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Digital textile printing began in earnest in the 1990s, but technology, market, and supply chain challenges have kept it from going truly mainstream. However, all of these challenges—technology, market, and even supply chain—are gradually being overcome, and digital textile printing. Published: October 25, 2013 This feature is an excerpt from a forthcoming white paper on the market for soft signage, sponsored by Agfa. Digital textile printing…

For the most part, commercial printers are locked out of the existing supply chain for digital textiles. This article explores the more accessible textile segments that commercial printers can participate in, including textile-based sign and display graphics and direct-to-garment. Published: December 6, 2018 InfoTrends expects the soft signage market to achieve a CAGR of 6% between 2017 and 2022, reaching 91.3 million square meters of output…

Heavy growth expected over next five years May 17, 2016 We estimate the worldwide market for digitally printed textiles was $1.6 billion in 2015, and project that it will exceed $2 billion in 2016. More than 70% of the current market for digitally printed textiles is for soft signage, display graphics, flags and banners. We also note that approximately 60,000 digital-textile-print devices are installed worldwide; however…

What is Sustainable Fashion? - Sustainable Fashion, also called eco-fashion and ethical fashion, involves the design and manufacturing of clothing, home furnishings and other textile products in a sustainable manner that takes into account any environmental and socio-economic impacts. The goal is a system that protects the environment, causing minimal to no harm, and promotes social responsibility and ethical treatment of workers. Sustainable Fashion involves all…

www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> INVISTA Establishes Its First Textile Research Center in Mainland China Owner of the LYCRA® fiber brand invests to promote innovation in textile industry SHANGHAI - July 25, 2012 - Today, INVISTA announced the opening of its first textile research center in Mainland China, demonstrating its continued commitment to developing high-value, innovative technologies and products. The $7.3 million, 3,000 sqm center is the company's first investment in…

Learn about knit construction, fabrics and yarn. See images of each type along with a description. Environmental Textile Glossary The terms in this Glossary define the global "Green" movement. From the cotton fields to the laboratories, to the retail sales floor, this Glossary is a window into the complexities with which to view the environmental footprints we leave and the social responsibilities these footprints represent. Developed…

Learn about knit construction, fabrics and yarn. See images of each type along with a description. Textile Dictionary Absorbency - The ability of a fabric to take in moisture. Absorbency is a very important property, which effects many other characteristics such as skin comfort, static build-up, shrinkage, stain removal, water repellency, and wrinkle recovery. Acrylic - A manufactured fiber derived from polyacrylonitrile. Its major properties include…

Companies are using technology that is currently available, but they're using it in different ways to create new fabric looks and textures. Companies have found it necessary to be more creative with the technologies that they currently have, because of increased raw materials costs. Companies no longer have the funding to create lines. But, they have found that customer relationships/partnering can create new developments that people…

Yarns are the building blocks of textiles. At Apex Mills, we work with yarn makers to create yarns specific to each customer's needs. Apex Mills uses only synthetic yarns, which are created by heating and softening polyester chips, then spinning and extruding them in long continuous filaments. A yarn might be monofilament-like fishing line, or it can use combinations of multiple filaments spun together forming yarns…

Each year Digital Output asks leaders in the graphic arts to share their point of view on the state of the industry, specifically the past year and into the future. New technologies—software, hardware, ink, and media—are the focus, from improvements to existing products and solutions to those on the forefront of changing the market landscape. Due to these new technologies, more applications—and in concert more opportunity…