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...
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Heat Transfer Warehouse, Brother Industries Ltd. Announce Partnership
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’ Offers Knock-Out Design Video
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 Hosts Free June Heat-Printing Webinar
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 Celebrates Production of 10,000th Printer
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...
Tips for Choosing an ‘Eco-Friendly’ Textile Screen-Printing Ink
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...
A Screen Printer’s Guide to Buying Your First Automatic
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...
EnMart Debuts Redesigned Website, Logo
EnMart, Traverse City, Mich., has launched its newly redesigned website. The new site, myenmart.com, has been updated with new features to make shopping with EnMart easier and faster, according to the company. The new patch designer allows for quick selection of patch...
Threadfast Apparel Names New Sales Team Member
Threadfast Apparel, New York, has announced the addition of Rachel Hoskins to its sales team. “Rachel is an industry veteran with a strong work ethic,” says LeAnn Rankin Jellinek, director of sales, Threadfast Apparel. “She brings energy and passion to the job every...
Imprinted Sportswear Industry Veteran McLeod Passes Away
Brian McLeod, former general manager at Stahls’, Sterling Heights Mich., passed away May 17 in Grosse Pointe, Mich. McLeod was 69 years old. He spent his career in the decorated-apparel, sporting-goods, garment-manufacturing and licensed-product industries in North...
Shirt Lab Sells Out Washington D.C. Event
Shirt Lab, Dubuque, Iowa, hosted a sold-out sales and marketing training event in Washington D.C. at the Nationals Park, the home stadium for the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. The May 18 event featured six instructors that guided attendees through...
Gildan, Live Nation Announces Multi-Year Partnership
Gildan Activewear Inc., Montreal, announced the launch of a multi-year partnership with Live Nation that makes Gildan’s American Apparel brand the official printwear partner across 16 Live Nation music venues and six music festivals. The music festivals include...













