We do a lot of re-label work, I mean a lot and much of our re-label work is direct screen-print. Opportunity cost is one of my favorite terms commonly used by economists. It means giving up one alternative in favor of another, like using your production press to print interior labels. With that in mind,…
The smell and the sight of smoke billowing from the out-feed of a dryer is a scary thing. One brave employee reaches in with a broomstick to fish out a stuck (and now blazing) tee, another follows with a fire extinguisher to save the day. This scenario has played out a few times over the…
Un cubo de emulsión que es un poco como una tetera? Hey, a veces me gustan las pequeñas innovaciones mejor que las grandes. Se puede verter la emulsión mejor – más suavemente, con menos lío, y usted también puede hacerlo con una sola mano. Tener el cubo cerca de la torre de laca cuchara y…
I’m always keeping my eyes open for cool or impressive techniques for shirts. I scan the attendees and the walls of the booths. There were three in the Rutland ink booth that caught my eye. The Sponge Bob print has a creative use of “blister base” used to portray Bob in all his spongey glory.…
At times the collective gathering of Know-It-Alls reached epic proportions on Day 2 of ISS Atlantic City
An emulsion bucket that is a bit like a teapot? Hey, I sometimes like the little innovations better than the big ones. You can pour the emulsion better–more smoothly, with less mess, and you can also do it with only one hand. Having the bucket close to the scoop coater and pouring it slowly and…
Come see us at booth 1322 at the ISS Atlantic City show today, tomorrow and Sunday. We’ll answer your screen printing questions and tell you the best places to eat in AC.
For Throwback Thursday, thoughts go to this photo of Stefan Bergill, organic man. It is baseball Spring Training time, Earth Day is coming up and there he is. The interview is as relevant as when I first did it. I have known Stefan Bergill since lived out West and he ran Patagonia’s Beneficial T’s program.…
The Arsenal may very well be a designer/printer’s best friend. It’s chock-full of templates, filters, vectors, even business resources (plenty of freebies too). Best, it’s all quality stuff presented tastefully. Whether you are doing design or production art, their products will you augment your work.
If you’re getting into printing for retail brands you’ll no doubt find that finishing and packaging requirements are part of the game. This of course includes fold and poly-bag service. As a standard, brands and retail outlets will require that poly-bags are printed with an eight-language warning label. It’s one small…
