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No minimum order: the growth of DTF decoration
Andy Rogers at Stahls’ UK and Europe, garment decoration firm based in Braintree, UK and Dillingen, Germany, on the cost and speed benefits of direct to film (DTF) printing.
The art of distortion printing
With the help of distortion printing innovator John Davidson, we look at how it’s possible to accurately produce print for any three-dimensional shape or size.
SERICHROMA halftone printing reinvigorates a classic car image
German company Graffiti Siebdruck won a FESPA Gold Award by applying the SERICHROMA technique to screen print both colour and black and white entries.
The fine art of screen printing
Sincerely Screen Co’s award-winning creation of Covert Power, a high-density and fine-detailed screen print of Thai artwork.
Chasing perfection in serigraphy
Antonio Tsigonias and his Garden Institute in Athens won a FESPA Award for six separations and solving the problems of moiré phenomena.
How to use a SWOT analysis to stay competitive
The simple but powerful way to gain in-depth knowledge of your business, the market and your competitors.
DTG (direct-to-garment), DTF (direct-to-film) or hybrid… which is best?
For decades, the accepted approach for printing on apparel has been screen printing to plain blanks or transfer prints. But the newer alternatives of hybrid transfer and direct-to-film transfers are rapidly gaining market share – and for good reasons.
A printer’s guide to cutting energy bills
With help from the Carbon Trust, we’ve put together a specific guide for printers who want to make their businesses more energy efficient.
Sustainability spotlight on FESPA’s 60th anniversary
How industry innovation has continued to blossom during lockdown and after.
Celebrating talent in the Associations Pavilion at FESPA Global Print Expo 2022: Netherlands to UK
The Associations Pavilion at the FESPA Global Expo 2022 (31 May–3 June), located at the Messe Berlin, will offer members the opportunity to showcase samples of their work both digitally and screen printed. Visitors to the exhibition will learn how diverse applications were printed and finished by members from 20 countries.
Celebrating talent in the Associations Pavilion at FESPA Global Print Expo 2022: Belgium to Japan
The Associations Pavilion at the FESPA Global Expo 2022 (31 May–3 June), located at the Messe Berlin, will offer members the opportunity to showcase samples of their work both digitally and screen printed. Visitors to the exhibition will learn how diverse applications were printed and finished by members from 20 countries.
Celebrating talent in the Associations Pavilion at FESPA Global Print Expo 2022: Slovakia and Greece
The Associations Pavilion at the FESPA Global Expo 2022 in Berlin (31 May–3 June) will give members the opportunity to showcase samples of their work both digitally and screen printed. Visitors to the Messe Berlin will learn how diverse applications were printed and finished by members from 16 countries, including Greece and Slovakia.
Meet the Digital Squeegee
Michelle Moxley, Innovation Director at M&R Printing, explains how the Digital Squeegee and digital hybrid printing can enhance and embellish DTG work.
PIFSA – Celebrating a milestone of 110 years
Printing SA's CEO, Dr. Abdool Majid Mahomed looks back on the federation's history, future and how it has remained relevant.
Peter Buttiens of ESMA: print as an integrated production solution
The CEO of ESMA, the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers' Association, on the unique challenges in his sector, from industrial inkjet to biomedical applications.
Playing the textile transfer market
Sakurai’s Claudio Moffa tells us how the company is bringing conventional textile transfer technology into the digital and sustainable age.
New York's finest
Christian M Walter in Spain won a 2020 FESPA Gold Award in the serigraphies and fine art category with this limited edition portfolio, and also won the Best in Show Screen Award.