Veteran custom heat-transfer provider is celebrating its new name and new website with seven weeks of tees and transfers giveaways STAHLS’ Transfer Express, an industry-leading custom transfer provider since its founding in 1990, is starting off 2026 with a bang,...
Described as “more than an upgrade,” the ROQ HYBRID platform has been redesigned to be faster, easier to use and more flexible, raising the performance level of hybrid production. Available in HYBRID, HYBRID PRO and HYBRID PRO+ configurations, the newly developed line...
The 2026 Impressions Expo decorated apparel trade show in Long Beach, California, is right around the corner, taking place Jan. 21-24, and to make the most of the experience, attendees will want to be sure and use the official Impressions Expo Long Beach Mobile App—an...
The goal of the merger is to create a faster, more complete U.S.-based manufacturing platform for custom sewn and decorated products LBU Inc., a vertically integrated U.S. manufacturer of custom sewn and decorated products, recently announced that Donray Printing, a...
Veteran screen-printer Ampro recently launched an enterprise-scale Heat Applied Graphics division after spending no less than six months building what the company describes as an “uncommon” capability among independent decorators: an in-house professional wash lab,...
With the start of the new year, we thought it was high time we checked in with Impressions Expo show director Kayla McGarry to get the latest on what to expect at the first Impressions Expo of 2026, taking place in Long Beach, California, January 21-24. Impressions...
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....
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
