FESPA – a global federation of 37 member associations for the screen printing, digital printing and textile printing community which aims to promote screen printing and digital imaging with its members across the world – will host a ‘Digital Textile Conference’ on 30 September 2016 in Milan, Italy. The Conference will be organized with support from FESPA Italia Association, in collaboration with Sistema Moda Italia, the Italian Fashion and Textile Federation, and Associazione Italiana Disegnatori Tessili, the Italian Textile Designers Association.
As per the press release, the Digital Textile Conference will provide print service providers with insights into the diverse market segments of digital textile printing, including updates on the latest technology developments in machinery, software, inks and textiles. The list of speakers and panellists includes names like Enrico Barboglio (FESPA Italia); Duncan MacOwan (FESPA); Ron Gilboa (InfoTrends); Fulvio Alvisi (AIDT); Andrea Ferrero (Miroglio Textiles); Lorenzo Zottar (The Color Soup); Gianluca Brenna (Stamperia di Lipomo); Dario Garnero (Stamperia Serica Italiana); and Andrea Barbiani (MS Italy).
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Neil Felton, CEO, FESPA said, “Today, digital accounts for only a small proportion of all textile printing, but this is forecast to grow substantially in the years ahead, with estimates suggesting that digital could account for 5 per cent of textile printing by 2020, up from 2 per cent today. Clearly that’s a significant diversification opportunity for printers already invested in digital output technology and supporting workflows.”
