Consumables-Media – Fabric & Textiles

TVF is entering its 50th year in business. Co-founded and incorporated in Carmel, Indiana in 1974 by Dick Hanzel and Dick Leventhal as Top Value Fabrics, TVF has evolved over five decades from a few rolls of fabric on a garage folding table into a comprehensive fabric partner.

At it’s demo center in Los Angeles, Mimaki hosted the first “microfactory” event aimed to bring vendors and printers together.

As the call for reducing waste and improving the sustainability of textiles grows louder creators turn to upcycling as a key strategy for meeting this demand, directing out-of-favor materials towards innovative new uses instead of landfills.

Ink developer and manufacturer STS Inks showcased its 64″ XPJ-1628D direct-to-film printer, 47″ XPD-724 DTF printer, and TPU powder shakers.

At PRINTING United Expo in Atlanta, STAHLS’ held a press conference to announce some exciting happenings for the company, including the launch of GroupeSTAHL Global, the expansion of HOTRONIX, a new master distributorship with Velflex, and the acquisition of software company Fulfill Engine.  

When it comes to the success — or failure — of a project, what can make or break a project is the choice of what substrate it’s produce

DuPont is highlighting a collaboration with Greentex for PRINTING United Expo. People attending the show can see fabrics produced by Greentex with polyester PCR (post-consumer recycled content), printed with Artistri water-based pigment inks.

Berger Textiles will present its full solutions portfolio for the U.S. market at PRINTING United Expo 2023. The company will be adding two new products to its selection of high-performance, functional textiles for interior architectural applications at the expo.

Serge Ferrari Group will showcase its latest sustainable visual communications at PRINTING United Expo Oct. 18-20, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. Serge Ferrari Group will be exhibiting its most recently launched Seemee Loop Mesh and Seemee Loop Frontlit fabrics.

The Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT) MFA in Fashion Design program recently concluded a collaboration with Mimaki to introduce fifteen talented students to the immense potential of digital textile printing.