Industry Advice

Phil McMullin, pro graphics sales manager, Epson (UK), explains why dye sublimation printing offers greater flexibility for fashion designers. The desirable combination of design creativity and cost-effective production delivered by digital print has captured the imagination of high fashion designers. English fashion designer and couturier Alexander McQueen was an early …

Encarna Luque, senior product manager for inks and textiles at Roland DG EMEA, takes a look at how dye sublimation has changed how we print and what we can print. One of the main challenges in the print industry today is that industry demands are constantly changing. We as an …

In this article, Dmitry Sarbaev, managing director of FLUXMALL DTG, provides tips on how you can prepare your direct to garment print facility for production. While helping customers to start their DTG printing businesses – from small-scale cozy printshops to large-scale DTG print production factories, I’ve been consistently observing people …

According to Richard Falconer, COO at e-commerce expert Optiseller, there are five new e-commerce trends that will affect all online sellers in 2022. It doesn’t matter what platform or marketplace you sell on, these trends can and will affect every aspect of selling online in the year ahead. In the …

Adam Wyles, head of digital and transfer technology at Amaya Sales UK, explains how you can create just one design and use it for multiple applications. If there is one thing the past 18 months has taught us is that flexibility within a business is the key to survival. Everyone …

One of the great things about sublimation is that it can be applied to so many different products, which means an abundance of creativity on your end. From personalisation to trendy apparel products, sublimation can play a major role. Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass’ education manager, reports. In the apparel world, sublimation …

In this month’s Embroidery Column, Natalie Greetham, marketing manager at Madeira UK, takes a look at the similarities and differences between rayon and polyester threads. The two most common types of thread for industrial embroidery are made from either rayon viscose or polyester and most embroiderers will have a favourite …

Phil McMullin, Pro Graphics sales manager, Epson (UK), explains why this year is set to be the year of growth for DTG printers. Are you considering ways to refresh your service offering or develop broader application possibilities? Perhaps you are exploring new production horizons? Whatever your business objectives in 2022, …

In this month’s Dye Sub Column, Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass’ education manager, explains how you can become a mug-master. It wasn’t too long ago, when the mug choices for sublimation were pretty limited. But in recent years, the variety of mugs has exploded. Different sizes, shapes, colours abound. That’s the good …

Encarna Luque, senior product manager for inks and business development in textile and decoration for Roland DG EMEA, outlines the advantages and opportunities of direct to garment printing. The first direct to garment (DTG) printer was aptly named Revolution. Created in the 1990s and patented in 2000, the entry of …