Woodhead Publishing Digital Printing of Textiles (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

At present the textile industry produces the majority of its 34 billion square yards of printed textile fabric by screen printing. However as we move into the digital age it was only a matter of time before developments in digital printing of paper were adapted for the textile market. This important collection provides coverage of all the current developments in digital textile printing. It is divided into four parts, covering printer and print head technologies, printer software, digital printing colouration and design and business for digital printing. Key Features: provides coverage of all the current developments in digital textile printing; covers important areas such as printer and print head technologies, printer software, digital printing colouration and design and business for digital printing. Contents: The evolution and progression of digital printing of textiles; A designer s perspective digital versus traditional. Part 1 Printer / print head: Inkjet printing technology (CIJ / DOD); Drop formation and impaction; Industrial production printers - DuPont ArtistriTM 2020 Textile Printing System; Industrial production printers DReAM; Industrial production printers - Miami s Tx series; Integration of fabric formation and coloration processes. Part 2 Printer software: Digital image design, data encoding and formation of printed images; Digital colour management; ICC color management for digital inkjet textile printing. Part 3 Digital printing coloration: Substrate preparation for ink-jet printing; Pigmented ink formulation; Formulation of aqueous inkjet ink; Effect of pretreatment on print quality and its measurement; Ink jet printing of cationized cotton with reactive inks. Part 4 Design and business: Digital printing and mass customization; Just In Time printing; Design and workflow in digital inkjet printing.