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Konica Minolta NASSENGER 8 at F&F Silk, Italy
printers, half dedicated to acid dyes and half to the design and the optical and tactile effects of their
reactives. Finally, in March 2023, F&F installed two garments to any product”, explains Jacopo Fertilio,
Konica Minolta Nassenger 8 printers to increase Head of Sales at F&F. “To do this, we invest in the
production capacity and make its digital department vertical integration of the company, and in all the skills
more efficient, as well as to increase the quality level and technologies that allow us to guarantee
of its products. above-average quality in all key areas of production”.

Top customers and products To the progressive closure and concentration of
F&F serves Italian luxury fashion brands, as well as subcontractors, F&F responded by acquiring its key
premium-range retailers and large-scale distribution pre-treatment and finishing suppliers, and by
chains. Thanks to the internal style office, the transferring machinery and personnel to its Grandate
company is able to create individual garments or site. Last, in 2020, the acquisition of a manufacturing
entire ad hoc collections, accompanying the and hemming company that allows F&F to create
customer from the choice of raw material to graphic prototypes and samples in-house, outsourcing only
development, up to sampling and packaging. Using large quantities.
3D rendering software, F&F can also create
ultra-realistic virtual presentations of the collections, The second digital revolution
eliminating the time, costs and environmental impact Over the last decade, digital printing has proved to
of traditional start-ups and plants. In addition to be a crucial asset for F&F, which produces
clothing and fashion accessories, F&F has expanded high-density color designs on both the front and
its offer in the field of home accessories, creating all reverse of the fabric. To this end, both for acid and
kinds of silk and cashmere cushions, throws, reactive inks, the company uses double carriage
placemats, fabrics for curtains and seats. inkjet printers, capable of guaranteeing high inking
and good penetration of the dye into the fiber.
“We want to offer fashion brands the possibility of
expanding and personalizing their offer, bringing both Having exceeded the obsolescence limit of its

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