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How to Avoid Screen Pinholes

How to Avoid Screen Pinholes

Screen printers face a variety challenges, but there is a solution for every issue; you just have to know where to look. Pinholes represent a common screen-printing issue. They are a stencil defect that reduces production efficiency and print quality. These...

InkSoft Debuts ‘Thought Starter’ Mini Podcast Series

InkSoft Debuts ‘Thought Starter’ Mini Podcast Series

InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., now offers new "Thought Starter" mini podcasts to help listeners jump-start creativity and get their brains in gear to develop ways to make their businesses better, according to the company. Built for busy people, these brief sessions provide a...

Champion Opens First Retail Store

Champion Opens First Retail Store

Champion Athleticwear, a brand offered by HanesBrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., has opened its first full-price retail store in Los Angeles, at 123 South La Brea Ave. Champion selected Los Angeles’ La Brea District for its retail store in an area comprised of dozens...

Heritage Sportswear Sales Rep Passes

Heritage Sportswear, Hebron, Ohio, recently announced the passing of Terry Garner, a territory sales rep. Garner passed away on March 14 in Hendersonville, Tenn.. He joined the company in 2006 and served customers from Tennessee to Cincinnati. He was a veteran of the...

Vantage Apparel Expands Sales Team

Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., recently added Brian Deissroth as its new regional sales representative for southern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Deissroth has more than 10 years of experience in the promotional products industry. In his most recent position...

Speeding Up Order Entry

Speeding Up Order Entry

Many of the roadblocks your shop may face stem from one vital step in the order fulfillment process: order entry. Today, there is an increased demand for reducing turnaround times, and the key to meeting customer expectations is to develop a better order entry...

Following the Signs

Following the Signs

Fortunately, Doyle Rogers is as good at reading signs as he is at making them. When he took over his father’s Bridgman, Michigan-based sign shop in 2003, he soon realized the company was missing out on a lucrative business opportunity. “Art-Fx Signs & Graphics...

Freehand Releases Separation Software

Freehand Releases Separation Software

Freehand Graphics, Holbrook, N.Y., has released Spot Process Separation Studio 4, with expanded functionality that includes quick and professional management of various print files and styles, thus dramatically improving file and film accuracy, and boosting...

HanesBrands Earns Ninth EPA Energy Star Award

HanesBrands Earns Ninth EPA Energy Star Award

HanesBrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., has earned its ninth consecutive United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Partner of the Year award for sustained excellence in energy conservation, carbon emissions reduction and environmental sustainability....

Transfer Express Offers Free Team Business Webinar

Transfer Express Offers Free Team Business Webinar

Transfer Express, Mantor, Ohio, will offer a free April webinar that will help decorators gear up for the baseball, softball and soccer seasons, and the profit opportunities they present. The webinar, titled "Getting Your Team Business Ready for Baseball, Softball and...

Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series