Digital Textile

Digital textile printing means digitally printing to bolts of fabric, and applicable market segments include home décor, high fashion and commercial applications. Explore PRINTING United Alliance content, events and resources designed around digitally printed textile technologies.

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ASDPT Welcomes Three Members, Presents 2019 Swormstedt Award

Oct. 25, 2019

Mark Gervais of Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting, Brian Hoag of Roseville Area High School and Beppe Quaglia of Quaglia srl/VIRUS Inks join the Academy.

SGIA Announces Golden Image Award Winners at PRINTING United

Oct. 25, 2019

Open only to SGIA members, the Golden Image competition honors industry-leading printing in more than 50 categories.

SGIA Welcomes the 2019 - 2020 Board of Directors

Oct. 23, 2019

Scott Crosby, tc . holland & crosby, will serve as Chairman, and Christopher Bernat, Vapor Apparel/Source Substrates LLC, will serve as First Vice Chair.

Epson Introduces First SureColor S-Series Solvent Printers with Bulk Ink System

Oct. 23, 2019

The SureColor S60600L features a four-color bulk ink pack system and the SureColor S80600L features a 10-color bulk ink pack system.

SGIA Participates in Spokane Workshop on Inadvertent PCBs in Pigments

Oct. 11, 2019

SGIA accepted an invitation to speak at the Inadvertently Produced PCBs in Inks and Pigments Workshop in Spokane, WA. The goal of the workshop was to explore actions to keep PCBs from entering the Spokane River from printed products produced using inks that contain inadvertent PCBs. No final approaches …

US Department of Labor Issues New Overtime Regulations – Effective Jan. 1, 2020

Oct. 11, 2019

The US Department of Labor has issued a final rule establishing new overtime regulations. The rule states, that unless specifically exempted, employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must receive pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than one and one-half …

SGIA Works with Ohio EPA Guidance on Ink Being Classified as a Universal Waste

Oct. 10, 2019

Near the end of 2017, Ohio EPA amended their Universal Waste regulations to include several wastes that are commonly generated by businesses. When Ohio EPA proposed to add paint and paint-related wastes to the state regulated list, SGIA along with the Printing Industries of Ohio and Northern Kentucky …

Karibu Sets New Benchmark in Roll-to-Roll Printing

Oct. 9, 2019

Stiefel Digitalprint GmbH in Lenting, Germany, recently became the first customer to begin operating a Karibu roll-to-roll printer.

Lift Software Continues to Expand Due to Growing Customer Demand

Oct. 9, 2019

Lift Software’s core product Lift ERP has been on the rise with customers inspired by its modern, innovative and user-friendly approach to help drive efficiency gains.

PGSF Adds New Board Members

Oct. 9, 2019

At its October board meeting, the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) elected several new members and re-elected existing members to additional terms. The PGSF Board directs an endowed fund of just under $10 million that is dedicated toward encouraging young people to consider the graphics …

PRINTING United: A Technology Overview of the BIGGEST Show of the Year

Oct. 8, 2019

Buzz surrounding the next generation of the SGIA Expo is ramping up as word spreads about the newest equipment, software and substrates that will be shown in Dallas.

SGIA Leads Industry Effort on Lockout/Tagout Comments Submitted To OSHA

Oct. 3, 2019

The printing industry-wide task force organized by SGIA completed its work on developing and submitting consensus comments to OSHA on its latest proposed updates to The Control of Hazardous Energy or Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO) Standard. A meeting with OSHA to discuss these comments has been set up for early …