By Steve Urmano Until recently, dye-sublimation printing was treated as a “black art,” by which many members of the industry were intimidated due to its complexity. But as more companies enter the competitive arena for wide-format printers and equipment, print media, inks and post-processing equipment, this view is changing. Dye-sublimation technology has its benefits. It [...]

By Samit Chevli Digital textile printing continues to gain marketplace acceptance in printing on a variety of fabrics. Markets such as apparel, home furnishings, tradeshow graphics and point of purchase displays all show rapid growth. Creating the best image quality is obtained through proper fabric and ink selection, preprocessing and postprocessing of textiles, color software [...]

By Jeff Leagon Digital printers whose specialty is putting images on fabric typically utilize a dye-sub transfer or a direct-to-textile dye-sub print system because these systems are fabric specific. Those “specialists” know which fabric manufacturers and suppliers to go to for materials that are compatible with their systems. For them, the sourcing process is about [...]

Neschen Americas added Dan Hall, Matt Myers, Charles Pulliam and Darren Speizer to its internal sales department. Formerly territory managers of the independent sales representative group HASCO, each brings years of experience. HASCO has shared a partnership with Neschen Americas for more than 25 years. As Neschen Americas employees, the majority of the sales representatives [...]

Willis Reese was appointed INX Digital International Co.’s global director of business development. A 25-year veteran of the printing and ink industry, Reese will report to INX Digital USA president Ken Kisner and work closely with the marketing group. Reese joins INX Digital after spending the last three years with Hexion Specialty Chemical as the [...]

Janice Christiansen was elected chairman of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. The president of J.C. Schultz, The Flag Source in Batavia, Ill., Christiansen succeeds Ron Bullock of Bison Gear and Engineering in St. Charles. Christiansen is the first woman to be elected chairman of the 116-year-old manufacturers’ association. Her company, which makes flags and banners, employs 70 people. The IMA, based in Oak Brook, [...]

3M presents a new installer program, designed to provide installation companies and individual installers with increased skill, credibility and visibility in the marketplace. The program will train, recognize and promote highly qualified, professional graphics installers and companies. “The growing volume and complexity of applications, substrates, curves, contours and textures has increased the need for highly [...]

An Advance Planning Brief for Industry (APBI) will be held May 19-20, 2010, at the Springfield Waterford, Springfield, Va., U.S.A. The goal of the event is to keep the industrial base informed of the direction of clothing, protective equipment, and individual equipment programs, future requirements and business opportunities. The conference begins May 19 with registration [...]

Forsstrom, Dickson, Ferrari, Mehler and Verseidag are working together, combining documentation on weld processes into a sample binder in which all recommended settings are shown. The result is a unique reference tool for material and welding processes. Forsstrom, Ferrari Textiles Corp. and Matic S.A. will be presenting the information at an open-house seminar to be [...]

Knowing how to take on the ‘big jobs’ helps smaller companies stay in the game. By Maura Keller For many companies, handling large projects is the classic sticky wicket. If you handle the projects right, you will thrive. If not, they can make you fail—at least in earning “big client” referrals. And for many tent [...]