With less than two months to go until the Fespa Textile expo opens, Fespa has revealed its two strategic textile partners will be Kornit Digital as corporate partner, with d.gen as digital textile partner. The partners will bring in their combined knowledge of the textile print industry to the already sold-out expo, which the largest show of its kind in the world. Andrea Negretti vice president, d.gen says, “The textile market is undergoing huge growth at the moment and inevitably there are some inexperienced players who are trying to influence the industry,” he says.

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“With Fespa’s clear direction and educational conference programme, printers are in safe hands.” Kornit Digital director Oliver Luedtke agrees, “One area where Fespa excels is in educating other print sectors, be that digital or analogue on the opportunities digital textile printing presents.” Fespa divisional director Roz McGuinness says they are confident the partners can communicate textile information to visitors and guide them to new opportunities for their businesses. She says, “Both companies have longevity in this industry and can offer printers the benefit of their experiences to help shape the future.” For more information on Fespa Textile 2016 including a full exhibitor list, visitor information and event registration, see the expo website.

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