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By Sonja Angerer
IMI Europe celebrated their 20th anniversary edition of the Digital Printing Conference at The Courtyard by Marriott City Center Berlin October 9th to 10th ,2019. The high-profile event for the digital printing industry also provided lots of business intelligence for print service providers.
For their 20th anniversary edition from October 9th to 10th IMI Europe Digital Printing Conference 2019 moved to new location right at the heart of Berlin. High-profile speakers presented new insights into the digital printing industry. Though digital printing sees itself as a more sustainable alternative to analogue, the new wave of an environmental movement might have a serious impact on an industry that is starting to look back longingly on figures o the past.

By Ron Gilboa

For decades, digital printing for the fashion, décor, industrial, and graphics industry was relegated to sampling and short run printing. With the advantages of innovative inkjet technology, the industry is now addressing the demand for environmentally responsible output, innovative designs, and the need to improve supply chain operation. This article examines the latest textile industry trends and examines the dynamics that digital innovations have on this massive industry supply chain. Innovations in design, digital print, as well as cutting and sewing of textile-based products.

By Raphael Ducos

The impression is dead. Long live the impression! Long live printing that is integrated alongside other communication channels. This is the way forward and to get it right, you need to make two changes: throw away the old baggage you’ve carried for so long and embrace a change of mentality. You must swap the old habits of traditional printing for digital ones!

By Sonja Angerer

Fachpack celebrated its 40^th birthday at Nuremberg trade show centre from September 24^th to 26^th,. But after years and years of growth, the industry is facing less positive outlook into the future.

By Paddy O'Hara

For those looking for short run label solutions, digital technologies have always been attractive. Both toner and inkjet solutions have long heralded a digital revolution, but whilst it is now common place it can never replace analogue technologies, only enhance and improve it. That’s why at IIJ we like to refer to a digital evolution instead.

Laurel Brunner

Nach einigen traumatischen Jahren und viel Disruption in der grafischen Industrie erfuhren zahlreiche Segmente der Branche eine Erholung und Erneuerung. Kein anderer Sektor hat jedoch eine derart deutliche Belebung erfahren wie der Flexodruck. Fortschritte in Chemie und Bebilderung helfen Flexodruckern, mit anderen Verfahren wie Offset-, Tief- und Digitaldruck zu konkurrieren. Der Flexodruck ist seinen früheren, etwas »schäbigen« Ruf losgeworden, da durch diese Fortschritte aufregende neue Anwendungen, Geschäftschancen und leistungsfähige Fertigungsprozesse möglich geworden sind.

Exceptional label designs implemented economically

By Dieter Finna

Exceptional label design functions like a Trojan horse. Amazing and attractive to look at, it is uncompromisingly designed for conquest. Brands are increasingly focusing on screen printing for labels, as it offers a wide range of options for attracting customers with its extraordinary, exclusive design effects. A visit to Gallus in the screen printing division in Herisau (Switzerland) demonstrates everything that is possible with screen printing.

By John Kaverman

The most successful pad printers make use of highly efficient systems that allow for greater flexibility and better process control.
Looking back to the late 1980s, it is easy to see how the industry has evolved. At that time, pad printing was just beginning to compete with hot stamping and screen printing. Additionally, sealed ink cups had just been invented.
By the mid-90s it was not uncommon for large manufacturers to have dozens of pad printing systems dedicated to printing the same parts, over multiple shifts, for years. Meanwhile, hundreds of small contract decorators survived by running service orders. While a few of the dedicated systems featured automatic loading and unloading, the majority were manual load/unload, single-color machines with pneumatic drive systems and very little, if any, flexibility.

By Jennifer Nesbitt

Problems with your screen printing emulsion can be especially frustrating: You can’t turn out a good print if you have any problems with your screen’s emulsion or exposure. In a previous blog, we covered some common exposure problems and how to troubleshoot them. If you are still struggling to create, expose and reclaim screens, here are some additional troubleshooting tips to help you address common screen printing issues with your emulsions.

Combining digital and analog garment printing techniques opens up a plethora of possibilities.

By Michelle Moxley

Digital hybrid printing is a union between analog screen printing and digital direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, two of the most common embellishment technologies in use today. Essentially, a hybrid line consists of an automatic screen-printing press with a CMYK digital printer located on one of the print stations, with the ability to combine screen- and inkjet-printed graphics on each garment.