ORLANDO: The Show Stopper Awards at IFAI Expo award the most popular products of all exhibitors every year. The criteria for the award are innovation, economy and environmental friendliness. The entries are exhibited on the exhibition floor, the winners are selected by a panel of industry experts.
The DITF received the award in the categories "End Products" and "Chemicals, Coatings and Compounds". Reinhold Schneider was commended for his research work on UV-curing pigment inks for inkjet printing and on transparent security inks for plagiarism protection.
The IFAI Expo takes place annually and is one of the largest trade fairs for technical textiles in the USA with 325 exhibitors from 64 countries. IFAI Expo also offers workshops, lectures and special shows. This year, DITF were represented for the fourth time with exhibits and specialist presentations.