With new technologies surfacing every day, interest in the performancewear market has continued to increase. Manufacturers, in turn, are tasked with the challenge of bringing these technologies to the mass-blanks market in the context of the continued recovery from...
Sticker Mule, Amsterdam, NY, is on track to become a global leader in custom printed T-shirts with the installation of several new Epson direct-to-garment (DTG) printers. The installation of these printers is the largest in Epson history with the strategic...
SanMar Corporation, Issaquah, Wash., has partnered with the W. Duke Kimbrell Family Foundation, an affiliate of Parkdale Mills, to make a major investment in the Mhotivo School in Choloma, Honduras. The funds from the investment will support the addition of 22...
Roland DGA Corporation, Irvine, Calif., has announced the addition of two new belt-driven hybrid UV printers to its VersaUV LEC2 S-Series. The LEC2-330S B-200 and LEC2-640S B-200 hybrid inkjets use a conveyer belt to transport media along the bed to a stationary...
Beaver Paper, Atlanta, has announced the launch of its new TexSeal Eco Pouch sustainable paper packaging. The new TexSeal Eco Pouches are an innovative, earth-friendly paper-based packaging solution suited for today’s market providing protection for customers content...
If there was ever a sign the decorated apparel industry is recovering from the shock waves caused by the Covid pandemic it was the energy apparent at this past week’s Impressions Expo in Fort Worth, Texas. First the numbers: Over 2,500 decorating professionals paid a...
HanesBrands (HBI), Winston-Salem, N.C., has made a large direct investment in company-owned solar energy equipment at its sewing facility in Surin, Thailand. HBI’s Surin plant began operating on 50% renewable solar power in September. Kamalraj Ramadoss, plant manager,...
Japan-based Tajima Group announced that it has acquired Pulse Microsystems Ltd. and established it as Tajima Software Solutions Inc. (TSS) in Toronto, Canada. “Our vision of providing comprehensive solutions to the product decorating market depends on integrating...
Ricoh USA, Inc., Exton, Pa., has announced the integration of RICOH Supervisor and RICOH ProcessDirector to provide clients with advanced data analytics highlighting the value of their information via customizable dashboards. This integration enables visibility down...
POLI-TAPE GROUP, Jacksonville, Fla., has introduced the POLI-TAPE COLOR UP heat transfer vinyl, a polyurethane film printable using common desktop inkjet and laser printers. The film is also printable by drawing or painting directly onto the surface of the material...
STAHLS’, ST. Clair Shores, Mich., and Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, have teamed up for the UltraColor Creative Giveaway, an ongoing sweepstakes to become an UltraColor Creative and win $250 worth of UltraColor heat transfers. UltraColor offers multiple possibilities...
Archroma, Pratteln, Switzerland, has announced its Color Atlas library featuring 5,760 color references will be available in ASE file format for open access to the users of most design software for fashion, apparel, and textiles. ASE or .ase (Adobe Swatch Exchange)...
