The value of screen printing isn’t particularly apparent to the average American. You can walk into any big box store and purchase a competently printed t-shirt that could easily last for the rest of your life with just minimal care, and you’ll...
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Where’s The Ink? | Avient Corporation on Screen Printing Ink Shortages in 2021
Wilflex. Rutland. Union. MagnaColour. All under one company: Avient. Avient Corporation is the massive company that controls the majority of the screen printing industry's ink. With a deep technical expertise and a worldwide reach, Avient has raised the bar for the...
Shop Tour | Ace Screen Graphics: Going From Two Presses to Just One
Can you downsize your printing operation...and make more profit? Mike from Ace Screen Graphics in San Antonio says you can.They've done everything they can to run lean and mean – from a 4 day work week to dialing in registration. His team went from two automatic...
Folding, Bagging, and Tagging Machines for Print Shops | Is It Worth It?
I think it’s obvious, but I am not an expert at folding and bagging t-shirts. But it’s also obvious that: Every print shop winds up folding (and eventually bagging) garments It’s expensive without a machine to help There are ways to turn bagging and...
Sign Up For The Weekly | Printavo’s Screen Printing Industry Newsletter
The Weekly is Printavo’s weekly newsletter by Printavo’s content creator Luke Gardner. Focused on the custom apparel industry, The Weekly takes a microscope to the topics that matter: from sales and marketing strategies that work for print shops to...
Shop Tour: Laser to Screen in Action at Screen Printing Select
If you've ever seen a computer to screen machine in action, you know that it's amazing technology.The team at Screen Printing Select were looking for consistency, speed, and quality. Based in Lancaster, PA and rapidly growing through fulfillment, DTG, and a laser...
PrintHustlers Conf 2021 | What To Know
PrintHustlers Conf 2021 is October 22-23 at Ace Hotel in Chicago You can find all of the info you'll need for the conference right here. COVID precautions At the conference, masks are required in all indoor settings. Additionally, unvaccinated attendees must have a...
12 Tips for Using Printavo’s QuickBooks Online Export
Note: this article has been updated to more accurately reflect the connection between QuickBooks Online and Printavo. Lots of businesses struggle with QuickBooks. Intuit's accounting software is powerful and popular! But screen print industry-specific software like...
Shop Tour: Denial Print Co | Thriving With Streetwear Brands
We finally visit Denial Print Co in Pennsylvania to see their rapidly-growing print shop. From getting paid 100% up front, to one of the coolest and most useful custom printed boxes we've seen, this is a great look inside an awesome print shop. "It's wild to see how...
Expanding into Embroidery with Artscape Creative
Artscape Creative joins us on the latest episode of the PrintHustlers podcast. Based in Richardson, Texas, Artscape gambled on themselves by investing in equipment and taking the leap.
Guide to Hiring & Training for Screen Print Shops
Congratulations! Your screen print shop is successful – and you’re one of the small percentage of entrepreneurs that make it to the hiring phase of running a business. But how should you hire, how should you train them, and how can you make it easier? Here are some...
Name Image Likeness for Print Shops | What To Know About The NCAA’s New Rules
“I told you the most I’ve told anybody!” I talked to Campus Ink’s Steven Farag about name-image-likeness (NIL) deals in college sports. How big is the market anyway? Hometown heroes: finding an audience and using it Shady...
