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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...

S&S Activewear Names New CFO

S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., has hired Christopher Kodosky as its new chief financial officer. Kodosky has served as the CFO and VP of Finance for manufacturing and services companies in high-growth, international and highly leveraged environments for the...

Birdley James Elected to SGP Board of Directors

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), Sayville, N.Y., has announced the election of Birdley James of Miller Zell to its Board of Directors. James is the SGP/EHS Coordinator and Compliance Manager and leads Miller Zell’s sustainability efforts. His...

The Mosaica Group Debuts New DTF Printers

The Mosaica Group Debuts New DTF Printers

The Mosaica Group, Sussex, Wis., now offers No Powder DTF (Direct-to-Film) Cobra Flex printers. The Cobra Flex solution allows The Mosaica Group to distribute no powder, direct-to-film transfer technology throughout a multiregional area, according to the company....

S&S Activewear Names New Company President

S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., has named Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer Frank Myers as the company’s new president. Myers was instrumental in the company’s national expansion, having overseen, among other things, the company’s operations,...

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