Commonwealth Cotton, Watertown, Mass., was recently acquired by alphabroder, Trevose, Pa. According to Norm Hullinger, CEO of alphabroder, Commonwealth Cotton will help the company better serve customers throughout New England and beyond. “Commonwealth Cotton has...
Jerry Lee, former president of MacPherson-Meistergram, Carlstadt, N.J., and later of Compucon USA, Stokesdale, N.C., passed away June 9 in Greensboro, N.C. Lee was 76 years old. He attended North Carolina State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in...
Alternative Apparel, Atlanta, recently announced the launch of its Go-To Collection. The sustainably made, retail-inspired collection includes 10 existing and two new styles, including the classic-fitting Go-To tee, which now expands to 30 colors. Also included are...
InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., has acquired Digital Art Solutions (DAS), Tempe, Ariz., in a deal that will offer more tools for screen printers, apparel decorators and print entrepreneurs. The acquisition was finalized June 3. “InkSoft’s purpose is to revolutionize the way...
Fruit of the Loom Inc., Bowling Green, Ky., recently announced its plan to cut 100 jobs, mostly at its Kentucky headquarters. News outlets report the company is transferring information technology services to Wipro Ltd., an India-based company that specializes in IT,...
Grimco Inc., St. Louis., announced the expansion of the Briteline portfolio, adding Briteline WrapCAST Film to its offerings. This film is perfect for partial and full vehicle wraps, hugging complex curves and body lines, according to the company. WrapCAST has a...
Heat Transfer Warehouse, Fargo, N.D., recently announced a partnership with Japan-based Brother Industries Ltd., a multinational electronics and electrical equipment company. Under the partnership, Heat Transfer Warehouse will now offer Brother’s ScanNCut product...
Stahls’, Sterling Heights, Mich., now offers a “How to Create a Knock-Out Design” video, which explains how to create a two-color design that looks like it’s layered, but actually isn’t. The tutorial, shown above, highlights the steps in generating artwork for...
Transfer Express, Mentor, Ohio, is offering a free June webinar discussing heat printing on specialty fabrics such as nylon, Lycra and Spandex. The class will highlight solutions for decorating on current performancewear and athletic wear fabrics to ensure the look...
Brother DTG, a division of Brother Intl. Corp., Bridgewater, N.J., recently celebrated the production of its 10,000th GT-3/GTX digital direct-to-garment (DTG) printer. The printer was produced in the Brother Industrial Limited factories in Japan. The GT-3 model, which...
Not all inks are created equal. Lately, there’s been a lot of buzz regarding “eco-friendly” inks. Without going into too much detail on the make-up of these screen printing inks, I’d like to give a brief guideline of what to look for when switching to or using...
When you are a start-up screen-printing shop, there are a lot of different equipment choices. Some printers are on a shoestring budget and others want the best screen-printing equipment. No matter where you fall, many screen printers start out with a manual...
