As in years past, among the more than 130 exhibitors set to take part in the upcoming 2026 Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be some of the biggest name in custom decorated apparel March 25-28. Not only that, but many of these same big names will...
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2026 III Awards – Best New E-Commerce Store/Platform: SEDDI Decorator
The new SEDDI Decorator system consists of a purpose-built online visual platform that replaces the static digital mockups the industry has long used with true-to-life 3D digital garment representations. Central to the accuracy of SEDDI’s visuals is the company’s...
2026 III Awards – Best Custom Apparel Decorating Company with Sales of $1 Million or More Annually: Stakes MFG, Eastlake, OH
Founded in 2019, it didn’t take long for Ohio-based Stakes Manufacturing to become an industry powerhouse, partnering with the likes of Nike, the NFL, NBA, NCAA, Sony Music, Paramount, Nickelodeon and Disney (just to name a few) as one of the largest print-on-demand...
2026 III Awards – Most Innovative New Decorating Facility: STAHLS’ Fulfill ONE (SF-1) Innovation Hub, Chesterfield, MI
To be clear, we’re not just talking about another apparel-decorating shop here. In STAHLS’ own words, its Fulfill ONE (SF-1) center, which opened this past fall, is a “next-generation digital decorating and heat-printing innovation hub—built to redefine what ‘modern...
2026 III Awards – Social Media/Influencer Award: Branded Threads, Eighty Four, PA
One of the great things about an effective social media program is the way it can be the ultimate win-win. Case in point, Branded Threads, winner in last year’s best small decorating company category, which continues to grow by leaps and bounds, in large part thanks...
2026 III Awards – Embroidery Design of the Year: Qdigitizing.com, “Color in the Rain”
In this truly unique and memorable piece of machine embroidery, a solitary figure walks along a rain-soaked city street beneath a vividly colored rainbow umbrella. Rendered in subdued charcoals and grays, the surrounding architecture recedes into a muted urban...
2026 III Awards – Social Justice Award: INKclusivity
One of the great things about the decorated-apparel industry is the way it is very much an industry with a conscience—and nowhere is this more evident than in the soon to be released online publication, "INKclusivity: Company Benefits of Disability Inclusion &...
2026 III Awards – Screen Printing Design of the Year: International Coatings, “Medusa”
The ancient snake-haired monster that was the Medusa never looked so good. Doing the bulk of the work in this image, which was created by the specialists at International Coatings, is a combination of the company’s Axeon Non-PVC inks, specifically, Axeon Non-PVC White...
2026 III Awards – Green Award for Environmental Business Practices: Ninja Transfers
With revenue now topping $10 million for its Ninja Printhouse division alone and a host of other products and services continuing to come online, custom DTF/heat transfer manufacturer Ninja Transfers is clearly a company on the move. To its credit, though, the...
2026 Impressions Industry Impact (III) Awards Winners!
In what is now the third year of our Impressions Industry Impact (III) Awards it’s interesting to see the degree to which some things have changed and some things haven’t. On the one hand, one of the things that hasn’t changed is the importance of direct-to-film, or...
ColDesi Debuts Upgraded DTF-12H2 Direct-to-Film (DTF) Printer
ColDesi, a leading provider of digital garment decoration equipment, has announced an upgrade to its popular DTF-12H2 direct-to-film (DTF) printer, introducing a new expanded CMYKOG color system that significantly increases the printer’s color capabilities for apparel...
Take Full Advantage of Impressions Expo Atlantic City with the Show’s Mobile App
The upcoming 2026 Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is looking to be another great one with an estimated 6,000 or more industry professionals expected to attend. Equally, impressive—so to speak—no less than 17 percent of the 130 exhibitors taking part in...















