Stahls’ Hotronix, Carmichaels, Pa., has received a patent for its line of Fusion heat presses. The grant of U.S. Patent No. 8,418,739 represents recognition by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of the technological edge provided by Hotronix Fusion heat...
Nazdar SourceOne, Shawnee, Kan., recently announced that Jim Schindler has joined the sales team as an account executive for the SourceOne Graphics Business Unit in the East region. In this role, Schindler will be responsible for prospecting new graphics business...
InkSoft, Albuquerque, N.M., now offers size charts for 10 manufacturers. Designed to make it easier for customers to buy apparel online, the size charts are currently available for Gildan, Hanes, Jerzees and more. To view a sample of the size charts, click here. Any...
Delta Apparel Inc., Greenville, S.C., recently reported that for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended Jan. 2, 2016, net sales increased 2.5% compared to the prior year’s first quarter. These numbers were adjusted for sales in the prior year’s quarter attributed to the...
Stahls’ TV, St. Clair Shores, Mich., has released a new video called “Making Apparel With Your Laser Cutter 101.” In the video, available here, educator Josh Ellsworth shows some of the many ways a laser cutter can help increase apparel business profits. The recorded...
Nazdar SourceOne, Shawnee, Kan., recently announced Traeger Mechling of Graph-itti Inc., Columbia, S.C., as the winner of its Partners In Performance Sweepstakes. As the winner, Mechling has his choice of three equipment prizes with a minimum value of $25,000: the...
Kiian Digital, Novedrate, Italy, will showcase textiles produced using its range of sublimation inks at FESPA Digital, to be held March 8-11. Comprising 12 specially engineered inks, the range offers 81 colors. Tailored to meet demand for striking, high-quality...
Visual Impressions, Milwaukee, has opened a new screen-printing production facility in St. Louis. The new facility will help the company expand its reach into new markets and make one-day ground shipping available to more customers. All art, purchasing, human...
The demand for low-volume, custom-printed T-shirts has completely revolutionized the garment decoration industry. There have been significant improvements in the technology dedicated specifically to direct-to-garment (DTG) printing. Because of the industry’s recent...
When Plastisol heat transfers were developed for decorating garments in the 1960s, they were mainly used for embellishing white T-shirts, since colored tees weren’t yet in demand. Fast forward to 2016 and beyond, and T-shirts have evolved from being under garments to...
One of the neat things about a sublimation operation is that it can be located virtually anywhere because of the small equipment footprint. Even so, a dedicated work space and efficient layout are necessary. Key factors include logically positioned equipment, supplies...
Editor’s note: In the January issue of Impressions, Atkinson discussed the challenges with people and space that can lead to bottlenecks in workflow, and how to solve those issues. In your screen-printing shop, if you’ve addressed issues dealing with time, workplace...
