When walking into a bakery to order a cake, you will expect the owner or an employee to inform you on everything the bakery has to offer. They should know the cake flavors, icing colors, how many people the cake serves, how long the order will take and, of course,...
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Vantage Apparel Hires Director of Customer Experience
Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., has hired Felicia Rodriguez as its new director of customer experience. “Vantage has high standards when it comes to customer service and delivery,” says Ira Neaman, president, Vantage Apparel. "Felicia’s attention to continuous...
What Are Your Digital Fabric-Printing Options?
Behind every beautifully custom printed textile is a specific fabric printing chemistry and process that will vary from application to application (or from fabric type to fabric type). For example, printing on cotton canvas requires a different method than printing...
The Importance of Screen Tension
Screen-mesh tension plays a very important factor in your final print. Although many factors can affect your print, screen tension should not be overlooked, as it will impact things such as emulsion coating, registration and ink deposit. Before printing, screens must...
McGrath Printing Wins Four Graphics Excellence Awards
McGrath Printing|Custom Apparel, Crystal Lake, Ill., has received four 2018 Graphics Excellence Awards (GEA) from the Great Lakes Graphics Association (GLGA). McGrath’s Follow the Action gift set received the highest honor of the Gutenberg Best of Category for Special...
Stahls’ to Host July Workshop Wednesday
Stahls’, Sterling Heights, Mich., is offering a new Workshop Wednesday class, which will be held July 18. Titled “The Complete Guide to Start Heat Printing Team Uniforms,” the new class will include in-depth training on the fastest way to create names and numbers,...
Ryonet Announces Summer of Printing for Positivity Contest
Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, Wash., announced the Summer of Printing for Positivity contest, which will award up to $6,000 worth of screen-printing equipment and supplies to winners. With a first-place prize of a Riley Hopkins 300six-color/six-station press, the...
Teamwork’s ProSphere Fan Shop Now Fully E-Commerce
Teamwork Athletic Apparel, San Marcos, Calif., announced that its recently launched ProSphere Fan Shop website and service is now fully e-commerce. Teamwork dealers originally only had access to ProSphere Fan Shop; now, it is usable to all consumers. Allowing...
Nazdar SourceOne Names New Regional Sales Manager
Nazdar SourceOne, Shawnee, Kan., has promoted Dan Zmuda to the role of regional sales manager, East, textile business unit. Zmuda joined Nazdar in January 2016 as a product manager, textile inks. In his new role, he will be responsible for establishing sales and...
Transfer Paper Experts Offers SubliToCotton Sublimation Paper
Transfer Paper Experts, Miami, now offers SubliToCotton, a soft, stretchable sublimation paper that gives a screen-printed look and hand. SubliToCotton is an ideal way to offer customers a faster option in lower quantities than screen printing. This sublimation...
WildSide Offers Free T-Shirt for All July Orders
WildSide, San Fernando, Calif., now offers a free T-shirt as part of a special July promotion. Every order placed July 1-31 will automatically receive one black XL T-shirt with each shipment, allowing customers to see firsthand the product companies offer. Customers...
T Shirt & Sons Introduces Kornit Vulcan DTG Platform in Europe
T Shirt & Sons, England, introduces the first Kornit Vulcan system to be sold into Europe. Kornit’s Vulcan is a cost-effective digital-printing platform for short to medium print runs, according to the company. With a fleet of 16 Kornit Avalanche systems, this new...













