Digital printing specialist Brother International has announced the recently unveiled DTRX100 32-inch roll-to-roll direct-to-film (DTF) printer will be on display at the upcoming Impressions Expo decorated apparel trade show in Long Beach, California, Jan. 21-24....
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Heat-Press Specialists STAHLS’ Adds Four New Senior Leaders to its Commercial and Platform Teams
Heat-printing and custom apparel decorating tech leader STAHLS’ has announced the addition of four new senior leaders to its commercial and platform teams. In a recent announcement, STAHLS’ said the four strategic hires reinforce the company’s commitment to scaling...
ROQ.US Announces Senior Leadership Changes
ROQ.US, a leader in automated garment decoration, has announced the promotions of Jared Granberry to Chief Revenue Office and Cindy March to Chief Operating Officer. The moves come in the wake of ROQ.US president Ross Hunter stepping down to become COO at Liquid...
2025 The Year in Review for the Decorated Apparel Industry: The More things Change…
This same time last year, I wrote, “The first thing that comes to mind is how both the economy as a whole and the decorated-apparel industry, in particular, have continued to thrive.” This as the world was still feeling the last aftershocks of the pandemic. This same...
Brian Stahl, Co-Founder and Operations Visionary at STAHLS’, Passes Away at 78
Leading heat-press and heat-transfer manufacturer STAHLS’ has announced that its longtime operations leader, Brian Arthur Stahl, passed away November 22 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Stahl, a decorated Vietnam veteran and proud Eagle Scout, was 78. Born and raised in...
The Year in Review: 2025 and the Decorated Apparel Industry in the Eyes of Industry Leaders – Part 1 of 3
What to make of the past 12 months and the state of the decorated-apparel industry? What to expect in the year to come? To find out, we at Impressions Magazine polled a sampling of industry leaders to see what they thought about the way things stand in terms of the...
The Year in Review: 2025 and the Decorated Apparel Industry in the Eyes of Industry Leaders Part 2 of 3
What to make of the past 12 months and the state of the decorated-apparel industry? What to expect in the year to come? To find out, we at Impressions Magazine polled a sampling of industry leaders to see what they thought about the way things stand in terms of the...
The Year in Review: 2025 and the Decorated Apparel Industry in the Eyes of Industry Leaders Part 3 of 3
What to make of the past 12 months and the state of the decorated-apparel industry? What to expect in the year to come? To find out, we at Impressions Magazine polled a sampling of industry leaders to see what they thought about the way things stand in terms of the...
Ninja Transfers Offering New Specialty DTF Experience
Custom transfers manufacturer Ninja Transfers has launched a newly restructured Specialty DTF Transfers section on its website NinjaTransfers.com, providing creators, decorators and custom decorated-apparel businesses a clearer, more accurate view of the advanced...
Ross Hunter Leaving ROQ for Liquid Graphics
Longtime ROQ.US president Ross Hunter has been appointed chief operating officer at Santa Ana, California, based screen printer Liquid Graphics Inc., for years a major ROQ customer. According to Liquid Graphics, in his new role Hunter will work alongside founder and...
Greg Mastro Joins 613 Originals as Senior VP of Operations
Greg Mastro has joined 613 Originals, a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium heat transfers for the custom decorated apparel industry, as its new senior vice president of operations. Mastro brings more than 35 years of leadership and experience across a range of...
Ninja Transfers Lowers Custom Patch Minimum Order Quantity to 10
Ninja Transfers has announced a major update to its growing custom patches category: all patch types, including embroidered, woven, PVC, leather and DTF patches, will now have a universal minimum order quantity of just 10 pieces. “For years, creators of all sizes have...















