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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 08 images SEPTEMBER 2019 Follow our daily industry updates on Twitter @imagesmaguk PRINT SHOP POOCHES #46 Taco Whether it’s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators’ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. This month we have Taco from Broadside Screen Printing in Exeter. Full name: Taco Breed: Chihuahua Age: 10 Time at company: 7 years Job title: El Hefe (the boss) Job description: R&R officer Special skills: Busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before. Favourite colour: 7545 C. It’s the colour of the R&R officer’s R&R office (beanbag) www.broadsideprint.co.uk Tea breaks are Taco’s favourite part of the day Canapa exhibits ‘smart sublimation papers’ at Itma First-time exhibitor Canapa Paper Technologies introduced its range of sublimation transfer papers at Itma in June. The Turkish manufacturer exhibited its updated Ventus and Vivus series of sublimation papers for garment and textile decorators, which are available in a variety of weight, size and coating options. Focusing on the motto ‘smart sublimation papers’, Canapa showcased its new, eco-friendly and sustainable production approach to sublimation transfer papers, which it says offers “high- quality and stable print results, and minimum ink consumption”. www.canapa.com.tr Screen Print World announced as UK distributor of ICC metallic shimmer inks Screen Print World has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor of International Coatings Company’s (ICC) metallic shimmer inks. The gold, silver and copper shimmer inks are designed to add a bright, non-tarnishing metallic sparkle to printed garments, and can be applied to both light and dark fabrics. Steve Kahane, president of ICC, said: “These metallic shimmers were created in response to emerging fashion trends and growing customer demand for metallics and shiny garment decorations. Our shimmer inks are pre-mixed, simple to use and offer the customer an easy way to add interest and shine to their designs.” The inks contain fine, shimmering glitter flakes in an easy-to-print base that is said to print just like traditional plastisol inks and perform well on both automatic and manual printers. According to Screen Print World, the particles “are so well-milled that they print through the finest meshes”. www.screenprintworld.co.uk ICC’s Shimmer inks are available now from Screen Print World The Canapa Paper Technologies team at Itma 2019