It can be difficult to find a faster way to finish work for clients. Last-minute jobs and other non-creative tasks tend to compete for a screen printer’s time. One way to circumvent this problem is to upgrade to the latest version of your graphic-design software. Many...
Dustin Shrader
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Pacific Emblem Honors First Responders for 9/11-20th Anniversary
Pacific Emblem Co., El Cajon, Calif., will be honoring first responders for the 9/11-20th anniversary with memorial firefighter and police patches. In January, the company’s president, also known as “Dr. Patch,” designed and sampled a few 9/11-20th anniversary fire...
Nur Ink Innovations Launches Water-Based Ink Technical Pilot
Nur Ink Innovations, Ltd., Magsimim, Israel, which engages in research and development of various types of water-based, green and environmentally friendly pigment inks, has announced that it has contracted with a leading international digital printer manufacturer for...
Epson to Host Webinars on New Production-Class Wide-Format Printers
Epson, Los Alamitos, Calif., has announced it will be hosting webinars to further support dealers and customers interested in the new line of SureColor P-Series photographic and graphic art and SureColor T-Series technical and graphics wide-format printers. “We have...
GroupeSTAHL Names New Executive VP Sales and Marketing
GroupeSTAHL, St. Clair Shores, Mich., has announced the promotion of Josh Ellsworth to a new role as executive vice president sales and marketing for GroupeSTAHL North America. “With his new position, Josh has added even more responsibility to his role at...
Kornit Digital Acquires Voxel8
Kornit Digital, Rosh Ha’ayn, Israel, has announced the acquisition of all associated assets of Somerville, Massachusetts-based Voxel8. “Voxel8’s innovative technologies and talent will help us accelerate the execution of our 4.0 strategy to digitize sustainable,...
ColDesi Launches DigitalHeat FX Bundles with CRIO
ColDesi, Tampa, Fla., has added the new Crio brand of white toner printers to its product line up. The Crio brand takes over for OKIData in the United States with the same product models, the 8432 and 9541, as the core of DigitalHeat FX systems. “The Crio 8432WDT...
The Idea Generator: Part 3
The first article in this three-part series on idea generation was about the power of collaboration. In the second article, we explored the idea of randomness to inject some fun creativity into your ideation process. In this final installment, we’ll use the most...
Niche Focus: Serving Up New Biz
It’s no surprise to anyone that the COVID-19 pandemic hit the restaurant industry hard. In 2020, restaurant sales totaled about $659 billion — a massive $240 billion decrease from expected levels, according to the National Restaurant Association. Despite the fact that...
Equipment Zone to Host Open House
Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., is hosting a “Getting Back to Business” open house at the company’s Tempe, Ariz., location. The networking event will be open to all decorators and business owners and provide a full demonstration of direct-to-garment (DTG)...
Printing the Dream
A lot can be said for hard work, a concept with which Justin Vu is all too familiar. A first-generation Vietnamese American, he was raised in Southern California by his single mom, who moved to the United States despite not speaking English or knowing any of the...
Crio Debuts White-Toner Printer Powered by OKI
Crio, Hazelwood, Mo., has debuted a white-toner transfer printer for the western hemisphere. Using the foundation of OKI’s white-toner technology in its printers, Crio elevates the end-user experience by enacting a “customer-success-first” approach to its support...









