Here’s an annual question you most likely always need to answer as an apparel decorator: “What’s new this year?” More importantly, you also need to know how you are expanding revenue streams. Are you selling the same products you offered last year, or are you...
In the last article of this series on controlling the variables of the textile screen printing process, I will review the factors surrounding flashing and curing procedures. The heat used in the flashing and curing process is many times disregarded as a controlled...
Inksoft, Albuquerque, N.M., was recently named the No. 1 Top 40 technology company in New Mexico. The list, which is known as the “Flying 40” is compiled by Technology Ventures Corp., and is sponsored in part by KPMG. The selection criteria are based on revenue and...
Perry Ellis Intl. Inc. (PEI), Miami, recently announced the launch of a full updated traditional sportswear collection under its Savane brand. The expansion includes the addition of shirts, suit separates, sport coats and other key items to the brand’s current...
An Inksoft, Albuquerque, N.M., customer was recently featured in a Fox 5 televised newscast concerning the death of an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer. Officer Perry Renn was shot July 5 around 9:30 p.m. after responding to a report of shots fired...
GSG, Dallas, is offering Wilflex Infinite FX, a new special-effects system. With only a few special bases, the program gives users the ability to create a wide range of looks, textures and effects, according to the company. Bases can be used individually, in...
Heritage Sportswear Inc., Hebron, Ohio, and Virginia T’s, Petersburg, Va., recently announced “The Great Grand Give-Away” sales promotion, produced in partnership with Gildan Activewear, Anvil and New Balance. During each business day in July, the top buyer...
International Coatings, Cerritos, Calif., recently introduced a new video on how to perform color matching. The video, shown above, demonstrates how easy it is to mix and simulate Pantone colors using a color-mixing system. International Coatings’ Kieth Stevens...
Ace Screen Supply Co., a subsidiary of Ace Transfer Co., Springfield, Ohio, recently built a new, 12,000-square-foot superstore in Springfield. The company, which distributes screen printing equipment and supplies, currently sells products from Workhorse...
Holloway Sportswear, Sidney, Ohio, has released its 2015 catalog, which features 78 new styles in a variety of categories. The new styles are in stock and available to ship for the busy back-to-school season, according to the company. “We are excited to unveil...
The term “e-commerce” gets thrown around quite a bit these days. Simply put, it refers to selling products and services through a website. With a growing volume of retail business being done this way, it’s certainly an option worth exploring for screen printers — and...
One of the reasons I like working in this industry is that it has a great mixture of art and science. There is a craftsmanship feel to it that is palatable on the production floor. During my time in management production — and even back when I was an art director —...
