Herbert Mayrhofer died this weekend in Kufstein, Austria after battling kidney disease for some time. Mr. Mayrhofer was arguably the most brilliant engineer our industry has ever seen. He designed the MHM press which is the gold standard for automatic screenprinting machines. Herbert was also a fun guy and a friend and he surely will…
We went to Jakprints’ new apparel decoration facility to learn, share, and print with their team. In the process we nailed a Bella+Canvas design…
Last week Jordan and I made a trip down to Bella+Canvas to get a full tour of the operation. Guided by our friends Sabrina and Hobie we were led through the sprawling campus from building to building, department through department. To call this place impressive is an understatement. If you have not had a chance…
This week there is a very interesting NY Times article on “bundling.” “Bundling” in the music industry is putting items together for sale, such as a CD and a t-shirt. Taylor Swift is one of the key artists offering a whole bunch of shirts, sweatshirts and tote bags “+ digital download” on her website. Other…
What should one do with misprints? I honestly don’t have any great answers but here are some mediocre ones. It should be on everyone’s mind because the world is swimming in overstocks and misprints. The average American disposes of almost 70 pounds of clothes per year. H&M was recently found to be incinerating 19 million…
We made a recent trip to the beautiful Bavarian region of Germany with a three-fold agenda: 1. Visit the MHM factory (Erl, Austria) to see where the worlds best presses are made and meet the people who make them 2. Attend the FESPA 2019 Global Print Expo in Munich, Germany 3. Take in the sights,…
Watch the day 1 highlights of the Global Print Expo 2019, Europe’s largest international exhibition for speciality print and large format print with over 700 exhibitors. Rick and Tom are there checking out what’s new and what’s good. Apparently wifi access is not one of the things that is good, so they’ll post more about…
Writing this post from SFO International. Tomorrow we arrive in Munich, ready for a week of working, learning, connecting, and of course, viel bier. After a couple of days exploring the city, our work week will start with a visit to the MHM factory located at the base of the Alps in Austria. Then, we…
Here are the current highlights (and lowlights) of the biggest company serving our industries, Gildan. The company formerly headquartered in Montreal, Canada and now located in tax-friendly and sunny Barbados reports the following: Payless going bankrupt cost them a pretty penny: $2.5 million. Heritage Sportswear going bankrupt cost them more than a pretty penny: $21.7…
ISS or the Imprinted Sportswear Shows are going to be called Impressions Expo starting at the Long Beach show in January 2020. Most folks saw it at a show aligned with Impressions anyhow, and nobody under the age of 75 knows what the hell “sportswear” is. It also was time for a change to reflect…
