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Shachihata Develops Stamps to Deter Unwanted Behavior
When you think of stamps, you might think of personalized signatures with rubber stamps and notary marking devices. With the…
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Try This: Laser Engraving Building Signage
Customers often purchase a laser with one specific or a few specialty applications in mind, such as customizing powder-coated tumblers…
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EFI Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer
Electronics For Imaging Inc. names veteran tech finance executive Grant Fitz as its new chief financial officer, effective immediately. Fitz takes over…
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Rose Engraving Closes After 80 Years of Business
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Rose Engraving, a paper engraving company specializing in letterhead, envelopes, and business cards, closed last August. Owner…
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Understanding the Relationship Between Photoresist Film Thickness and Artwork
You will find out that photoresist films come in a couple of different thicknesses, usually 3 mil or 5 mil,…
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Fine-Tuning to Find the Proper Fiber Laser Settings
When you are experimenting on different materials, make sure to only change one variable at a time and make sure…
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How To: Textured Prints with a UV Printer
In this video, Steve Weist of PDS Equipment goes through the steps of creating a high-margin print with a UV…
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Ideal Substrates for CO2 Marking and Engraving
Numerous materials can be marked or engraved with CO2 laser energy below 200 watts because there is enough laser energy…
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Utilize Watermarks for Customer Approval
Besides deterring someone from copying your image, another reason you might want to watermark your digital images is to send…
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Prepare Your Business to Succeed
How long can you survive and pay the bills? Often when people enter any business, they think a week, a…
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Laser Engraving Hacks: Irregular-Shaped Objects
There are several hacks for working with irregular-shaped objects including: Lego blocks Clay trays Sand trays Legos allow you to…
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The Allen Company Celebrates 60 Years with Open House
The Allen Company celebrates 60 years in the promotional products industry in 2019. Since its beginning in 1959, the Ohio-based…
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Try This: Sublimate Bookmarks
Easy and fun to press, bookmarks make excellent gifts, promotional product giveaways, and club items. Try selling bookmarks to local…
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Grab a Hold of the Outdoor Sublimation Market
Up until recently, with the introduction of products like Duraluxe and ChromaLuxe, sublimation was not for outdoor use, except for…
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Advice for Engraving Ceramic Drinkware
Engraving at a fairly low speed and a mid-power is best for ceramic. You don’t want to necessarily blast through…
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Appeal to Memorial Clients Using Sample Kits
Consider these guidelines when creating a sample kit. Create a prototype. Use simple backgrounds and professional-looking fonts. Use patterns and…
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