How to Choose a Manual Screen Printing Press
And while those new to screen printing have the most to learn, we'll cover a number of principles that far too many experienced screen printers fail to consider..
And while those new to screen printing have the most to learn, we'll cover a number of principles that far too many experienced screen printers fail to consider..
Every screen printing shop tries to run efficiently, but sometimes we get bogged down by the minutiae of day-to-day operations. So it’s important to set aside some time to analyze the systems in your screen printing department to make sure things are running smoothly.
Glen Carliss, M&R's Manager of Domestic Sales/Eastern Division covers many frequently asked questions in this informative post.
Thinking about stepping up to an automatic textile screen printing press? Glen Carliss, M&R's Manager of Domestic Sales/Eastern Division covers many frequently asked questions in this informative post.
Geoff Baxter, Director of M&R's Digital Products Division, takes a look at the current state of the art in direct-to-garment printing.
Some years back, we helped an old friend at Athey Graphics set up an operation in a cute little resort town on a lake in Oklahoma. The area is called Monkey Island and sits on the shores of Grand Lake. (Now that's just fun to say‚ Monkey Island.)
A recent client was fairly proficient at basic four-color process on white and was getting good results. However, since we would be focusing on dark and black shirt printing during our visit, the salesperson let the cat out of the bag. So, before we even started the learning curve, the sales staff had already sold a job. Typical isn’t it? It would be okay though, we had a template to run through the whole process. Sometimes things just work out.
What better describes the reinvention of an old graphic than distressing? Customers have continued to love the look over the years. But we couldn’t do the same ol’, same ol’. It had to be a bit different to be special.
If there is anything better than beers and gears, it might be liquor and chrome. We are, as you know, experts and quite experienced at most anything of this nature. After all, we are screen printers. It seems as though we developed a theme over the years, for better or worse. We have a client, who, to us, is a pretty big customer. In fact, one of our largest. These guys happen to hold several substantial western brands. That said, as you might expect, there are a number of shirts being printed for these brands, and we get to print plenty of them.
Busy, busy, busy. What with running production, exhibiting and teaching at The NBM Shows, writing for Printwear magazine and the travel associated with the consulting arm of our business, you might think there is just no time for relaxation. Not so fast, friends. As the saying goes; all work and no play….