Screen-printing industry experts (from left) Tony Palmer, Brian Lessard and Rick Roth discuss various ways of making a screen-printing shop’s setups that much faster and more efficient. Photo and video courtesy of Ink Kitchen
In this Shop Talk conversation, the Ink Kitchen’s Rick Roth, discusses faster screen-printing setups with industry experts Tony Palmer of Palmprint Consulting and Brian Lessard of Made Lab.
Among the topics Roth (who is also the founder and president of Rhode Island-based Mirror Image Screenprinting & Embroidery) address are effective preparation, including having the necessary materials ready in advance of actual printing, and investing in the right pre-press equipment to help streamline your processes. Additional strategies include dedicating time for setup, clear communication and better training of operators.
Rick’s conversation with Tony and Brian was recorded at the 2024 Impressions Expo in Long Beach, California. For more on the Long Beach event as well as the other two annual Impressions Expos in Fort Worth, Texas, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, click here. To see more videotaped Shop Talk sessions from over the years, click here.
