Is an RFU Mixing System Right for Me?  | Screenprinting.com

Is an RFU Mixing System Right for Me?

Ryonet Collaborator

There are two main mixing systems you’ll find in a screen printer’s shop: Ready For Use (RFU) and Pigment Concentrates (PC) Pigment Concentrates What most screen printers think of when it comes to Pantone® matching is a mixing base with a variety of pigments that are mixed to create their desired color profile. These systems […]

 

Is an RFU Mixing System Right for Me?  | Screenprinting.com

Is an RFU Mixing System Right for Me?

Ryonet Collaborator

There are two main mixing systems you’ll find in a screen printer’s shop: Ready For Use (RFU) and Pigment Concentrates (PC) Pigment Concentrates What most screen printers think of when it comes to Pantone® matching is a mixing base with a variety of pigments that are mixed to create their desired color profile. These systems […]

 

What’s in a Name? 3 Tips on Choosing Your Business Identity

Ryan Moor

Is it time to make your screen printing venture official? Before choosing your business or domain name, here are three things you need to think about. 1. Does it Reflect Your Niche? Your business name is the first interaction your customers have with you. What kind of impression do you want to make? Your name […]

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A Whole New World of Four Color Process

Ryan Moor

Stop! Now imagine the theme song from Space Odyssey 2001! Hear it? Good. Now you’re ready for the drop of our new Green Galaxy Water Based HSA Aurora Force 4 Color Process inks! Also known as AF4. Four colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and blacK (CMYK) that will bring more than a whole new spectrum of color […]

 

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Find the End of the Rainbow with Four Color Process Inks

Ryan Moor

Four color process inks allow a screen printer to recreate full color images with amazing photographic quality and pristine detail if they are separated, imaged, and printed correctly. So let’s take on the if of four color process printing so we can set you up for success using our new Wilflex Epic Four Color Process […]

 

3 Questions You Need to Answer Before Becoming A Screen Printer

Ryan Moor

So you want to open your own screen printing business? Well, listen up, because there’s more to making it in screen printing than just the act itself! At Ryonet, we recommend that, as a first step to developing your business plan, you take the time to think critically about your mission, vision and values. Why? […]

Best Practices For Screen Printers in Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Jake Franks

First and foremost, cancer sucks, a lot. Anything and everything we can do to better ourselves and work for a solution to fight and eradicate cancer is an endeavour worth fighting for! Enter: Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Month. This is a very important month dedicated to communities coming together to improve awareness and raise money […]

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Diving Deep Into The World of PolyOne Wilflex

Ryan Cole

PolyOne. Wilflex. EPIC. RIO. Top Score. That’s a lot of names! We know we’re adding a lot of new products this year but it’s for very good reason. Each new line is specifically made for a unique use around your shop so that ALL of your bases are covered. Here’s a breakdown of what […]

 

Should I Consider An Automatic Screen Cleaning System?

AR Department

When reclaiming more than 150-200 screens per week you might consider an automatic screen reclaim system for a number of reasons. For most, automating this process could result in a significant increase in your shop’s efficiency. Let’s have a look at what all you could save: Reduced Labor Instead of employing 1 or more team […]

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Screenprint Production

Marshall Atkinson

Arguably one of the best business reads of all time is Stephen Covey’s classic book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. If you haven’t read this work, get a copy…especially if you are not as effective as you would like to be. It is Amazon’s #1 bestseller in business books every year. So if we […]

Tips For Mixing Custom Inks Without A Pantone System

Alex Castrillo

 Custom Colors When customers ask for custom colors, most screen printers head to the lab to try their hand at mixing custom inks without a Pantone system, using some concoction derived from various inks they have in stock. Yes, you can get a mixing system that has particular Pantone® formulas for both plastisol and water […]

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Uses for a Film Printer & How it Could Positively Impact Customers

Jake Franks

Have you ever thought about what else you could use your inkjet printer for when it’s not printing film? An inkjet printer, like the Epson T3270, is great for film output. But did you know it is also a phenomenal tool for other kinds of graphic printing? Applications like stickers, posters, indoor banners, banner-stands, photos, […]

The Limitations Of A Manual Press (And How To Combat Them)

Jessica Marshall

Screen printing is an attractive business to start. For under ten grand you can get an entire manual shop with a six color, four station Riley Hopkins press, conveyor dryer, and everything else you need to start producing shirts. That’s a comparatively low investment; especially since you can start operating out of your own house! […]

Featured Screen Printing Shop: Pop Octopus

AR Department

What is your role and the name of your screen printing business? Owner and Chief Weirdo at Pop Octopus What is the story behind your screen printing business? “I had a degree in graphic design and illustration but was working crappy restaurant jobs with some freelance design on the side. I decided it was time […]

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