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drupa stages first digital textile printing show in response to market
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focuses on digital textile printing applications. The exhibition is providing this forum to reflect the rising significance of digital textile printing and to underline its importance as a driver of innovation and growth in new fields of business for the printing industry. Touchpoint textile is backed by two main partners: the German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research (DITF) as Europe’s largest textile research centre, and the non-profit European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association (ESMA). Together with cross-industry partners, DITF is setting up a Digital Textile Micro Factory at drupa, a fully networked, integrated production chain from customer specifications and design to fabric finishing. Demonstrating new possibilities for digitalisation and direct customer interaction, such as 3D garment simulations with direct data transfer to virtual and augmented reality applications, the microfactory shows how digital textile printing, cutting and colour management can be integrated in a fully connected production environment. A variety of products, such as flags, T shirts and bags, will be fabricated ‘hot off the press’ each day.
ESMA, in turn, is in charge of the conference programme, inviting speakers from research, development and industry to discuss printing and finishing technologies, workflows, market developments and sustainability.
Sabine Geldermann, director of drupa and global head of print technologies at Messe Düsseldorf, said: “Continued
Nazdar appoints new OEM business development manager
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azdar Ink Technologies has announced the appointment of Dean Allen as OEM
business development manager for EMEA and North America with immediate effect.
Mr Allen joins Nazdar's international sales team and will be responsible for developing industrial OEM partnerships.
Based from Nazdar's Stockport office, Mr Allen has extensive sales and marketing experience in print and associated industries throughout EMEA. He most recently held the position of key account manager for
ouchpoint textile is a new show organised by drupa which
digitalisation and cross-sectional technologies are accelerating innovation. drupa’s role is to be a source of momentum for our industry, fostering and shaping change. We’re committed to identifying all relevant issues and integrating them in our forums. The growth potential in textile printing is phenomenal. It’s against this backdrop that we are dedicating a special platform to these applications.”
Touchpoint textile will provide a platform for digital textile printing applications
● drupa will take place in Düsseldorf from June 16 to 26
drupa announces 11 days of vision and inspiration
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he exhibition for the print industry drupa, has once again invested in top-class knowledge transfer through its five special forums.
The drupa Cube is one of these and this year the slogan of ‘educate, engage, entertain’ has been selected to represent the broad spectrum of content that can be enjoyed. World-renowned speakers are set to create a buzz with a visionary range of topics. Best-selling author Michael Gale and internationally renowned designer James Sommerville will also contribute to the top-class programme with keynotes.
Over 40 sessions will bring participants up to speed with the global megatrends that have already left their mark and are on course to shape the future.
New faces join Pro-Ad team A Dean Allen joins Nazdar
Xaar where he mainly focused on OEM printhead sales throughout the EMEA region. Prior to joining Xaar, Mr Allen spent two years as business development manager (industrial packaging) for EFI, focusing primarily on the flexo packaging market. Keith Nixon, director of OEM Business Development at Nazdar, said: "Dean has extensive experience and knowledge of our industry and has proven ability to develop business partnerships in all print disciplines. He understands the specific technical requirements and is able to communicate them across the business in a clear and concise manner.”
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
s Pro-Ad approaches its 40th
anniversary, two new members have joined the team.
Jessica Kidd
joins the company as a telesales executive to help look after the company’s
growing customer
Jessica Kidd and Ross Colesky join the Pro-Ad team
base and enquires list, making sure they receive highest standards of service. Previously a business account manager, the consensus is that Ms Kidd will transition into the current Pro-Ad way with her friendly approach and never say no attitude.
Ms Kidd has accumulated a wealth of experience beyond her years with over nine years’ experience with business and consumers and over seven years of sales experience. The second addition to the Pro-Ad family is Ross Colesky, joining as a marketing executive. Mr Colesky will be applying himself to all things marketing at Pro-Ad embracing his predecessor’s philosophy in the role and putting his own unique touch on things too.
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