PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, has acquired Rutland Holding Co., expanding the company's portfolio of specialty color, additives and ink solutions. Headquartered in Pineville, N.C., Rutland specializes in customized formulations for consumer applications and is widely...
The direct-to-garment (DTG) printing process rapidly is growing as a preferred decoration method for many garment printers. The water-based CMYK+ white-ink system requires the right shirt for the best finished product. Gildan® has met this challenge with the Gildan®...
InkSoft, Albuquerque, N.M., recently published a blog by industry veteran Marshall Atkinson that asserts now is a great time to start an apparel line. In this blog, Atkinson says retail is shifting from a brick-and-mortar space to the online space. The same amount of...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, is offering a free interactive online class on June 8 that will help attendees learn how to determine the type of custom heat transfer that will best. “Choosing the Best Custom Heat Transfer Type,” which will be held from 2 p.m.-3 p.m.,...
Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va., recently announced its supplier members have donated nearly $40,000 in prizes for the 2017 SkillsUSA Championship. Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations and labor organizations, and...
Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, Wash., has released a video focusing on its Sgreen chemical recirculation system for screen printing. The company touts the Sgreen system as a fast, effective alternative to traditional ink removal from squeegees, ink knives, screens, etc.,...
Diversification is fast becoming the “power word” of the industry. It used to be that your business was identified by its specialty — screen printing, embroidery, transfers, engraving, etc. But the new reality is that many shops are losing revenue opportunities...
Different types of halftone dots create value ranges in unique ways that can influence the way artwork appears, and also in the way it prints. So it makes sense to mix things up occasionally, especially if it could enhance your artwork. However, there are only a few...
Mimaki USA, Suwanee, Ga., recently announced that its original Sb54/310/410 and Sb320/420 sublimation inks have achieved the OEKO-TEX’s ECO PASSPORT certification. ECO PASSPORT is a mechanism by which textile chemical suppliers demonstrate their products can be used...
TSC Apparel, Cincinnati, has launched a campaign to supply apparel decorators with free Ei-Lo T-shirts for an entire year. Twelve customers will win a year of Ei-Lo’s style 3600, one case — 72 shirts — a month for 12 consecutive months, in sizes S-XL and colors they...
i-Group Technologies, New Philadelphia, Ohio, has released the Viper XPT-1000 Touchscreen, its newest pretreatment machine. The new Viper machine adds versatility and speed to the direct-to-garment (DTG) pretreatment process. It eliminates drawers, which saves time,...
Roland DGA Corp., Irvine, Calif., has introduced project-based learning (PBL) tutorials specifically designed for use with the company’s advanced digital devices in schools, colleges and other learning environments. These ready-to-teach solutions offer educators a fun...
