Most of us, I’m sure, are familiar with the aphorism “Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life.” However, while I couldn’t agree more, I don’t think these words do justice to the importance of work. Maybe it’s because I’m the latest in a long...
The in-person decorated-apparel industry educational conference Shirt Lab, set to take place April 19-20 in Austin, Texas, has announced its lineup for 2024 and is also now accepting registrations from those interested in attending. According to organizers, this...
Heat-transfer decorated apparel tech specialist Supacolor has begun offering custom decorators a new product it's calling SupaDTF, a 100-percent digital heat-transfer product that requires no minimum order—you can order as few as one. Because SupaDTF can be printed on...
With a little over two weeks to go until the Impressions Expo decorated apparel trade show in Atlantic City, New Jersey (March 21-23), the numbers are now officially in, and the event looks to be bigger than ever. Out on the show floor, for example, look to see 14...
California-based Cotton Heritage has entered into a pair of distribution partnerships with North Carolina-based Carolina Made and Michigan-based One Stop. According to Cotton Heritage the partnerships are part of an ongoing company strategy to grow brand awareness and...
In an interesting twist, veteran screen-printing equipment supplier Vastex International is offering a new “Return-Belt Conveyor Dryer” that returns cured garments to the front of the dryer to help print shops increase productivity and save space. "The optional return...
Ninja Transfers, already an industry leader in the area of custom DTF transfers for apparel, has announced the launch of an initiative it’s calling Ninja Printhouse. The new service allows promotional product distributors (PPD's) and other custom-apparel resellers to...
Industry-leading heat-pressing manufacturer STAHLS’ has announced the launch of what it calls its Easy View LTE, a free online designer that allows decorators to easily create unique artwork from a library of professionally designed templates—no design experience...
This year’s series of conference sessions, scheduled to take place March 20-23 as part of the Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey (March 21-23) will include speakers and panelists addressing everything from pricing to generative artificial intelligence, or...
The Eco-Tex Lite from M&R is the newest model in the company’s Eco-Tex line of automatic screen cleaning and reclaiming machines. The system is specifically configured for small to mid-size screen-printing companies looking to automate their screen cleaning and...
Heat-transfer specialist STAHLS’ has announced the launch of a line of Chenille patches, a new custom transfer option building on its existing line of “dimensional” emblems and patches. According to STAHLS’, the company created its new line of Chenille Patches with an...
For high-volume shops that want to take its digital prints to the next level, Brother DTG has added an “Extra Color” model of the industrial GTX600 mass-production digital direct-to-garment printer as part of its product line. With the addition of two more ink tanks...
