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...
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., marked 30 years of operation this April. Since it's humble beginnings as a single warehouse in Addison, Ill., the company has expanded to more than 3 million square feet of warehouse space and 1,400 employees across the...
Penn Emblem Co., Philadelphia, recently was honored at the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors (NAUMD) Innovation Awards this past March for its PennFlex Emblem. Honoring innovations in the image apparel and uniform industry, the...
Hirsch Solutions, Huntersville, N.C., has released a new Tajima singlehead embroidery machine product guide that contains information on five industrial singlehead machiine series and their key advantages. The 28-page color brochure includes summaries of standard...
SanMar Corp., Issaquah, Wash., recently hired Marshall Macias to the newly created role of director of digital experience. In this role, Macias will work closely with SanMar customers to identify, understand and help solve some of their biggest business challenges....
