September is around the corner and, with it, so is the reopening of schools. For printers and agencies, this translates into multiple opportunities to use their customisation skills. Depending on the age of the learners, the sectors are embroidery and screen printing: the former is ideal for pinafores, folders and caps for kindergartens and primary schools, while the latter allows customisation of T-shirts for sports teams, souvenir sweatshirts and a long list of other items, not infrequently inspired by the children's social activities. For all that is customisation in stationery there is also laser technology.

Maitech includes in its sample collection the 15-needle Mr 1501 embroidery machine, which has been updated not only in terms of software but also in terms of compatibility with the threads of the moment, such as recycled threads obtained from plastic bottles. In the field of CO2 lasers, machines such as the Maitech Mt-7050 pander to the must-haves of the moment, equipped as they are with higher-performance control units with Wi-Fi and ready for Industry 4.0 operation (an important detail, in these times of NRRP financing...).

Laser is a core business of another company right from its name: Lasermake. In its assortment, the aforementioned Co2 laser, ideal for marking wood (including the bamboo pencils and rulers so in vogue today), paper, textiles, Plexiglas, fabrics, etc., is joined by the fibre laser, more suitable for metal, which in the school environment can take the form of pens, key rings and, an approach linked to sustainability trend and water bottles. The range of products extends from small work formats starting from 50x30 cm up to 1.5x3 m worktops, via the 60x40, 70x50, 90x60, and 120x90 formats; there is also a wide choice of powers, which translate into the ability to cut slabs from 5-6 mm up to 2 cm. Lasermake's bestseller is the Lm-X700-100 model for Co2 laser engraving and cutting, offering the best compromise between working area (700x500 mm), laser tube power (100 W) and price.

A word that we will encounter more and more often in the future is servitisation, a term that is very much in use in the automotive sector and sums up the range of services accompanying the machinery purchased. First and foremost, training , which in the case of Market Screentypographic becomes a true independent branch, with its own Atelier della Stampa - Milano Academy located in Rozzano (Milan). Here, not only is training in technology offered, but also the marketing knowledge needed to approach the customer, in this case the school. Market Screentypographic's special observers in the embroidery field are Happy Japan branded machines and those that dialogue with others, combining their respective technologies. Such as the Goccopro Qs2536, which prints in silkscreen (digital frame) and the Cbl with camera, which together enable a child's drawing to be printed yet only the outline to be embroidered.