Textile

Spandex and Roland DG team up for open day

Spandex is hosting an 'innovation day' to try and woo signmakers, wrappers, printers and shopfitters with a range of Roland DG equipment and substrates suitable for the sign and display sector.

Lewis & Wood buys Mtex Blue to boost capabilities

A niche, plush textiles and wallpaper print business has bought the UK's first Mtex Blue with Pigments inkjet.

Caldera launches specialist textile printing RIP

French software expert Caldera used last week's Fespa Digital, to launch TextilePro, a new RIP specifically for textile printing which features an RGB workflow.

EFI reveals more about Rialco acquisition

EFI has revealed more details about how it expects its acquisition of dye and colour products specialist Rialco to help expand its industrial inkjet business.

EFI hints at Drupa plans; acquires Bradford-based ink company

EFI combined a sneak peek at some of its Drupa plans with news of its latest acquisition – it has bought Bradford-based dye and colour products specialist Rialco.

Merch by Amazon W2P launch 'likely' to reach UK

It is “most likely” that Amazon will bring its new on-demand textile printing Merch by Amazon service to the UK at some point, according to an industry expert.

Mimaki expands sublimation ink range with light black

Mimaki is set to add a light black ink to its range of SB410 sublimation ink spot colours.

Mimaki set to acquire Italian textile kit specialist

Mimaki looks set to acquire Italian textile machine manufacturer La Meccanica Costruzione Tessili in a move that would expand its position in the textiles printing market.

Walker Greenbank and James Cropper count cost of Storm Desmond

Fabric printer Walker Greenbank has issued a profit warning after suffering “substantial flooding” during Storm Desmond.

Durst launches new Alpha series

Durst has launched a new series of multi-pass textile printers, aimed at the digital production of home textiles and fashion.

Konica says new single-pass printer signals ‘industrial revolution’ in textiles

Konica Minolta is today holding the worldwide launch of its fastest yet single-pass inkjet textile printer, plus three other smaller machines.

EFI reveals four new machines

EFI is due to launch its first EFI Reggiani printer this week after revealing three new Vutek machines at a show last week.