COURSE: FINISHING in the function of DIGITAL PRINTING

When Stork Brabant B.V. 1991, introduced the first InkJet textile printing device, we can say that a new era of textile printing technology has begun. The benefits of digital printing technology have been recognized by designers and technologists. Technology originally developed for graphic applications enters the world of textiles and breaks down the limitations that existed primarily in the creative part of production and impeded the design freedoms, due to the technical requirements of analogue technologies and sample preparation processes. Now, without the expensive and time-consuming preparatory phase that involves preparing samples and templates in analogue printing with a limited number of colors and patterns, digital printing with the ability to reproduce patterns of unlimited shapes and color numbers, provides the ability to respond to market demands extremely quickly, with immediate intervention design, design personalization, uniqueness, individuality with significant savings in water and energy, and pollution reduction, making digital printing a more environmentally friendly technology than analogue.

These advantages justify the considerable research and development work that is continuously invested in finding optimal solutions to the constraints and issues that, despite the great advantages and recognition of digital technology in the world of apparel, still hinder its full commercialization. Due to the complex interaction of the specific surface structural characteristics of textiles as a substrate, the requirements on the composition and rheological properties of printing inks, and the technology of droplet formation, there are still numerous problems that need to be addressed.

This course is part of the MODULE FINISHING, PRINTING and FUNCTIONALIZATION.

THREE TYPES OF LEARNING MATERIALS are available:

• Materials for Students;
• Materials for Staff; 
• Materials for Trainers (University Teachers/Researchers)