Fuelled by three enablers, digital textile printing, web to print software and vibrant ecommerce platforms, the Digital Bureau has generated huge potential from start-ups all the way through to mass manufacture.
The bureau creates unique fabrics on the roll that can then be used in a myriad of applications from fashion to homewares, craft to interior design. It employs only two or three people and yet is capable of beating larger enterprises in terms of service, delivery and price.
In this entry-level Bureau, all the skills are present through multi-task training from design to pre-press and on to printing, inspection and dispatch. Typically they cater for a broad base of demand.
Many of these Bureau’s offer over 50 standard fabrics and a full range of printing ink-set options from latex to dyesub and from reactive to pigment.
In many cases Bureau’s work with simple workflow software based around Adobe Photoshop for design, and RIPs (Raster Image Processing Software) supplied by the manufacturer. Yet, the system gives the entry level printer the ability to manoeuvre images and print quickly and accurately to satisfy the requirements of their clients who need customisation and personalisation in a hurry.
