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M&R Announces Online Event for POLARIS Launch

M&R Announces Online Event for POLARIS Launch

M&R Printing Equipment, Inc., Roselle, Ill., is inviting all apparel decorators to the launch of the Polaris. Attendees will experience the future of direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, according to the company. The POLARIS launch will officially take place on Feb....

Kornit Digital Unveils New Ink Manufacturing Site

Kornit Digital Ltd., Rosh Ha’Ayin, has officially opening of its new scalable, state-of-the-art ink manufacturing facility in Kiryat Gat, Israel. The modern, 11,000-square-meter facility incorporates advanced automation, sophisticated workflows, and innovative...

Roland DGA Announces Three Key Organizational Changes

Roland DGA Announces Three Key Organizational Changes

Roland DGA Corp., Irvine, Calif., has announced three key organizational changes to its leadership team. Amado Lara, previously Roland DGA Director of Sales, has been promoted to vice president of sales and will now oversee sales, business development, and product...

Kornit Digital to Acquire Tesoma

Kornit Digital Ltd., Rosh Ha’Ayn, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lichtenau, Germany-based Tesoma. “Kornit is writing the operating system for on-demand sustainable fashion,” says Ronen Samuel, Kornit Digital CEO. “Digitizing the...

Coloreel Inks New Deal with ZSK Machines

Coloreel, Jönköping, Sweden, has expanded its business with the sale of four units with an additional new U.S. distribution partner ZSK Machines, St. Louis, a division of Notcina Corporation. “This is a natural next step in our partnership with ZSK and enable us...

Custom Ink Acquires Printfection

Custom Ink, Fairfax, Va., has acquired Printfection, Denver, a company with a “swag management platform.” Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed at this time. In 2014, the Printfection pivoted from custom online apparel to a subscription model that...

The Plackets & Wovens Renaissance

The Plackets & Wovens Renaissance

With so many apparel trends that seem to turn on a dime, the woven and placket markets appear to have been strongly adopted by the marketplace. In fact, like the tried-and-true T-shirt, plackets and wovens may be a product category that never will really suffer from a...

Keying on Your Customers

Keying on Your Customers

The customer experience has become a top priority for many businesses, and 2022 will be no different. Customers don’t just base their loyalty on your products or pricing; they stay with your shop because of the total experience. Hard truth: If you’re not delivering...

GraphicsFlow Offers New Art Portal

GraphicsFlow Offers New Art Portal

GraphicsFlow, Tempe, Ariz., now offers a new Art Portal allowing end users to take as long as they want choosing the clip art and layout they like, adding instructions, and submitting it to the print shop for execution. The portal is an embeddable art catalog that can...

Vastex Intl. Unveils Lo-E Dryer

Vastex Intl. Unveils Lo-E Dryer

Vastex Intl., Bethlehem, Pa., has debuted a new Lo-E Dryer which cures DTG-printed inks and pretreatment, and water-based screen-printed inks and discharge, at high rates using 20% less energy than comparable dryers. "We engineered the Lo-E for printers who have...

Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series