Screen And Digital Printing Show Leads World

FESPA 2007 at the Messe in Berlin (Germany), which is claimed to be the world's largest international trade event for screen printing and digital printing will be staged from June 5 - 9.

FESPA 2007 at the Messe in Berlin (Germany), which is claimed to be the world's largest international trade event for screen printing and digital printing will be staged from June 5 - 9.

This year, it is claimed that FESPA will provide a sharper than ever focus on textile garment decoration technology, with approximately 150 companies from the sector representing 25 per cnet of the expected total number of exhibitors.

The show's importance to the textile decoration and printwear industries is reflected by the support from suppliers, which include M and R, MHM, Stahls International, Heinz Walz and Promodoro Fashion, as well as all of the direct-to-garment inkjet printing companies.

Signifying the growth of the garment decoration aspect of FESPA exhibitions, the total exhibitors from this sector represent an increase of about 50 per cent on FESPA 2005.

Two halls at FESPA 2007 will be dedicated entirely to textile garment decoration technologies and printing techniques, including screen, digital inkjet, embroidery, transfer and associated decoration.

Frazer Chesterman, FESPA exhibitions director, said: "Once again, FESPA will provide the global forum for anyone involved in the international textile printing industry.

For European companies that wish to remain competitive by utilising hi-tech, sophisticated technology capable of producing different, value-added effects, FESPA is a must-attend event." He added that many of the textile industry suppliers have decided to increase the size of the stands they will take at FESPA 2007.

Textile and graphic screen printing equipment manufacturer, M and R will take its largest stand, which at 600 square metres, will showcase the company's complete range of garment screen printing equipment technology.

Its systems include the new Diamondback automatic textile press, which is claimed to set a new standard in features and affordability in an entry-level press.

The company will also be exhibiting its new Challenger and Gauntlet Z-Series presses, which are aimed at higher-volume printers that need fast presses capable of handling speciality inks and high-tolerance performance, said M and R.

David Blake, international sales manager at M and R explained: "Our rapid expansion in Europe and throughout the world can be partially attributed to the exposure our products have received at FESPA.

Large and mid-size printers in Europe and the USA need sophisticated equipment to compete and small printers need a cost-effective way to get in to automatic printing." He added: "As global markets have shifted, M and R has quickly adapted with additional manufacturing facilities and regional sales and support operations that bring our products and service closer to customers and allow us to respond more quickly." And Blake continued: "When M and R became the world's largest maker of screen printing equipment, we had a modest presence in Europe but we made a point of appearing at FESPA shows.

Today M and R has a manufacturing facility and a regional sales office in Europe and the results of our last appearance at FESPA exceeded all expectations.

It's a show we wouldn't want to miss." For pad and screen printing supplier, Impression Technology, FESPA exhibitions are viewed as the key arena in which to serve end-users and support its dealer network.

Impression Technology's managing director, Roy Burton, said: "FESPA will be the single most important event in the trade show calendar for us during 2007.

We will be unveiling new inkjet hardware, including equipment for high-speed digital printing on to textiles and can only properly drive such product launches through a high profile, international exhibition like FESPA.".

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