Honest answers from interviews with industry experts from the Fabric Graphics Association reveal the benefits, the challenges and the growth areas of using fabric for digital printing projects.
A Chicago tourist stop showcases the advantage of creating a visitor entry passageway of digitally printed tension fabric.
Custom-printed upholstered furniture is a niche market for digital textile printers.
Identify proper installation hardware and best practices for large-format graphics projects.
Why has digital fabric graphics printing become so popular and the current focus of the wide-format printing market?
As more textiles are being used for soft signage, one question that arises from the print technology is, “How can you color manage textiles?”
One of the drawbacks of digital in the past was the speed, but that is now changing.
The technology of digital printing on textiles offers a lot of very attractive advantages, such as an unlimited amount of colors to be used in a design or the absence of a repeat, but it also has its challenges.
Looking in detail to the workflow of a digital textile printer, it's not as easy as it seems.
Lightweight fabrics and digital printing deliver dynamic results for retailers.
Learn how to communicate color, achieve accurate color results and control color effectively within your organization and throughout your supply chain, which translates to better quality and reduced costs.
Managing color successfully can save your organization time and money, and a little work up front can make life easier in the long run.
Achieving sustainability is not a one-time event, but a continuing process. Developing and committing to sustainable practices through designing sustainable buildings, shade products, smart textiles, and manufacturing systems continues to be at the forefront of the worldwide consumer marketplace.
Our impact on the environment has become a major consideration and is driving efforts in the construction industry to be eco-responsible in mineral extraction, materials and component manufacturing, and building infrastructure development. These developments are creating market opportunities for designers and builders of environments.
Corporate leaders are instigating key sustainability initiatives through their own organizations and their markets. Company executives are reporting big rewards for their efforts from their employees, communities, business partners and shareholders.
IFAI Expo continues its leadership in this area with custom-designed educational programs that provide business leaders a platform for addressing sustainable trends, materials, technologies and practices that support business growth. Join the specialty fabrics industry as it convenes at this year’s IFAI Expo, Oct. 27-29 in Orlando, Fla.