NETWORKED TECHNOLOGIES AND BETTER PRODUCTION WORKFLOW FOR DIRECT-TO-GARMENT PRINTING BOOST MASS-CUSTOMISED PRODUCTION WITHOUT MISPRINTS
July 1st, 2017
INDUSTRY 4.0 and the Internet of Things are gathering pace, says Europe's largest industry group for manufacturing systems engineering, Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. (VDMA) in Germany. Elgar Straub, managing director at VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Technologies said: “Thanks to digital textile printing, it is now possible to print apparel, shoes and technical textiles directly. Given the general trend towards individualisation, demand for individualised products is increasing in the apparel industry.” Straub is convinced that ...
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