How To Create The Business Part Of Your Screen Printing Business
You have found your niche. Now you can set or reset your screen printing business around that niche. There are many ways to set up a successful company for screen...
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Finding Your "Why" (How To Keep Going When You’re Ready To Quit)
The screen printing industry is not an easy place. It’s competitive enough for anyone to be ready to quit. The waters are bloody and if you don’t know why you...
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The Unexpected Ways Your Business Will Change From An Automatic Press
So you made the plunge and ordered up an automatic press. You’ve been briefed on what will be needed to ready your work space, electrical specs, air compressor and placement...
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Setting Up Your ROQ Press For Success
Let’s assume your ROQ automatic press is installed, and you’re itching to start printing. Before you ever touch ink to your brand new squeegees, you have a bit more work...
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Can The ROQ Do One Stroke Plastisol Printing?
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...
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Are You Ready For An Automatic Press?
You’ve been printing for awhile. Pounding away on your manual press all hours of the day (and night). You know that your productivity will increase with a larger press, but...
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How To Make Money With Your Pantone Color Mixing System
You’ve taken the Pantone® plunge! Maybe you’ve invested in a stellar Pantone ink mixing system, like the Green Galaxy® Fusion Mixing System, or maybe you’re an old-hat at mixing custom...
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[Infographic] Running An Eco-Friendly Darkroom (Yes, It’s Possible!)
We’ve all been there…Standing in front of the washout booth, holding your breath as you spray a particularly toxic smelling chemical onto your screen. You know that it’s probably NOT...
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[Guest Post] Justifying Purchasing Specialty Inks
Written by Brian Peters, creator of Allure Galaxy Inks. How many times have you heard “my customer won’t pay more for specialty inks”? If you are one of those, follow...
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Achieving a Distressed Looking Print
There are several options you can use to achieve the “distressed look”. Most commonly, printers use their design software to create distressed looking artwork. But before Adobe and the ease...
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Using Low Cure To Print Plastisol On Athletic Wear
One of the biggest demands in the printing industry is athletic printing. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when printing on a polyester fabric using low...
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DIY Screen Printing
Where to start DIY: Screen printing is a great hobby for your crafty friends and family. But where do you start? If you just want to get your toes wet...
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How To Print On Trucker Hats
Screen printing on hats can be a little tough because most of screen printing happens on a flat even surface. To make it easier on yourself, try printing on a...