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This 12 minute video walks you through the process of creating heat transfers with a digital print/cut machine such as the Roland Versacamm as well as the cost of materials involved. Feel free to post questions in the comments area.
Categories: Digital Printing, Print/Cut Process, Versacamm • Tags: eco-solvent, express print, heat transfers, print/cut, solvent printing, stahls
I’m a huge basketball fan and really enjoy watching the NBA All Star Game each year. In the past, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a few of the games to help heat print custom All Star jerseys with names and numbers. It’s a great experience to see the fans reaction when they connect the fact that they can have the East or West jersey with their name on it, and I love that jersey customization is powered by heat […]
Categories: Vinyl Cutters, The Heat Press, Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Print/Cut Process, Thoughts On The Go, Roland GX-24, Versacamm • Tags: fusion, gx-24, heat printing, hotronix, jam session, jerseys, nba all star, roland, transfer numbers
Awhile back we published a video class recording from the Stahls’ Heat Printing Zone at the SGIA show. The class was all about the Digital Shop of the Future and some of the opportunities print/cut solvent transfers can bring to your business. Continuing in this same fashion, earlier this week, Great Garment Graphics hosted a webinar for us about Mastering Solvent Digital Heat Transfers. The webinar goes in depth on the workflow that these print/cut machines use as well as […]
Categories: Customization, Digital Transfer Printing News, Print/Cut Process, Versacamm, Videos • Tags: bn20, eco-solvent, great garment graphics, heat press, heat printing, heat transfers, jv4, mimaki jv3, mutoh, print & cut, print and cut, Roland Versacamm, solvent, valuejet
A couple of weeks ago we presented a variety of classes as part of the Stahls’ Heat Printing Zone at the SGIA New Orleans show. The first class on the first day was all about Unleashing the Power of Print/Cut Decorating for textiles and becoming the digital store of the future. We’ve recorded the presentation in it’s entirety and I’m excited to share it with readers of my blog. If you have any questions on the presentation feel free to […]
Categories: Customization, Digital Transfer Printing News, Equipment, Heat Press Tutorials, Print/Cut Process, The Heat Press, Versacamm, Videos • Tags: digital, eco-solvent, heat press, heat printing, hp, jv3, jv4, mimaki, mutoh, print & cut, promotional products, solvent, SP-300, Sports Jerseys, t-shirts, Textiles, transfers, Versacamm, VP-300, VS-300, VS-540, XC-540
I recently wrote an article for Impressions Magazine and their “Team Sports” supplement. The article covers the latest trends in team uniform decorating. If you’ve been following my blog or attending any Great Garment Graphics webinars, you probably have heard some of these ideas! Read the full article and watch the video by clicking here: Using Heat Printing for Stylish Team Uniforms Thanks for reading! Josh
Categories: Digital Printing, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Print/Cut Process, Sublimation, Team Uniforms • Tags: article, decorating, heat transfer vinyl, impressions, jerseys, josh ellsworth, lettering, numberings, print/cut, stahls, team uniforms, trends
It’s an exciting time as we release our new CAD-CUT® & CAD-COLOR® materials catalog for Spring. This edition of the catalog features lots of new heat transfer vinyl materials all at manufacturer direct pricing. Some of our highlights include – CAD-CUT® Glitter Flake (page 16) CAD-CUT® Hologram (page 12) CAD-CUT® Pebble Puff (page 15) CAD-CUT® Metallic II (page 16) CAD-CUT® Flock (page 11) If you currently source heat applied film elsewhere it would be a great time to do a […]
Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Print/Cut Process • Tags: heat press, thermofilm, cad-cut, heat transfer vinyl, stahls, cadcutdirect, flex, film, glow, hologram, glitter, material, gorilla grip, solutions, neon
Thanks for all who joined us at the GreatGarmentGraphics.com webinar Tuesday on shoe customization. We had a great turn out and lots of great questions! Don’t forget about today’s session at 2:00pm EST on our new CAD-CUT® Heat Applied Film products. We’ll be taking you on a tour through all of them. Sign up by clicking here: What’s NEW in the World of CAD-CUT® For those of you who couldn’t make it to the shoe webinar we’ve put together a […]
Categories: Customization, Digital Printing, Equipment, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Heat Press Tutorials, Print/Cut Process, The Heat Press, Videos, Vinyl Cutters • Tags: cleats, customization, customized, film, footwear, heat press, personalized, shoes, sneakers, transfer vinyl
New Innovation – What to look for from Groupe Stahl at SGIA I had the opportunity to attend a 1/2 hour webinar yesterday put on by Dan Marx and Johnny Shell of SGIA…the webinar was a preview of what’s new at the show this year for garment decorators, or really what there is to see. My pen was working constantly taking notes, some of the items mentioned were new organic and recycled apparel lines from Delta apparel, a new compression […]
Categories: Customization, Digital Printing, Direct to Garment Printing, Equipment, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Inkjet Transfer Paper, Plastisol Transfers, Print/Cut Process, The Heat Press, Versacamm • Tags: cch2o, innovation, laser, sgia expo, transfer paper, transfers, Versacamm, vs300
Nike steps up college team uniforms with customization elements If you’re a football fan like I am, you probably didn’t miss the Boise State Broncos vs VA Tech Hokies game last night. This match up has been hyped for weeks as two top 10 teams battled it out on the gridiron. The game lived up to the hype in every way. Boise State jumped out to an early lead with special teams play and then Virginia Tech closed the gap […]
Categories: Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Print/Cut Process, Thoughts On The Go, Apparel Constructions, Team Uniforms, Applique / Twill • Tags: customization, heat transfer, jerseys, names, nike pro combat, numbers, stahls, tackle twill, team uniforms
If you own a solvent or eco-solvent based printer such as a Roland Versacamm, Roland Soljet, Mimaki JV3, Mutoh ValueJet or any other brand you may be sitting on a gold mine for customizing apparel and other fabric based items with a heat press. Most shops that own this type of printer use it primarily for signs, but there are other opportunities…. Keep reading… IF you don’t own a solvent or eco-solvent based printer, that’s OK. You may want to […]
Categories: Customization, Print/Cut Process, Direct to Garment Printing, Versacamm, Digital Printing, Equipment, Videos • Tags: cad-color, digital printing, direct to garment, eco-solvent, express print, hp, john loucks, jv3, jv4, mimaki, mutoh, print/cut, roland, solvent, valuejet, Versacamm
So we’ve been on a campaign over the last 10 years to get heat applied graphics recognized as a viable decorating technology. There are millions of us out here that use or sell the process and have witnessed the opportunities available to those with a heat press. The media outlets within are industry are seeing this too! This year Impressions Magazine has made what I consider a MAJOR stride towards drawing awareness towards heat applied graphics by adding “Most […]
Categories: Customization, Equipment, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), HPY General Discussion, Inkjet Transfer Paper, Plastisol Transfers, Print/Cut Process, Sublimation, The Heat Press • Tags: heat press, heat transfer, heat applied graphics, impressions, competition, awards
To commemorate 2010, I’ll be putting out top 10 lists throughout the year… Our first Top 10 is… The Top Ten Reasons Why: New Digital Print Cut Heat Press Technology and YOUR Customer will bring about the Death of Screen Printing for Team Uniforms I urge you to share your comments at the end of this post. Let’s look at the reasons why…. 1. INVENTORY – When screen printing numbers you need to have a separate 20″ x 6′ (yes […]
Categories: Business, Print/Cut Process, Team Uniforms, Thoughts On The Go • Tags: CPSIA, heat press, hp solvent, mimaki, mutoh, numbering, print & cut, roland, screen printing, team sports, team uniforms, top 10, valuejet, Versacamm
