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Splash of Color introduces direct-to-fabric printer
January 1st, 2009
Splash of Color, Richardson, Texas, a distributor of computer graphics peripherals and an authorized Roland partner, introduces the HeatWave DFP-104 104-inch direct-to-fabric printer. It features precision media handling components and an advanced onboard sublimation unit that ensure image quality and rich, saturated colors for flags, banners, textiles and soft signage that maintain their natural drape […]
DigiFab Systems launches textile digital printer
January 1st, 2009
Los Angeles, Calif.-based DigiFab Systems, a manufacturer of pre- and post-press digital printing equipment, CAD and RIP software and pretreated textiles, launched its StampaJet eight-color, high speed, textile digital printer for high quality production runs on virtually any kind of textile substrate suitable for printed textiles, apparel, home furnishings, gaming, flag and banner, soft signage […]
Value Satin FR named Product of the Year 2008
January 1st, 2009
3P InkJet Textiles Corporation’s Value Satin FR was named Product of the Year 2008 at the SGIA trade show in Atlanta, Ga. A jury of digital imaging professionals awarded the print with Gandinnovations’ Jeti 3324 AquaJet RTR at Value Satin FR (IQ-IJ 677) in the textile product category. It is the second time a product […]
C.F. Stinson awarded for healthy product design
January 1st, 2009
The Nightingale Award for innovative products that contribute to the quality of healthcare has gone for the second consecutive year to C.F. Stinson, Rochester Hills, Mich. C.F. Stinson’s Patterned PVC-Free Upholstery Collection won the award this year at the Health Care Design ’08 Conference November 11, 2008. The collection is soft, exceeds 400,000 double rubs, […]
Textile printer’s advanced interweaving technology eliminates branding
January 1st, 2009
conVerd, East Longmeadow, Mass., is now offering the versatile UJET MC3-Premium textile printer for the wide format market. Manufactured by Yuhan Kimberly, the MC3-Premium’s advanced interweaving technology eliminates banding, and its fabric handling system makes it easy to print on thin fabrics, such as silk chiffon, or stretch fabrics, such as nylon. The eco-friendly printer […]
GM agrees to market TruckSkin
January 1st, 2009
TruckSkin, a division of digital graphics pioneer Britten Media, Traverse City, Mich., announces that General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck LLC has agreed to market TruckSkin to its low-cab forward dealers. Britten Media’s TruckSkin is a patented, changeable “second skin” vinyl outerwear for truck bodies. Unlike its “rolling billboard” predecessors, TruckSkin offers the fleet owner the […]
The changing workforce
January 1st, 2009
By Pat Hayes, CPP Businesses across all industries face changes in workforce and labor needs. Finding the right person with the right skills suited to specific job requirements continues to be the crux of all labor issues. No matter the size of the company, business owners may face similar employee problems: turnover, lack of commitment […]
Mastering color management
January 1st, 2009
Creating the colors your customer wants. By Roberto Santos The growth of digital inkjet printing for fabric graphics is a reflection of the versatility of this technology and the unique demands of producing images on fabric. Taming the wild beast that is color management certainly involves another relatively new technology—ICC color profiling—but this digital tool […]
PVC breeds controversy in industrial fabrics industry
January 1st, 2009
Can vinyl fit in a green world? By Janice Kleinschmidt Poor Waldo Semon. Today the inventor would no doubt fly his private jet to his private island, where he would entertain VIPs in just about any industry you could name. But in 1926, when the B.F. Goodrich Co. researcher devised polyvinyl chloride (PVC), his employer […]
Connecting printed fabrics and hardware
January 1st, 2009
Installation hardware is part of the package print shops now offer. By Lou Dzierzak There’s a symbiotic relationship between printed fabrics and the hardware used to display those colorful materials. Neither element can truly succeed without the expected performance of the other. Imagine the deadline-challenged printer, who has delivered against a time-sensitive deadline, and then […]