Brother DTG, a division of Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater, N.J., recently celebrated the production of its 10,000th GT-3/GTX digital direct-to-garment (DTG) printer. The printer was produced in the Brother Industrial Limited factories in Japan. The GT-3 model, which...
Not all inks are created equal. Lately, there’s been a lot of buzz regarding “eco-friendly” inks. Without going into too much detail on the make-up of these screen printing inks, I’d like to give a brief guideline of what to look for when switching to or using...
When you are a start-up screen-printing shop, there are a lot of different equipment choices. Some printers are on a shoestring budget and others want the best screen-printing equipment. No matter where you fall, many screen printers start out with a manual...
EnMart, Traverse City, Mich., has launched its newly redesigned website. The new site, myenmart.com, has been updated with new features to make shopping with EnMart easier and faster, according to the company. The new patch designer allows for quick selection of patch...
Threadfast Apparel, New York, has announced the addition of Rachel Hoskins to its sales team. “Rachel is an industry veteran with a strong work ethic,” says LeAnn Rankin Jellinek, director of sales, Threadfast Apparel. “She brings energy and passion to the job every...
Brian McLeod, former general manager at Stahls’, Sterling Heights Mich., passed away May 17 in Grosse Pointe, Mich. McLeod was 69 years old. He spent his career in the decorated-apparel, sporting-goods, garment-manufacturing and licensed-product industries in North...
Shirt Lab, Dubuque, Iowa, hosted a sold-out sales and marketing training event in Washington D.C. at the Nationals Park, the home stadium for the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. The May 18 event featured six instructors that guided attendees through...
Gildan Activewear Inc., Montreal, announced the launch of a multi-year partnership with Live Nation that makes Gildan’s American Apparel brand the official printwear partner across 16 Live Nation music venues and six music festivals. The music festivals include...
Heritage Sportswear, Hebron, Ohio, will soon be closing its doors after 37 years as a wholesale supplier of blank apparel and accessories. A total inventory liquidation is underway, resulting in dropped prices in every category. Tees, activewear, fleece and polos now...
Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., is bringing its “DTG Roadshow” to Baltimore on June 14. The purpose of this event is to bring the next level of apparel-decoration and sign-application solutions to customers. The event is comprised of insightful, one-day sessions...
Sawgrass Technologies, Charleston, S.C. has expanded its partnership with RICOH, Tokyo, to continue its five-year relationship for desktop dye sublimation systems. “While Sawgrass has been the pioneer with digital dye-sublimation products for over 30 years, we brought...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, released the “Creating Signature T-Shirts” video for personalizing class and team signatures. The tutorial, shown above, highlights simple steps for ordering a custom signature template that lets group members add their names to...
