Join us for a week of engaging discussions, insightful presentations and panel sessions with key industry stakeholders, delivering all you need to know about the future of digital textile printing, technology & business developments.
Monday 23rd March I Markets
Keynote presentation: Analysing pigment potential in the roll-to-roll digital textile printing market
Speaker:
Joseph Link, WTiN
Geopolitical turmoil, energy price volatility and weak consumer confidence threaten to reshape the roll-to-roll digital textile printing industry in 2026. This session uses WTiN's proprietary data to examine how print service providers are responding to industry challenges, and why pigment printing is emerging as a strategic solution. Recent innovations have narrowed the quality gap with traditional dye-based systems, while retaining pigment's core advantages: fewer process steps, minimal water consumption, and low energy exposure. The presentation includes a transparent total cost of ownership analysis comparing pigment with reactive inks - challenging assumptions about what "affordable" really means. A Brazilian case study proves pigment works at scale. And exclusive insights on China reveal how the world's largest textile economy is building the necessary infrastructure to secure a prosperous future that will also provide more opportunities for pigment printing.
Presentation: Established and emerging markets: analysing their future potential
Speaker:
Joseph Link, WTiN
This session will explore new opportunities across multiple sectors of the digital textile printing industry in both established and emerging markets. It will pinpoint where the strongest adoption is for a range of inkjet textile printing methods and the driving force behind it. The discussion will also cover regional challenges and the external forces impacting future prospects.
Panel: Key trends shaping demand for digitally printed textiles
Speakers:
Abid Omar, Syntech Fibres
Dr Becky Gooby, Centre for Print Research
Chris Walker, Vietnam Factory Tour Guide
This session examines how evolving business models and sustainability priorities are reshaping global demand for consumables in digital textile printing. From the rise of on-demand production to the increasing focus on eco-friendly practices, panellists will assess how these shifts are influencing the consumption of inks, transfer papers, and other key materials. The discussion will highlight what these trends mean for suppliers, print service providers, and brands as they adapt to a changing market landscape.
Tuesday 24th March I Technology Innovation
Presentation: Innovations powering a new era of digital textile printing
Speaker:
Jos Notermans, The Note Consultancy
The presentation will examine the latest technologies shaping the digital textile printing sector, including innovations in inks, print heads, software and hardware. The impact of these solutions on print speed, quality and sustainability will also be outlined. Appealing to a wide range of industry players, and in response to a market need for enhanced operational efficiency, the presentation will also assess practical implications for print service providers (PSPs), brands and fabric suppliers, guiding them to secure their futures in an increasingly competitive market.
Sponsored presentation: Digital Pigment Printing – A sustainable and affordable alternative for the future of textiles through NCR Technology
Speakers:
Carmen Blasco Cortés, ITACA
Jos Notermans, The Note Consultancy
In digital textile printing, using pigment inks has been promised for over 20 years. At ITMA 2023 in Milano, it was the buzzword of the show and many producers and users were expecting a breakthrough. Because pigment inks are suffering from a negative image, resulting from three failing commercial waves in the past, the implementation of digital pigment inks in the textile printing industry is still slow, much slower than anticipated. The presentation addresses the limitations from the past, and how these have been overcome by Itaca with their Nanocapsule Color-Release (NCR) technology. Besides the obvious and less obvious sustainaibility aspects of pigment printing, the presentation also addresses the competitiveness of digital pigment printing today, in comparison with conventional rotary printing and digital reactive printing.
Panel: Intelligent workflows: how AI is driving digital textile printing breakthroughs
Speakers:
Kevin Van Lancker, Sportswear of Tomorrow and FLAVE
Scott Walton, Kornit Digital
Otis Robinson, WTiN
From the design stage and fibre selection to application and production, artificial intelligence (AI) is influencing the digital textile printing industry in ways people would never have imagined. This panel will explore how AI is being used to streamline workflows, reduce waste, improve colour management, simplify design processes and respond more quickly to customer demands. Panellists will outline ways the technology is currently being utilised, before speculating on its future impact, both positive and negative. Greater efficiency, creativity and competitiveness are just a few of the topics to be discussed.
Panel: Understanding the technology demands of the modern print service provider
Speakers:
Kevin Van Lancker, Sportswear of Tomorrow and FLAVE
Dmitry Sarbaev, Fluxmall
Krisjanis Ozols, FYUL (formerly Printful)
As the digital textile printing industry matures, hardware and consumable providers have to be creative to remain competitive. Geopolitics, supply chain fragility and global economic volatility have created financial pressures. However, while chasing new business, original equipment manufacturers must satisfy existing customers. This panel session will explore ways in which solution providers are servicing customers' needs, from investment in R&D, increasing after-sales support and adhering to new environmental standards. Print service providers have evolved a lot over the last 10 years and so have their requirements.
Wednesday 25th March I Circularity
Presentation: Navigating the EU Green Deal Compliance and Testing Regulations in digital textile printing'
Speaker:
John Murphy, Hohenstein
The EU Green Deal is the European Union’s plan to be climate-neutral by 2050, with a focus on achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a wide-reaching initiative that shapes new policies and regulations for sustainability. The goal is to change how we think about growth and move to a circular economy. This means cutting down on waste and reducing the strain on natural resources. The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) requires companies to make products that are more sustainable, durable and recyclable. Requirements include adopting innovative recycling techniques, reusing materials, and designing products that minimise environmental impact throughout their lifecycle. Brands and suppliers will also need to invest in new green technologies such as digital textile printing. Aligning with the EU Green Deal can be challenging. With the right certification labels, you can stay ahead of evolving standards – whilst protecting your customers, brand and future. We will explore how PSPs, brands and OEMS can manage regulatory changes with confidence – from chemical testing to claim verification.
Panel: Designing for the future: circular production and sustainable materials
Speakers:
Sachin Nigam, Archroma
Sunny Lau, Saigon Printer
Barry Li, Atexco Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
This session will explore a proactive framework for designing the future, focusing on achieving circularity and greater sustainability in digital textile printing. It will examine core strategies for integrating sustainable materials, from biobased innovations to high-quality recycled inputs, at the initial design stage. The key emphasis is on shifting from linear production to closed-loop systems, more circular and sustainable technologies, minimising waste and empowering designers to be educated on the possibilities of digital textile printing.
Thursday 26th March I Value proposition of digital textile printing (DTP)
Presentation: Inline pretreatment technology - O’ROBE: Simplifying the reactive textile production process
Speaker:
Katsuya Motohashi, Konica Minolta
Digital textile printing with reactive dyes traditionally requires a separate pretreatment process, often involving additional equipment, drying energy, fabric handling and storage risks. These steps add complexity, cost and environmental burden to production. This presentation introduces O’ROBE, Konica Minolta’s inline pretreatment ink technology, which integrates pretreatment directly into the printing process. By applying pretreatment only where it is needed and in the required amount, O’ROBE eliminates the need for a separate pretreatment and drying stage. The session will explain how inline pretreatment can reduce process steps and keep operational flexibility, while maintaining required fastness and print quality.
Panel: How print-on-demand (POD) is changing textile printing business models
Speakers:
Rusty Pepper, Taylor
Ross Hunter, Liquid Graphics
Kristin Kenny, SanMar
Jed Seifert, Stakes Manufacturing
This panel session will explore how print-on-demand (POD) is reshaping the commercial and operational realities of digital textile printing, from risk reduction and workflow design to scalability, tech investments and long-term competitiveness in a maturing market.
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