GSG, Dallas, offers TEX Web pallet adhesive, a production-friendly, web-type adhesive spray. TEX Web sprays easily and evenly on pallets, and the pressure-sensitive formula holds even heavier fabrics firmly while allowing for repositioning without loss of tack...
Promotional Products Association Intl. (PPAI), Irving, Texas, recently announced its 2015 Board of Directors officers. The new officers include: Rick Brenner, chair of the board; Tom Goos, chair-elect of the board; Bruce Perryman, vice chair, financial services; and...
A node is a designer’s best friend in many programs. Many embroidery software programs also use nodes to create and define aspects of a shape. The most simplistic definition of a node is that it is a connection point. A group of nodes make a shape. This article will...
Unifi Inc., Greensboro, N.C., has expanded its REPREVE recycling center, which opened May 2010 in Yadkinville, N.C. The expansion comes as Unifi dials up its commitment to premium value added products, like REPREVE, which continue to be a strategic focus for the...
For the best results when heat applying designs on a carrier sheet, Stahls ID Direct, St. Clair Shores, Mich., suggests letting your design cool according to directions. Next, make sure to peel the carrier diagonally from one corner to another in a fluid motion. For...
This much we know: Ink trends generally follow fashion trends. The type of print applications being called into popularity by designers typically decides the ink type that will be used. The tricky part for ink manufacturers is that they must keep in step with these...
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., has launched a sales promotion featuring an HD TV giveaway every business day in June at each of its affiliated companies: S&S, Americana and Eva. Each business day of the month, the customer who purchases the most Fruit of...
Sawgrass Tecnhologies Inc., Charleston, S.C., is offering savings on its SubliJet-E, SubliJet-R and ChromaBlast-R printing solutions in celebration of the 2014 World Cup, to be held in June 12-July 13 in Brazil. Opportunities to save up to $320 will be available...
Shelley Foland, CEO of Boxercraft, Atlanta, met with the President of Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina, at the 23rd edition of the Apparel Sourcing Show in Guatemala City. Boxercraft attended the show, held May 20-22, to meet with long-term vendors, and speak with...
L.A. T Sportswear, Ball Ground, Ga., recently expanded its marketing team with three new hires. Deanna Miller has joined the company as senior marketing manager. Miller spent most of her career at The Coca-Cola Co. and Home Depot in customer and shopper marketing. She...
Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., has hired Jeff Kranz as its new sales representative for Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and southern Illinois. Kranz comes to Vantage with an extensive background in promotional apparel sales, having worked on both the distributor and...
Alstyle Apparel & Activewear, Anaheim, Calif., has added two more distribution shipping points in Arizona and California. Now, the company can ship apparel anywhere in the United States in three days or less. The new shipping point in Douglas, Ariz., has the...
