World Textile Information Network (WTiN) takes its Digital Textile Conference to Japan

IMI Europe Digital Print Japan expands with new textile-focused WTiN (World Textile Information Network) conference, titled Digital Textile Conference, which will be taking place on December 13 at Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo. The conference is the first joint initiative by WTiN and IMI Europe, following the partnership agreement signed in May this year. The digital print event continues into a second day with the IT Strategies Executive Conference, exploring commercial and industrial applications of inkjet technology. Japan is the epicenter of inkjet technology and previous editions of Digital Print Japan attracted a high-level audience from the OEM, components and inks community. WTiN’s participation in the forthcoming event recognises the massive growth in digital textile applications and the central role of Japanese engineering and electronics in the sector’s continuing expansion.

The conference aims at C-level and senior management responsible for business development and technology who wish to understand emerging opportunities in the digital textile printing industry. Also, the conference will explore both the latest market developments and advances in inkjet technology as applied to textiles. WTiN Intelligence has reported that the global digital textile market grew by 28 percent in 2015, with production of 1.2 billion sq m of printed fabric. Average compound growth of 17 percent a year is expected up to 2019, making this market a key commercial target for inkjet technology suppliers and the focus of intensive R&D.