| Improved prepared for digital printing base materials or substrate fabrics contribute to the final product's qualities in meeting end use performance requirements. This research seeks to determine the key factors (materials and processes) that affect digital printing on textiles' qualities and to improve substrate fabrics for digital printing enhancements. Polyester samples developed in the laboratories of the College of Textiles and commercially available fabrics were analyzed and printed with the MS-JP5 Evo digital printer.;Physical properties of the fabrics were evaluated for dry and wet crock fastness, tensile strength, tear strength, seam strength and clarity of printed test patterns. Best practices in preparing polyester woven fabric for direct digital printing were explored. A print clarity quantitative test method was created. Funded by a multi-national retail corporation, this study in basecloth factors impacting digital printing will contribute to the quality and efficiency of digital printing as an innovative advance in manufacturing.;Following the analysis stage, industry interviews will be conducted in order to validate the contributing factors discovered in this research and reveal any new factors. |
