BELLA+CANVAS, Los Angeles, recently announced that it is manufacturing up to 100 million face covers a week, making it the largest global manufacturer of non-medical masks in the world, according to the company. As a response to COVID-19, the company converted its...
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InkSoft Offers Blog on New Work-From-Home Kit
InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., recently published a blog highlighting its Work-From-Home Kit, a new way to generate orders during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The kit consists of a care package of branded products that is sent to the employees of a company to foster a sense...
Champion Ink Merges with Total Ink Solutions
Total Ink Solutions, Hackensack, N.J., and Champion Ink Company, North Bergen, N.J., recently announced a merger, melding both companies’ ink and screen-print brand solutions. “This merger is great for both companies,” says Luis Uribe, president of Total Ink...
Shirt Lab to Open Online Summit Registration
The Shirt Lab, Dubuque, Iowa, will be opening registration for The Shirt Lab Summit on May 11. The Shirt Lab Summit will be held completely online from June 1-3. Sales, marketing, and operations will be the theme of each day, respectively. Speakers for “Day 1: Sales”...
Newly Merged SGIA, PIA Becomes PRINTING United Alliance
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va., and Printing Industries of America (PIA), Warrendale, Pa., which merged on May 1, announced the combined organization’s name: PRINTING United Alliance. The new company also announced its official board of...
Digital Art Solutions Offers Free Graphics Classes
Digital Art Solutions, Tempe, Ariz., is offering free virtual graphics classes on May 6 and May 8. In the “Converting Vector Artwork into Appliqué” class, to be held May 6 at 3 p.m., attendees will learn how to use a variety of techniques for converting vector...
HanesBrands to Produce Medical Gowns
HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., recently announced it’s using its apparel design and manufacturing teams to produce more than 20 million medical gowns to be distributed by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to hospitals and health care facilities in need...
Anajet Announces Merger with Ricoh Printing Systems America
Anajet Inc., Tustin, Calif., will officially become the direct-to-garment (DTG) printing division of its parent company, Ricoh Printing Systems America, Inc., on June 1. As Ricoh Co. Ltd. (RCL) has been conducting a reorganization of its North America DTG business, it...
SGIA, PIA Announce Merger
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va., and Printing Industries of America (PIA), Warrendale, Pa., announced the two organizations will officially merge into one entity. SGIA and PIA will together serve the graphic arts community with...
Digital Art Solutions Offers Free Graphics Classes
Digital Art Solutions, Tempe, Ariz., is offering a free virtual graphics class on May 1, at 3 p.m. EST. In the “Working with Photos for Digital Printing” class attendees will learn how to edit photos for creating designs for sublimation, direct-to-garment (DTG), white...
Barrel Maker Printing Offers Fundraisers for Chicago Small Businesses
Barrel Maker Printing, Buffalo Grove, Ill., recently began a fundraising campaign for small Chicago-based businesses that were affected by the COVID-19 fallout. Barrel Maker lost 95% of its orders due to canceled events and business closings. Justin Moore, director of...
Brother Intl. Corp. Aids Apparel Companies in COVID-19 Mask Production
Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater, N.J., recently announced it is donating up to 100 industrial sewing machines to support the efforts to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to meet the growing demand during the ongoing pandemic. The first to receive...