Xennia's Dr Alan Hudd discusses the market requirements for digital textiles, outlining the application drivers and challenges that need to be overcome, recognising the technology requirements for a complete production inkjet solution and finally, looks at digital finishing as a transformational technology. The talk was presented at IMI's 4th Annual Digital Printing Presses Conference in Florida, USA, June 2011.
Xennia's Tim Phillips describes the markets for digital product and surface decoration, including laminates and furnishing, ceramic tiles, wall coverings and glass. He then describes the challenges and opportunies for digital printing of these products. This talk was presented at the Decorative Surfaces Conference, Munich, Germany in April 2011.
Xennia's talk, given by Dr Alan Hudd, Xennia’s Managing Director, outlined the inkjet proposition as a manufacturing technique and the creation of new products through technology push and market pull. The talk also looks at the technology requirements and complexities, and discusses inkjet and new functional materials as part of the developing application processes. The talk will conclude with an outlook for device and product fabrication. The talk was presented at IMI's 1st Digital Manufacturing Conference in Florida, USA in June 2011.
Overview of different processes, technologies and chemical products for textile finishing, complemented with several case studies and successful stories of textile R&D projects.
Xennia's Tim Phillips describes the markets for digital product and surface decoration, including laminates and furnishing, ceramic tiles, wall coverings and glass. He then describes the challenges and opportunies for digital printing of these products. This talk was presented at the Decorative Surfaces Conference, Munich, Germany in April 2011.
Xennia's talk, given by Dr Alan Hudd, Xennia’s Managing Director, outlined the inkjet proposition as a manufacturing technique and the creation of new products through technology push and market pull. The talk also looks at the technology requirements and complexities, and discusses inkjet and new functional materials as part of the developing application processes. The talk will conclude with an outlook for device and product fabrication. The talk was presented at IMI's 1st Digital Manufacturing Conference in Florida, USA in June 2011.
Overview of different processes, technologies and chemical products for textile finishing, complemented with several case studies and successful stories of textile R&D projects.
Trend Alert: The Evolving Role of Production InkjetMark Bohan
Production inkjet is evolving from the production of transactional document and books to a broad range of applications, including packaging. Its growth will be driving significant changes in the industry, including grabbing market share from offset and cut sheet digital applications. Managers need to understand the applications and the business case for implementing a production inkjet solution. Join an in-depth evaluation of how and why high-speed inkjet is creating new business opportunities.
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A textile or cloth is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread). Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, hemp, or other material to produce long strands. Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, or felting.
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Dr Alan Hudd, Managing Director of Xennia, gave this talk at the 20th IMI Annual Inkjet Conference in Las Vegas, USA in Feb 2011. The talk discusses the challenges and opportunities for inkjet decoration in a number of applications, including ceramics, textiles and functional material printing for applications such as solar energy generation.
Trend Alert: The Evolving Role of Production InkjetMark Bohan
Production inkjet is evolving from the production of transactional document and books to a broad range of applications, including packaging. Its growth will be driving significant changes in the industry, including grabbing market share from offset and cut sheet digital applications. Managers need to understand the applications and the business case for implementing a production inkjet solution. Join an in-depth evaluation of how and why high-speed inkjet is creating new business opportunities.
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A textile or cloth is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread). Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, hemp, or other material to produce long strands. Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, or felting.
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Dr Alan Hudd, Managing Director of Xennia, gave this talk at the 20th IMI Annual Inkjet Conference in Las Vegas, USA in Feb 2011. The talk discusses the challenges and opportunities for inkjet decoration in a number of applications, including ceramics, textiles and functional material printing for applications such as solar energy generation.
Revolutionising Textile Decoration & Finishing With Digital Inkjet TechnologyXennia Technology
Xennia's Dr. Tim Phillips gave a talk at the Textile Coating & Laminating Conference in Cannes, France in Nov 2010, titled "Revolutionising textile decoration and finishing with digital inkjet technology". The talk discussed the great benefits of inkjet technology for textile decoration and finishing, with placement of precise quantities of fluid accurately on the substrate leading to increased productivity, reduced waste and environmental impact, combined with the possibility of adding advanced functionality.
Guy Newcombe The Metal Packaging OpportunityGuy Newcombe
Tonejet enables consumers and Brands to individualise every container while delivering an end-to-end solution that enables efficient recycling and long term sustainability.
This talk by Clive Ayling, Managing Director, Meteor Inkjet Ltd, at the IMI InPrint USA conference, April 2017, highlights the key considerations in making the most important design decision for ink jet printing systems - printhead selection. Printheads are the highest cost system component and printer performance and output quality are dependent on printhead characteristics and specifications.
Learn the key parameters and methodology to make an informed printhead selection decision for your industrial ink jet system.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
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Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
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Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
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A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...
Changing The Game: Inkjet Textile Decoration and Finishing
1. CHANGING THE GAME:
INKJET TEXTILE DECORATING & FINISHING
Dr Alan Hudd
Xennia Technology Ltd
Presented at the 4th Annual Digital Printing Presses Conference
Florida, USA, June 2011
2. Background to Xennia
Xennia is the world‟s leading industrial inkjet solutions provider
15 year history, over 300 customer development programmes
World class reputation underpinned by a strong IP portfolio
Unique expertise in inkjet chemistry with strong engineering capability
Headquartered in UK, sales offices in US and China
Awarded Queen‟s Award for Enterprise in 2010
Offering reliable inkjet process solutions:
Inkjet modules and inks for OEM partners with market access
Printing systems and inks for end users through our distributors
3. Xennia helps customers lower
operating costs, increase productivity
and simplify mass customised production
by revolutionising manufacturing processes
4. Technology push to market pull
Inkjet technology & market evolution curve: The next wave has started
Technology Market Technology Market Technology Market
Innovation Development Innovation Development Innovation Development
Market
size Ceramics
Packaging Electronics
Food Biomedical
Photo Textiles
Labels
Screen print
Cut vinyl
SOHO
Graphics
CAD E-stat
Date Coding Pen plotters
Direct Mail
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
5. The changing landscape
Price competition Non-price competition
Existing arena Traditional
customers
New arena Inkjet proposition
Courtesy Mr Loek de Vries, Chairman and President, Royal TenCate
6. Benefits of inkjet
Reduced production costs
Efficient use of consumables
No requirement to produce new screens
Minimal set-up costs – short runs are economical
Cost per print same for 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000
No requirement for inventory
Increased productivity
No time for set-up – printer is always printing
Faster response
Print on demand
Just-in-time customisation/personalisation
Much quicker introduction of new designs
Applicable to all types of fabric
7. Textile applications
Digital decoration of textiles:
Garment personalisation
Reel-to-reel textile production
Flags, banners, awnings
Soft furnishings
Applying functional coatings
Dirt repellent
Water repellent
Fire retardant
UV blocking
Conductive
8. General market drivers
Key market driver
Need for economic short print runs
Faster and more frequent design changes
Increased number of niche products
Increased demand for personalisation to add value
9. Textile market
Over 21Bn metres printed globally
Market value $165Bn
Overall growth 2% CAGR
Technology (2007)
40% rotary screen printing
40% flatbed screen
19% other traditional
1% digital
Regional mix
50% Asia,15% Europe, 11% North America
Digital printing growing rapidly (20% CAGR)
Source: Gherzi Research 2008
11. Digital textiles
RTR digital textile market 2010
Hardware $137m (6% growth)
Ink $454m (15% growth)
Printed output value $1.3Bn (13% growth)
DTG digital textile market 2010
Hardware $184m (23% growth „opportunity for ~10,000 high end units‟)
Ink $145m (32% growth)
Printed output $2.45Bn (35% growth)
Systems from
Mimaki (and Mimaki based), Roland, Mutoh (low end)
Robustelli, Reggiani, Konica Minolta, Osiris (high end)
Inks from Huntsman, Dupont, Dystar, BASF, Kiian, Sensient etc
Source: IT Strategies Spring 2009
12. Textile market drivers
Drivers towards digital printing
Reduced time to introduce new designs (few hours versus several days)
Lower energy, water and materials consumption
Reduced cost to introduce new designs (no requirement to make screens)
Competitive for shorter runs
Example: lower cost below1,200m for 8 colour screen versus typical digital
Current typical digital cost €3-5/m2
Average run length decreasing
Now below 2,000m, was 3,500m in 1994
(average run length still analogue territory)
Promise of even lower digital costs, lower at all run lengths
Huge potential for digital textile printing
Source: Gherzi Research 2008
13. Reduced run length
Inkjet competitive for
short runs
Long run cost due to ink
price
Competitive at all run
lengths when inks
priced for mass
production
16. Textile market need
Market requirement for RTR textiles
Printing system
High productivity (>300 m2/hr)
High reliability (>98% up time)
Cost effective (Cost (€)/productivity(m2/hr) <2000)
High quality (600+dpi, greyscale, 6+ colours)
Inks
Excellent colour performance (competitive with analogue)
Excellent fastness performance (competitive with analogue)
Ink costs that give printed cost < analogue for required run length
17. Solution design requirements
Reliability
Ink/printhead/nozzle
Printhead assembly/wires/electronics
Ink system/pipework
Maintenance station
Print verification station
Software
Motion system
UV, motion system etc
Cost
Build Cost Vs Redundancy of design for reliability
Running cost Vs Productivity
18. Integration
– the key challenge
Wetting, drying, curing Fluid control
Ink chemistry
Substrate Print heads
Material handling
Encoder accuracy Drive electronics, software
19. System design trade-off
Single pass fixed array wide area swath continuous web printing
High productivity
High complexity and cost
High risk (missing nozzle shows up)
Maintenance difficult without stopping
Single pass
No error tolerance
Scanning XY systems
Low productivity
Low complexity and cost Multiple passes
Low risk (nozzle redundancy)
Maintenance easy
Error tolerant
20. New concept
Reciprocating diagonal continuous printing
1.6-3.0m
Two print bars printing complementary patterns
WO 2009/056641
21. Diagonal printing
High productivity
All nozzles are used efficiently
Continuous substrate motion
Quality
Greyscale high resolution printing
Disguise missing nozzles & head variability through software algorithms
Redundancy in software, not spare nozzles
No banding
Maintenance without stopping line
Same proven technology as XY systems
High reliability printheads
Flexibility to vary time spent on maintenance
22. New concept in reality
Reciprocating diagonal continuous single pass printing
24. Flexible solution
Industrial inkjet is reliable & cost effective
Production dispensing for finishing
Production printing
Options for
Continuous printing up to 600 m2/hr
High resolution (600+ dpi greyscale)
Functional material dispensing
Multi-colour decoration
Print widths from 1.6 m to 3 m (to 5 m)
Range of web based fabrics and inks
25. Textile inks
Reactive dye inks
Suitable for cotton and cotton/polyester blends
High colour vibrancy even in single pass applications
High stability and fastness
Acid dye
For high quality silk printing
Disperse dye
For durable printing onto polyester
Pigment inks
UV cure inks
Including white for printing onto dark coloured textiles
Broad textile application - no post treatment required
Advanced chemistry means competitive costs
26. Pigmented textile inks
Innovative pigmented inks for textile applications
Patent protected – WO2009034394
Uses binder to physically bind pigment to fibres
Use of traditional textile pigments and binders
Enable single pass printing onto wide range of fabrics
Universal textile applicability
No substrate affinity required
Exceptional wash and dry/wet crock fastness
Excellent light fastness
Simple process
No pre-treatment of fabric required
No steam fixation – energy saving
27. Digital finishing
Major benefits of inkjet digital finishing
Multi functionality
Single sided application possible
Two sides can have different functions
Patterning – place function where you want it
Functionality applied efficiently to textile surface only
Highly consistent coat weight
Environmental and energy savings
Not influenced by underlying substrate variations
Not influenced by bath concentration or dosing variations
28. Inkjet textile finishing
Inkjet digital textile finishing process
System can be
Standalone; or
Integrated in existing finishing lines
Dust cleaning unit
Textile Finisher
UV IR Conventional Dryer Conventional Dryer
Printing blanket
29. Functional materials
Hydrophobic
Comfort of cotton material on skin side
Water and dirt repellent function on outside
Dirt repellant/self-cleaning
More efficient coating when applied with inkjet
Single-sided application important
Antimicrobial/anti-fungal/anti-insect
Selective deposition, efficient usage
Slow release technology
Materials used cannot be in skin contact
Single-sided application vital
30. Functional materials II
Flame retardant
Highly coherent coating very important
Single side coating allows lighter weight
UV blocking (anti-sunburn)
Coating needs to be away from skin
IR blocking
Insulating fabrics – tents, clothing
Electrically conductive
Antennae incorporated into clothing, tents
Communication with electronic devices
Solar energy harvesting
Tents, awnings, etc
Low cost manufacturing essential
33. Slow release technology
Approach
Novel scaffold structure holds molecules for release
Release rate can be controlled by an external stimulus
e.g. temperature
Rechargeable by reapplying molecules to be released
Application example
Insect repellent
Toxic materials, undesirable for skin contact
Single sided coating, material held away from skin contact
34. Digital dyeing
Approach
Methods developed to use “difficult” aggressive dyes (VAT dyes)
Not usually used in “printing” but give higher end user performance
Benefits
Environmentally friendly, efficient use of natural resources
Very high fixation, with low discharge of unfixed dye
Low water and energy usage compared to traditional dye baths
Consistency of product quality
Consistent quantity of dye is laid down
Does not rely on pick-up of dye from dye bath
Different colour possible on each side of the textile
36. Textile value chain
Current textile production technology is labour intensive
Process automation will reduce labour content in costs
Variable costs currently high for inkjet
Inkjet machines will consume tons of ink
Economy of scale dictates lower ink prices
No fundamental reason for prices being higher
Low cost location becomes less important
Logistics will be the key component to control
37. Textile future
from
Inkjet will
revolutionise an
outdated industry to
deliver production
reliability &
productivity at
lower costs
to
38. Conclusions
Inkjet technology will transform the textile industry
Higher productivity/lower cost
Higher flexibility
Economical shorter runs
(Mass) customisation
Faster product design introductions
Higher quality
New functionality
Environmental benefits
Digital decoration and finishing enables process automation
Extensive R&D effort is needed for adoption
Will strengthen the competitive power of the Western textile industry