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...
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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 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...
Ryonet Offers May, June Startup Screen-Print Experience Classes
Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, Wash., is offering a unique opportunity for industry novices to start their journeys into screen printing guided by industry veterans in a real shop. The Ryonet Screen Print Experience classes are two-day sessions that are held from 9 a.m.-5...
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
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...
Threadfast Apparel Celebrates alphabroder Launch Anniversary
Threadfast Apparel, New York, recently hosted a party at Arch Enemy Arts gallery in Philadelphia, to recognize alphabroder’s Philadelphia inside sales team for its ongoing work supporting the Threadfast brand. “The entire alphabroder team has been a pleasure to work...
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 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, 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, 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...