This comprehensive introduction to digital printing of textiles contains fundamental technical explanations, along with discussions of current research. It is organized in five parts, including two introductory chapters, followed by sections covering printers and printhead technologies, printer software, and coloration processes. The final section addresses business and design issues. The book should interest a growing audience — as print technologies improve, offering faster production and larger cost-effective print runs, digital printing will rapidly supplant many market niches currently served primarily by screen printing.

From the Introduction: “...The pace of development has begun to advance. Inkjet textile printing is growing while growth in analog textile printing remains stagnant. Digital printing is beginning to account for an increasing share of textile print production. As the length of textile print runs decreases, and the demand for short-run production and just-in-time delivery increases, digital printing is providing the cost-effective solutions...”

Target Audience: Product developers, designers, textile printers, academic researchers, and students interested in the digital printing of textiles.

Table of Contents:

The Evolution and Progression of Digital Printing of Textiles

A Designer's Perspective - Digital versus Traditional

Printer/Printhead:

Ink Jet Printing Technology (CIJ/DOD)

Drop Formation and Impaction

Industrial Production Printers - DuPont Artistri 2020 Textile Printing System

Industrial Production Printers - DReAM

Industrial Production Printers - Mimaki's Tx Series

Integration of Fabric Formation and Coloration Processes

Printer Software:

Digital Image Design, Data Encoding and Formation of Printed Images

Digital Colour Management

ICC Color Management for Digital Textile Ink Printing

Digital Printing Coloration:

Substrate Preparation for Ink-Jet Printing

Pigmented Ink Formulation

Formulation of Aqueous Inkjet Ink

Effect of Pretreatment on Print Quality and Its Measurement

Ink Jet Printing of Cationized Cotton with Reactive Inks

Design and Business:

Digital Printing and Mass Customization

Just-in-Time Printing

Design and Workflow in Digital Inkjet Printing

Index