Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va., announced Michael C. Buggé as its new vice president of sales and business development. “With more than 30 years of successful ventures in the manufacturing of graphic arts prepress equipment for the offset...
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Mutoh America Wins Four SGIA Product of the Year Awards
Mutoh America Inc., Las Vegas, was honored with four Specialty Graphic Imaging Association's (SGIA) Product of the Year awards at the 2018 SGIA Expo. The company’s ValueJet 1624X – 64-inch printer and ValueJet 2638X – 104-inch printer both placed in the "Solvent or...
Penn Emblem Announces New Direct Embroidery Customer Support Lead
Penn Emblem Co., Philadelphia, has announced Jose Ramos as its new direct embroidery customer support lead. Ramos has been with Penn Emblem since 2013. He began his career in the inkjet department, then was promoted to shipping, and eventually became a direct...
Tips for Choosing the Right Conveyor Dryer
Depending on your screen-printing production and business goals, there are a lot of different conveyor dryer options out there. Since a dryer is often one of the largest investments a shop makes, it is important to analyze all of your choices. As is often the case,...
Tips and Tricks for Better Embroidery
Although you may have only been doing embroidery for a short time, you probably have learned some tricks through trial and error. Even after 40 years of doing embroidery, I still learn something new almost every time I turn on my machine. Such as, remembering to turn...
Don’t Compromise on Safety with Old Habits
Have you ever entered someone else’s house and noticed a certain smell, or looked at the front of someone’s yard and thought why don’t they just get rid of that old truck that hasn’t moved in 10 years? Sometimes we get stuck in our ways and simply don’t notice things;...
Brother DTG Launches Shoe-Printing Webpage
Brother DTG, a division of Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater N.J., created a dedicated page on its website demonstrating how to print on shoes using a Brother GTX digital direct-to-garment printer. Through videos and step-by-step tutorials, the instructive page covers...
MagnaColours Launches MagnaPrint Emboss Ink
U.K.-based MagnaColours has launched its newest special-effects product, MagnaPrint Emboss ink. A ready-to-use water-based ink, the newest product from the MagnaPrint range is a first for the industry and allows screen printers to create stunning and permanent...
SanMar Delivers 105 New Looks for Fall Selling
SanMar Corp., Issaquah, Wash., has added more than 100 new styles, which can be seen in the company’s 2019 Apparel, Bags and Caps catalog and at SanMar.com. Among the new items is the Port Authority Collective System, an outerwear game changer with five value-priced...
Vapor Apparel Launches UPF 50+ Military Colors
Vapor Apparel, N. Charleston, S.C., has added two new military colors, Coyote Tan and OD Green, to its UPF 50+ moisture-wicking Solar Performance line. “These colors are ideal for decorators who service the military marketplace,” says Chris Bernat, Vapor Apparel’s...
GSG Names Dallas Embroidery Service Support Specialist
GSG, Dallas, has appointed Cookie Torres as an embroidery service support specialist. Her primary responsibility will be providing inside support to embroidery service technicians and customers, and assisting with managing embroidery parts inventory across all eight...
ComfortWash Brand Joins Hanes4Education Program
ComfortWash, Winston-Salem, N.C., has joined Hanes4Education with all purchases of ComfortWash tees and fleece purchased from suppliers can each be cashed for a K-12 school. The Hanes4Education program allows suppliers and their customers to help support K-12 schools...











