At one time the textile industry had rotary, flat bed and screen printing. Now it’s All Over Printing (AOP). Shirts, tall gowns, tank tops, denim shirts and jeans, woven pants, home textiles etc, are now being made with AOP.
The biggest benefit of digital AOP machinery is flexibility, robustness, fast batch and design changing capacity. The digital printing cost is higher but the color combination can be done as desired. There is no problem in creating a screen. The number of screens which are used in rotary or flat beds is limited. AOP garments can easily be washed after sewing and so another stage of value addition is possible. Faded AOP garments are trendy fashion today.
Conventional printing creates a huge bunch of effluents which are hazardous for the ecosystem and for human beings. Technology makes possible faster production cycles with reduced water consumption. Digital inject All Over Printing has a lower environmental impact. Consumers too are looking for individual touch. There is scarcely any other technology that combines brilliant colors, wonderful designs and production on demand with low resource utilization. Currently, 60 per cent of digitally printed textiles are produced in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam.
