LFP - Large-Format-Printing
Textile finishing at viscom: International trade fair shows the complete range of technical possibilities
Tuesday 20. July 2010 - Embroidering, printing, flocking: Since it began, textile finishing has been one of the main topics of viscom. Whether jackets, T-shirts or caps - adverts and messages can be perfectly transported on the widest variety of textiles. Where leisure, club and sports fashion is concerned, the finishing of textiles is also a major topic.
The multifarious techniques, examples of use and their range of applications will be on display from 4 to 6 November at the International Trade Fair for Visual Communication in Frankfurt. Over 10,000 visitors from 70 countries and around 300 international exhibitors are expected to attend. Where textile finishing is concerned, this includes top companies such as Karl Gröner GmbH, IVB-Transfer Druck Systeme, Astec4u, Complott Papier Union GmbH, Print Equipment GmbH & Co KG, Falk & Ross Group Europe, Madeira, Mimaki-nbn GmbH, MOUNTEK GmbH and Outdoor Color Printing. In Hall 3.0, they will be presenting pure high-tech with the very latest state-of-the-art machines.
The multifarious nature of the finishing processes requires a large range of suitable textile machines and equipment, as well as a suitable selection of accessories and materials. For the following sectors, viscom also provides optimum opportunities for presentation of and information on: Flock printing and flocking installations, embroidering machines, textile printing media, flock transfer and adhesion systems, screen printing and transfer techniques, embroidery yarns, embroidery technology systems, clothing and transfer presses.
Apart from the classical techniques, digital textile printing with the latest printers, inks, printing substrates and the latest software provides virtually unlimited possibilities and has become a gigantic growth market. This is because virtually very surface can now be printed. The possibilities of digital textile printing have also reached the attention of other markets: e.g. inflatable goods, spinnakers, parasols, stretched fabric structures, sunblind roller shutters and much more. The companies are working flat out on new model ranges for textile solutions, which will open up additional applications, so as to satisfy the constantly rising market demands for textile solutions.
Extensive supporting programme for exhibitors and visitors
Textiles are very multifarious. In cooperation with the Stuttgart materials agency raumPROBE, the Inkjet meets Materials show will be displaying, for the third time, over 150 different materials within the Inkjet Innovation Forum – SMEs and industry. Naturally, this also includes multifarious textiles, such as natural vegetable fibres (cotton, linen), natural animal fibres (wool, animal hairs, silk), cellulose chemical fibres (viscose, acetate, triacetate), synthetic chemical fibres (microfibre, elastane, polyamide, polyester, polyacryl), technical textiles for functional and protective clothing, textile architecture, special fabrics in the construction industry, in the health sector, for medical engineering and for environmental and safety technology. In addition, viscom and its exhibitors at the fair offer practical demonstrations, workshops and high-class, free-of-charge seminars. Visitors can obtain information here on current topics from the textile finishing sector. For example, the “Individual printing workshop” will take place on Friday, 5 November between 11 am and 4 pm. Participation is free-of-charge, information and applications are available now from www.viscom-messe.com, email: inkjet@viscom-messe.com.
BEST of 2010 AWARD
The BEST of 2010 AWARD (known until 2009 as the INNOVATION AWARD) will be announced for five categories for exhibitors by viscom. Apart from the sign-making, large format printing/LFP, light advertising and software categories, there is also an award for products from the textile printing (machines, materials, tools, installation procedures from soft signs to vocational clothing) sector. Participating exhibitors will receive at their stand a comprehensive possibility for presenting their new products during viscom Frankfurt 2010. Applications can be submitted with immediate effect online at www.viscom-messe.com.