Digital Printing of Textiles (Woodhead Publishing in Textiles)

Contents......Page 6
Contributor contact details......Page 14
1.1 Introduction......Page 18
1.2 The origin of digital textile printing technologies......Page 19
1.3 Digital carpet printing......Page 20
1.5 Thermal inkjet and textile printing......Page 21
1.7 Digital grand format and textile printing......Page 22
1.19 FESPA and ITMA 1999......Page 23
1.12 Heimtextil 2001......Page 24
1.14 ITMA 2003......Page 25
1.15 Drupa 2004......Page 26
1.17 FESPA 2005......Page 27
1.19 Conclusion......Page 31
1.20 References......Page 32
2.1 Introduction......Page 33
2.2 What difference does digital make?......Page 34
2.3 How is this done using traditional methods?......Page 35
2.4 How do they compare?......Page 39
2.6 Freedom......Page 40
2.8 Resistance......Page 41
2.9 Transparency......Page 42
2.10 The nerw market......Page 43
Part I  Printer/print head......Page 44
3.2 Ink jet technologies......Page 46
3.3 Aspects to consider and metrics to use in the print head selection process......Page 62
3.4 Companies currently active in print head technology......Page 65
3.6 Sources of further information and advice......Page 66
3.7 References......Page 69
4.1 Introduction......Page 70
4.2 Drop formation from particle-laden liquids......Page 71
4.3 Drop impaction......Page 74
4.4 Future trends......Page 82
4.5 References......Page 83
5.2 Industry needs......Page 86
5.3 Markets and applications......Page 87
5.4 Artistri 2020 printer......Page 89
5.5 Competitive environment......Page 90
5.6 Artistri 2020 textile printing technology......Page 91
5.8 Cost of printing......Page 96
5.9 Opportunities and new markets......Page 97
5.10 Artistri Technology Center......Page 98
5.12 Future trends......Page 99
5.14 Bibliography......Page 100
6.1 The DReAM project in the present textile printing scenery......Page 101
6.2 Goals of the project and description of the DReAM machine......Page 104
6.3 New opportunities offered by the new Reggiani digital printing machine......Page 112
6.4 Bibliography......Page 114
7.1 Evolution of digital printing......Page 115
7.2 Marketing profile of Mimaki\'s Tx series......Page 116
7.4 Technical issues and solutions......Page 118
7.5 The future of digital printing......Page 137
8.1 Introduction......Page 140
8.2 Experimental......Page 143
8.3 Results and discussion......Page 146
8.4 Conclusions......Page 159
8.5 References......Page 160
Part II Printer software......Page 162
9.1 Introduction......Page 164
9.2 Computer aided design, editing and data storage systems......Page 165
9.3 Pixel and image formation by ink jet printers......Page 169
9.5 Machine performance monitoring......Page 176
9.6 Future trends......Page 177
9.7 Sources of further information and advice......Page 178
9.8 References......Page 179
10.1 Introduction......Page 180
10.2 General numerical colour specifications......Page 183
10.3 Characterising display, input and output devices......Page 185
10.4 Colour gamut and rendering intent......Page 190
10.6 Colour reproduction performance of equipment operated with a CMM......Page 192
10.8 Sources of further information and advice......Page 194
10.9 References......Page 195
11.1 Introduction......Page 197
11.2 Overview of textile colors and common color spaces......Page 198
11.3 ICC basics......Page 199
11.4 ICC advantages and disadvantages......Page 201
11.5 Requirements and problems for ICC profiling......Page 202
11.6 Current technologies......Page 204
11.7 Results......Page 211
11.8 Conclusion and future trends......Page 213
11.9 Sources of further information and advice......Page 214
11.10 References......Page 215
Part III Digital printing coloration......Page 216
12.1 Introduction......Page 218
12.2 Ink systems......Page 221
12.3 Fabric pre-treatments......Page 223
12.4 Pre-treatments for ink-jet printing......Page 224
12.5 Post-treatments......Page 230
12.7 Limitations......Page 231
12.10 References......Page 232
13.1 Introduction......Page 235
13.2 Overview......Page 236
13.3 Pigmented ink formulation for digital textile printing......Page 238
13.4 Tests and test methods for pigmented textile inks......Page 244
13.6 White ink......Page 248
13.7 Sources of further information and advice......Page 249
14.1 Dye-fiber interaction......Page 250
14.3 Time-dependent phenomena and surface-active components......Page 252
14.5 Reliability......Page 254
14.7 Reactive dye ink......Page 257
14.8 Disperse dye ink......Page 262
14.9 Acid and direct dye ink formulation......Page 267
14.10 References......Page 268
15.1 Introduction......Page 269
15.2 Textile pretreatments for inkjet printing......Page 271
15.3 Effect of pretreatments on print quality......Page 275
15.4 Concluding remarks and future trends......Page 289
15.5 References......Page 291
16.1 Introduction......Page 293
16.2 Experimental......Page 295
16.3 Results and discussion......Page 297
16.5 References......Page 305
Part IV  Design and business......Page 308
17.1 Introduction......Page 310
17.2 From craft to mas production to mass customization......Page 312
17.3 Limitations of mass customization......Page 314
17.4 Time, technology, and connectivity......Page 315
17.5 Product life cycles......Page 316
17.6 Forecasting the opportunities......Page 317
17.7 Traditional supply chains......Page 321
17.8 Direct digital printing supply chains......Page 324
17.9 Future trends in the digital supply chain......Page 326
17.10 References and bibliography......Page 327
18.1 Introduction......Page 329
18.2 Enabling the process......Page 331
18.3 Just-in-time order processing......Page 340
18.4 Case studies......Page 344
18.6 References......Page 353
19.1 Introduction......Page 354
19.2 Evolution of textile printing workflow......Page 355
19.3 New design styles......Page 360
19.4 New definitions for the textile printing industry......Page 367
19.6 References......Page 371
Index......Page 373