The garment-decorating world has shifted in recent years and now is irreversibly headed in a digital direction. Long-run production methods such as screen printing still have a strong place in the industry’s future, but most companies will need business models that...
Apparel decorators, the time has come to have your work displayed and judged in the 2018 Impressions Awards, which now includes new prizes for winners. Decorators of all sizes and experience levels are invited to submit their work. The 40th annual contest will be...
Sometimes it takes more than a paycheck to encourage employees to come to work. Finding out what motivates workers can not only make them happy, but it also can increase your business' profits. Your company's size will make a difference in the steps you take to add...
Time is money in the sublimation industry. The more units you can make in an hour, the more profit you see. Being able to reduce your downtime is a critical step in optimizing production. The following tips are easy steps you can take to optimize your production...
The process for printing on T-shirts has fundamentally remained the same for decades because it mostly was done on 50/50 blended and 100% cotton T-shirts. But the introduction of performancewear and moisture-wicking garments has demanded some changes in the...
Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., will host the inaugural DTG Academy on June 2-3. The two-day event, a complete direct-to-garment (DTG) printing business course, will be held at the company's all-new training center in Franklin Lakes. The DTG Academy was designed...
Sublimation still is growing in the garment-decorating world and won’t slow down anytime soon. Consumers and retailers are demanding faster turnaround times and smaller order minimums. With the wider range of polyester fabrics available today — compared to 30 years...
Lawson Screen & Digital Products Inc., St. Louis, now offers an instructional video on how to apply the perfect amount of pretreatment solution for direct-to-garment (DTG) printing. The key to any successful DTG print is applying the right amount of pretreatment...
M&R, Roselle, Ill., has announced industry veteran Danny Sweem has been appointed its next chief executive officer. Sweem will begin his position on June 4. He has served as vice president of Rutland Plastics Technologies and, most recently, was vice president of...
JERZEES, Bowling Green, Ky., has launched a new T-shirt in its active collection: the DRI-POWER ring-spun T-shirt. This new active casual T-shirt, which is made of 4.6-ounce, 100% ring-spun cotton, includes moisture-wicking and odor-control benefits. It meets all the...
The Ink Kitchen, a garment decorator's blog founded by veteran screen printers Tom Davenport and Rick Roth, recently hosted the "Lucky 13 Bash" at Motion Textile’s Sacramento, Calif., facility to gather members of the decorated apparel industry together and to raise...
GSG, Dallas, has named Jacob Goellner as its Dallas operations manager. A GSG employee for almost 10 years, he previously served as the company's Austin, Texas, branch manager. In his new position, Goellner will oversee all daily Dallas warehouse operations and...
