Interested in an Automatic Press? Here Are 3 Factors to Consider  | Screenprinting.com

Interested in an Automatic Press? Here Are 3 Factors to Consider

Josh Valencia
So you’re ready for an automatic press. You’ve outgrown your current manual press and are ready to upgrade. Congratulations! Now comes the exciting part: choosing an automatic press to upgrade your shop. How do you know which type of automatic press is best for you? What do you look for when shopping for an auto? Here’s a crash course in choosing the best automatic screen printing machine for your shop.
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Maximize Savings and Inventory Control with Recharge Subscriptions

Jamie Leinbach
Providing the best customer service means staying stocked up on inventory and ready to print at all times. It only takes losing a good customer due to supply issues one time, to realize some changes need to be made. That’s where Subscriptions powered by Recharge come into play! Recharge offers a customized, hassle-free solution to keep your operation running smoothly, whether you're crafting specialty pieces in your home studio or running at high volumes in a commercial shop, AND you save money! 
Should You Buy a New or Used Automatic Screen Printing Press?  | Screenprinting.com

Should You Buy a New or Used Automatic Screen Printing Press?

Jacelyn Wedman
Once you decide you want to go auto, you’re just reaching the tip of the iceberg. Now you need to decide how large a press you want, which brand to go with, and whether to buy new or used. A new machine will come to you under warranty, but a used machine will allow you to make your budget go further. So which should you choose? Here’s everything you’ll need to know to make that decision. 
Make Your Own Face Mask Platen  | Screenprinting.com

Make Your Own Face Mask Platen

Sage Larson
Face masks are booming right now. To cater to the current market, printers are offering face masks, giving the option to personalize them. While fulfilling face mask orders does help sustain a business, it won't completely replace the revenue other print jobs had brought it. If your business is printing on masks, but doesn't have the funds for a fancy face mask platen, Adam Funderburg of Brainless Tees created a DIY face mask platen and explains how to build the platen in their video. 

KVK, He Helped Build This City to ROQ and Roll

Ryan Moor

“What’s your service plan? What’s your parts plan??!!!” yelled a tall, bald, somewhat intimidating man over the music and crowd rowdily drinking outside the Haughbrough House in Las Vegas during the SGIA Show in 2012. As I tried to explain that we had a plan, this man whom we now know as Kurtis van Kampen […]

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Get Your Prints Lit With Gold Foil Transfers

Amy Roberts

Why Gold Foil Popping your prints with gold foil transfers is a great way to spice up your shirts for the upcoming holiday season. The flash of the foil will not only help your shirts get noticed, but will also increase the value of your shirts. Gold foil transfers are easy to do when you […]

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5 Steps to Prevent Dust Build-Up On Automatic Presses

Kaitlyn Ingram

Do you own a ROQ automatic press? If you do have one of these amazing pieces of equipment in your shop, you’re going to want to make sure you protect your investment. Even if you keep a clean working environment, and adhere to proper maintenance cycles for the internal workings of the press—there’s still the […]

Automatic Press Installation Times Two

AR Department

Bringing in a new automatic press is a major undertaking for any shop. But when your needs, volume and business plan dictate bringing in two new machines at the same, the considerations and ramifications to your existing operation can be exponential. But with planning, preparation, flexibility and the right supplier partner, getting a new automatic—or, […]

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[VIDEO] Blue Moon Promotional Joins the ROQ Automatic Family

Shawn Zimmerman

What happens when you bring a ROQ You into your shop? Pierre with Blue Moon Promotional Inc. talks about the immediate changes and improvements that were seen when their very own ROQ was installed. Blue Moon Promotional, Inc: http://ift.tt/2p0ldfk At Ryonet we love to educate first. With classes across the U.S., online design courses and […]

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Buy Nice or Buy Twice: Why Automated Is the Way to Go

Ryan Moor

OK, I’m aware that I might ruffle some feathers here, but I gotta put it out there. While operating a manual press is a true art form, the benefits of which can’t be discounted—if you want to scale as a screen printing business, you MUST invest in an automated press. I know, I know, automated […]

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The Stampinator | A New Take on Automation  | Screenprinting.com

The Stampinator | A New Take on Automation

Cody Scherer

Learn how the latest innovation in the industry can more than halve the time you spend doing team uniforms or heat sealing transfers. There now is a piece of equipment that will revolutionize the decoration of team uniforms as well as dramatically speed up heat applied graphics printing. Introducing: The Stampinator Printing team uniforms is […]

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Can The ROQ Do One Stroke Plastisol Printing?

Mark Berryman

It has come to my attention that there are rumors about the ROQ being incapable of printing with one stroke for each color. It’s a preposterous assumption that such a high-end machine does not perform adequately for plastisol inks. The ROQ press is designed as well if not better than any machine that I have […]