AW Specialty Papers announced the availability of a new heat transfer paper designed for commercial hot peel transfers. DynaTranz Inkjet Light is for application of inkjet printed photos and images to a variety of fabrics, including cotton, polyester, nylon, rayon, Lycra, silk and blends. It is for use with all major inkjet printer brands, using [...]

Advanced Innovative Technologies (AIT) released a newly designed Model 7240IJO Rotary Drum Heat Transfer Machine for digital dye-sublimation printing of fabric up to 40 inches wide. Production speed is approximately three linear feet per minute at a 40 second dwell time. The machine features an oil-heated drum with a self-contained system that assures uniform heat [...]

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc. announced the addition of Malibu Canvas GF to its Northern Lights Printable Textiles collection. Malibu Canvas GF is a soft, bright white canvas with an acrylic gesso coating. The base fabric is made from 100-percent spun polyester yarn, allowing the canvas to be stretched and framed without cracking. Standard width [...]

Drytac, a manufacturer and distributor of mounting, laminating, framing and finishing materials and equipment, announced that its aqueous coating for fine art and giclee prints has been approved for use with the Tara Materials’ Fredrix inkjet canvas. EnduraCoat Giclee contains a blend of acrylic and non-yellowing urethane polymers to give coated prints flexibility. The giclee [...]

ConVerd’s paper product line has several new FSC-certified and 100-percent recyclable alternatives to foam boards, corrugated plastic boards and vinyl signage, including Blox-Lite, Enviroboard and GreenLight. Each product can bypass the landfill and head straight to the recycling bin. Green Machines P3, for the textile market, and X3, for signage and wallpaper, utilize environmentally friendly [...]

The Seiko I Infotech ColorTextile 64DS printer features 720 dpi Seiko inkjet print heads and uses a special oil-based ink to produce fabric banners that can go directly to heat press without waiting for water to evaporate from the transfer paper. These oil-based inks deliver high print quality and vivid color without cockling or distorting [...]

Responding to the constant market demands for fresh colors that provoke emotions and effects, the latest innovations in the Novacron S range of reactive dyes from Huntsman Textile Effects deliver economical dark shades with unprecedented depths. Thanks to strong chromophores and multiple and complementary reactive groups, ultimate concentrated formulations Novacron Deep Orange S-4R, Deep Cherry [...]

The Fabric Graphics Association has added a business-to-business sourcing website for businesses that need fabric graphics, such as a new banner, tradeshow graphics, custom wall covering, theater curtain, promotional bags, or a company logo on a boat cover, tent panel or truck cover. The site, www.fabricgraphicsquote.com, invites customers to add value to their products with [...]

SGIA.org’s Survey & Statistics study reviewed salaries for 76 specialty imaging positions based on location, product specialty, annual sales revenue, and number of employees in the company. The 2009 report includes a special section on sales compensation detailing the type of compensation scheme used, average commission percentages, average annual bonuses and average base salary. The [...]

INX International Ink Company received the Rexam BCE Award for excellence in innovation for its work on the ink system for Rexam’s Fusion bottle can project. Rexam is the world’s second largest consumer packaging group and the world’s leading beverage can maker. INX worked with Rexam to reformulate a system to be compatible with a [...]