Education
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How to Dry Washout Film
Washout film should be dried vertically to avoid standing water, or in a cabinet-style dryer with circulating warm air. Flat-drying…
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Laser Special Effects on Glass Using a Paper Towel
Using a moist paper towel helps prevent the engraving area from becoming rough, and leads to a clear, white effect. Before…
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Sublimated Outdoor Signage: Offering a realistic pitch
Don’t oversell the attributes of products that are placed outdoors because they will fade over time. Ask your sublimation partner/distributor…
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Discover All-Over Apparel Sublimation
Tune into this On Point interview with Darci Jeffery-Andersen of Coastal Business Supplies as she gives apparel decorators the 411…
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How can your heat press help ensure a high-quality, well-done sublimated product?
Make sure you have a reliable heat press that heats evenly in all areas of the platen. If the temperature…
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Aside from other apparel items, what makes a good, sublimatable add-on product?
As strange as it may seem, a coffee mug is still one of the most popular sublimatable items and makes…
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Building Your Impressions: Handling Collections with Care
We care about our finances. We care about money. It fuels a business to keep it going. What we have…
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Try This: Trophy with relief engraving
Make a three-dimensional winner’s trophy using a mix of wood and metal and 3-D relief engraving. Learn how by following…
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Popular Customization Techniques for Glass Items
Laser engraving works well on glass objects, but the shape should be considered carefully. Cylindrical and tapering objects (without steep…
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Mistakes to Avoid When Heat Printing Apparel
To get that perfect press and avoid any customer complaints, keep this heat-printing knowhow in the back of your pocket…
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Build a Laser Maintenance Kit
Maintenance tasks for an entire shop can be overwhelming. Building a maintenance kit for each of your primary pieces of…
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Working with Screen-Printed Heat Transfers
There are a few considerations to keep in mind when working with screen-printed transfers: The size of the job you…
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Advice for Trade Show Exhibitors
Learn from the experts in this Rapid Fire video. Printwear asks exhibitors at THE NBM SHOW what advice they have…
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Rapid Fire – Event Opportunities for Photo Products
Event-driven opportunities can be a lucrative way for decorators to market their personalization services – especially when you have a mix…
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Can you engrave glass without auxiliary materials?
A moist paper towel or application tape are not required for processing glass. You can create effects by making adjustments…
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What is the difference between closed and open ink systems?
Micro-bubbles of air, contaminants, dust, and other particles that can be introduced into a printer’s internal dispersion system via ink…
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