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Lightfastness, climate change and the Blue Wool Scale
UV light fades and degrades printed products over time. And the problem is only going to get worse as global warming increases.
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SPAI in India: bridging the screen printing skill gap
We spoke to Mustafa Kapadia, President of the Screen Printers’ Association of India, about equipping print professionals with cutting-edge techniques.
How to use Porter’s Five Forces model for risk management
Porter’s Five Forces is a simple model that can help you to plan strategically for business success now and in the future.
FESPA in Thailand: TINPA goes from strength to strength
Grace Paksookchai, Board member of TINPA, the Thai FESPA Asssociation, describes the challenges of sustainability and investment to the industry in Thailand.
The future of industrial inks – from film insert moulding to haptics
Marabu is a world-leading manufacturer of screen, digital and pad printing inks and creative colors, offering a wide variety of solutions for industrial and graphic printing applications. We spoke to the team at Marabu, near Stuttgart, Germany, as the firm celebrated its 165th birthday.
Navigating the complexities of deinking for sustainable printing and recycling
Graeme Richardson-Locke, Head of Associations and Technical Lead at FESPA, discusses deinking.
Water-based inks and restricted substances lists
Beppe Quaglia, CEO of Virus Inks in Italy, on the technical challenges of adhering to restricted substance regulations, and how eco inks push creative potential.
Latex printing and sustainability
Thom Brown, environmental sustainability and original ink advocate at HP, on HP Latex printing’s energy efficiency.
Bright future for bio inks
Daniele Uboldi of EPTA Inks on how bio inks improve upon existing technologies.
A preview of FESPA’s Technical Guides: an introduction to ink
We take a look at ink in this preview of the second edition of the FESPA introductory Technical Guides.
How to achieve unlimited special effects with water-based inks
Beppe Quaglia, CEO of Virus Inks, talks about how water-based inks are a match for plastisol or silicone.
How to make the switch from plastisol to water-based inks
It’s now easier than ever for printers to introduce environmentally friendly inks into their usual processes, and gain an edge over competitors.
The robot revolution
Will the rise of robotics destroy print jobs or open new horizons?
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