Direct-to-Substrate Printing
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News
Durst Group Produces Masks for Employees
Durst, a manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, produces “community masks” in its customer experience center located in…
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What are midtones?
Midtones are simply the tonal value between your darkest and lightest areas of an image. If there isn’t a significant…
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Best Practices for Short-Term UV Printer Storage
Best practices for short-term UV printer storage: Prior to entering into a short-term idle state, perform a nozzle print test.…
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Tips
12 Considerations for Purchasing a UV-LED Printer
Decorators that are thinking about investing in UV-LED print technology should consider: Does UV-LED technology make sense for my business?…
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News
Industry Events Impacted by COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic causes stay-at-home orders to be in place across the nation, event organizers within the decorated apparel…
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Tips
Downtime Maintenance Tips for Printers
It’s important to take a few simple steps to make sure your printer is in top shape when you’re ready…
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What can I do to ensure a successful UV print?
Test, test, and test some more. It’s best to experiment with a variety of print settings including dot-size, resolution, color…
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What is the quickest way to decorate a lot of glassware in a short amount of time?
If you want to produce a lot of glass in a short amount of time, direct printing is the method…
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Solutions for UV Printing Odd-Shaped Items
For items with flat tops but not-so-flat bottoms, we use shims like those used in installing windows and doors for…
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Education
The Well-Groomed Printer
It’s true that for any piece of equipment that’s used every day in a high-volume environment, the better it is…
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What are the benefits of UV-LED printing versus sublimation printing?
There are a bunch of ways that UV-LED printing wins over sublimation, but here are just a few: Printing White: Printing…
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Features
Q&A with Tim Brule of Fanatics
Q: Tell me a little bit about your time at Fanatics. When did you start? What is your role as…
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How can I tell if a garment is good for DTG printing?
Ideally, the general guideline for T-shirts is to use 100 percent ring-spun cotton fabric because the quality of the fabric…
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How do I know when to offer screen printing and when to offer direct-to-garment printing?
If a customer needs a one- or two-color job at a quantity of 1,000, screen print it. You’ll want to…
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I’m not great with RIP software or design suites, can I still do D2?
Generally, all direct-to-garment manufacturers will train you on the RIP software that is needed to run your printer, so don’t…
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How can D2 decorators optimize workflow?
Whether you’re receiving orders through an online designer or tackling email orders one by one, there are some essentials your…
