Business Management – Convergence

Just as the state of change in the printing industry continues to be both profound and transformative, the state of change and the opportunity for improvement in textile and apparel manufacturing was demonstrated at the recent AATCC Discovery Summit.

Marco Boer, vice president at I.T. Strategies, chatted with us about the Wide-Format Summit and why it has become such a vital event for the wide-format segment.

Dan Marx, senior content editor with Wide-format Impressions, discusses, the session, "Sticky Side Down: Opportunities in Installed Graphics," which is being presented at the 2023 PRINTING United Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, October 18-20.

Lisa Cross, principal analyst with NAPCO Research, provides highlights of a recently published survey examining the changing composition and preferences of wide-format print buyers. The survey was sponsored by Canon.

"The EXPO is a great place to explore a wide range of equipment, service and other needs for the printing industry. My past experience at the EXPO makes this a MUST to attend again."

With its roots in durable label printing, Visual Marking Systems (VMS) has been active and effective in embracing industry convergence and taking the company in the direction of new opportunities.

The recent 2023 Wide-format Summit, held in Florida, offered strong content and an environment conducive to growth strategies and successful paths ahead.

Don Whaley, vice president of marketing for Kornit Digital Americas, discusses why a paradigm shift is taking place in digital textile and apparel printing, the technological factors making it possible, and how textile and apparel producers can position themselves to move gracefully into the industry's next phase.

The third annual Wide-Format Summit, presented by PRINITNG United Alliance and Wide-Format Impressions, kicked off Monday at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Kornit Digital announced last week it is setting the stage for true industry transformation as digital production goes mainstream. Driving real change in fashion and textiles, Kornit, at ITMA23 in Milan, Italy, showcased a complete digital transformation solution with on-demand production.