth and the creative and environmental benefits these technologies will no doubt achieve”. FESPA Textile Ambassador

“Zooming in on the digital machinery market which was valued at 320 million USD in 2018 and is now projected to reach 890 million USD by 2030, at a CAGR of 13.8% during the forecast period. (Future Market Insights)

The key takeaway here is that of this market, it was estimated in 2022, that a whopping 52% of all digital printing used dye-sublimation inks (Grand View Research) making it the largest ink type by usage in the digital textile print sector.” - Texintel Technical Editor

“The basis of the DTF economic model is the straight forward nature of the printing process, which is not only easy to learn, but also simple to execute. Printing onto a regular substrate like the PET film is an uncomplicated Digital Print procedure not unlike printing a paper or poster, which is a widely known operation in all sectors of the print industry.” TEXINTEL Technical Editor

“Overall, Metaverse Fashion Week was an incredible four-day event that left me feeling inspired and energized; seeing my design come to life and being part of such a multicultural music, fashion, and art space was amazing, and my digital wardrobe is now full of cool new looks, I’m already looking forward to what next year will bring.” Estelle Pearce

“Winning an Epson SureColor SC-F100 Dye sublimation printer, Sarah Thornley has spent the last six months developing and building her designer brand. The SureColor printer offers a dye sublimation printing process that can be applied to multiple surfaces, from textiles to ceramics – Sarah has been exploring new applications to create products herself. All of her products are created by hand and in-house.”

“The water saving credentials of digital textile printing now provide a welcome eco-friendly solution to the textile industries negative environmental legacy” FESPA

“If all linear meters in the world during one year were printed by digital textile printers instead of conventional printing, we would save 760 billion liters of water” - JOS NOTERMANS SPGPRINTS

“This market shift has fed perfectly into the dynamics of the global ecommerce market where apparel and accessories with a value of over USD759.5 billion (Statista) had become the number one ecommerce sector in the world. Undoubtedly the silver bullet that delivered this fulfilment business model was the inexorable rise of direct to garment printing.” Texintel - Technical Editor

“As digital natives the next generation have a huge role to play in the future of the textile printing industry. If we succeed in passing on our manufacturing heritage, and our knowledge freely, we will undoubtably succeed in creating a sustainable future for the textiles industry where creativity, technology and print thrive.” FESPA Textile Ambassador

“Estelle Pearce’s new collection ‘AiEvolution’ is an experimental digital collection that draws from the power of Ai creation to test realisation and pattern-cutting skills, crafting pieces that stand out rather than conform to traditional notions of clothing with each design having its own unique personality.”

“While reactive inks are only printed on natural fibers, such as cotton and silk - Pigment inks, have the ability to be printed on natural and synthetic fibers, allowing all types of fabrics including polyester blends to be printed without difficulty. Additionally Pigment inkjet printing is the subject of widespread technological development both of systems, inks and components.”

“The sprint to certification is critical as our consumers measure and document every element of the final products DNA. Keeping up with such certification at every step of the products manufacture and development is equally tasking and doing so often demands that we zig-zag our supply chain across many continents. In truth, whilst our customers seek to re-shore or nearshore their final products, the manufacturing components of the technologies and consumables we utilise are sourced worldwide. ” FESPA Textile Ambassador

“Direct to Garment production goes from strength to strength, with a vertical assent predicted. Stellar growth in the use of direct to garment digital textile printing machinery continues to provide a unique and highly successful business model, gaining traction worldwide. As a technology built to deliver speed to market, its built for on-demand production and as such sustainable manufacturing - driving down inventory and production costs.”