Articles
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Why You Should Be Hitting Up Trade Shows (Even If You're Not Buying Gear)
By Kyle Caldwell
If you’ve ever thought trade shows and industry events were just for people looking to buy new equipment - think again. Sure, they’re awesome for that. You get to see machines in action, touch them, test them, and often score...
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Most Common DTF Failures After Printing
By Aaron Blank
If you’ve been in screen printing for more than five minutes, you already know the deal…there are a lot of variables. DTF is no different. Different fabrics, changing humidity, that one press that runs hotter than the other for no...
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Why Job Staging Determines Daily Output
By Kyle Caldwell
If you want to know how a print shop’s day is going to go, don’t look at the press first. Look at staging. Job staging is one of the most underrated parts of the screen printing process, but it has...
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Reflective Ink: What You Need to Know Before You Go to Press
By John MaGee
I’ve been getting more questions about reflective inks lately. I’m not sure what’s driving the renewed interest, but if you’re going to print it, you need to understand something right away: this is not a “normal” plastisol. Let’s start there. ...
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How to get a better hand feel for your DTF Prints
By Aaron Blank
If you’re like most DTF printers who print for your own apparel line, you’re constantly chasing one thing: A better hand feel. Because let’s be honest… the holy grail is getting a DTF print that feels like screen print. Are...
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The Mystical Quest for Correct Color
By Aaron Blank
In screen printing, if you want PMS 200C, you grab your book, mix your ink, tweak it under the light, and boom – close enough to make the customer happy and yourself proud. In DTF? You type in PMS 200C…..hit...