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I recently had the chance to travel to China and visit a number of manufacturers that produce a large portion of the shakers, printers, and consumables used in the North American DTF market. Then I rolled straight into ISA. Two...

Let’s talk about something that can make or break your reputation as a print shop: quality. In a world where turnarounds are tight and everyone wants everything yesterday, it’s easy to rush past that first shirt off the press. But if you're...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...