One drop of ink, one misplaced thumbprint, one pinhole can ruin a T-shirt and cost you money. A spot-cleaning gun can save the shirt and your production run. Besides the gun, a device with a screen and exhaust (commonly sold with spot-cleaning guns) will help to hold the shirt in place and to dry the spot-cleaned area of the garment quickly. 

We’ve received numerous inquiries from customers regarding the Ryonet White. “Ryonet White” was manufactured by International Coatings. Amongst the inquiries, we’ve recently received one from a veteran screen printer of 25 years, JJ.

The M&R Companies are pleased to announce that SGIA has named Challenger III Product of the Year in the Automatic Garment Press category, and has named i-Image S Product of the Year in the in the Pre-Press (Exposure/Imaging) category.

There are some cap companies that offer a program where they will send you the unsewn front piece of the cap, so that it can be screen printed and sent back to them for finishing. If using this route, be sure to allow enough time for the fabrication of the caps after the printed fabric pieces have been sent.

Learn how to increase your production while reducing cost, heat, and wasting energy.

A fun project you can tackle with your DTG is to brand your own line of shirts. Removing the existing label and printing your own custom logo or your customer’s logo in its place can give shirts that special touch.

We live in a world of instant gratification. Consumers want it now, they want it customized and they want only as many as they need. With direct to garment printers you can deliver what consumers demand and open up new channels of sales and product lines that can make a big difference to your bottom line.

The demand for low-volume, custom-printed T-shirts has completely revolutionized the garment decoration industry. There have been significant improvements in the technology dedicated specifically to direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.
Because of the industry’s recent advancements in reliability and quality, it’s hard to question the viability of DTG. The demand for reliable, one-off printing capability is so strong, the question is no longer whether you should invest in DTG; it’s how to compete and ensure the success of your investment.
To market your DTG business you do not need a huge budget. Easily acquired industry relationships, a website, basic knowledge of SEO and analytics, strategic social media and creative prospecting can be just as effective as big-time marketing budgets.

Screen-printing companies must make a choice. Ignore the squeegee and suffer the consequences or learn as much as possible about the purpose and use of the squeegee, then profit from their knowledge

This New York organization is paving the way for not one, but two worlds: the print industry and the autism community.