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Print and Cut Digital Transfers – The Shop of the Future Video Presentation

October 31, 2011 by Josh Ellsworth

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

Day 2 Fun and Innovation at the SGIA Expo – VS300, Transfer Paper, Transfers and More!

October 15, 2010 by Josh Ellsworth

Day 2 at the SGIA Expo didn’t disappoint, it was busier in our booth than the previous day. Let’s go through the video tour of yesterday…. Day 2 Intro from our National Sales Manager, Jason Murphy: Next, a video demo of the new Exact Print no trimming transfer paper for laser printers..I’ll let you watch the video and I’ll post next week with many more details of this exciting product…it certainly received lots of interest in the booth: One of […]

Categories: Customization, Equipment, Heat Press Tutorials, HPY General Discussion, People, Roland GX-24, Versacamm • Tags: exact print transfer paper, heat press, heat transfer, stahls, team uniforms, transfer express, Versacamm, vs300

SGIA Show Preview Part 2 What’s NEW? Transfer Paper, Film, Transfers, Versacamm & More

October 7, 2010 by Josh Ellsworth

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

CAD-COLOR® Printing T-Shirts with a Solvent Printer – Roland, Mutoh, Mimaki, HP & More

July 12, 2010 by Josh Ellsworth

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, Digital Printing, Direct to Garment Printing, Equipment, Print/Cut Process, Versacamm, 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

The Death of Screen Printing for Team Uniforms

January 7, 2010 by Josh Ellsworth

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

Printing For Team Business – Screen Print versus Heat Press

February 19, 2009 by Josh Ellsworth

Printing for Team Business – Analysis Introduction – The technical fabrics that make up today’s team marketplace are complex in their performance and no surprise are complex to print. When printing or entering the business of decoration for the team market, various technologies must be considered and it is my opinion that ultimately a combination of technology will provide the most complete solution to embellishing all types of fabrics for team wear. To start we need to consider the fabric […]

Categories: Business, Customization, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Team Uniforms • Tags: customize jerseys, customize team jerseys, football lettering, football numbers, heat press lettering, heat press uniforms, heat pressing, personalize uniforms, personalized jerseys, roland, Roland Versacamm, screen print numbers, screen printed transfers, team sports numbering, Versacamm

Decorating Team Sports Apparel – Before You Touch Go

January 7, 2009 by Josh Ellsworth

Decorating Team Sports Apparel with a Versacamm, Soljet, Heat Press, Vinyl Cutter and Heat Transfer Films. Many of you may have already read my post entitled: The Business of Decorated Apparel – Before you touch go If not, go ahead and read it. It talks about starting an apparel business and the considerations from a decorating perspective and what type of technology you need to invest in for your vision… At the end of that post, I asked you to […]

Categories: Business, Customization, Print/Cut Process, Team Uniforms, Versacamm • Tags: customize team jerseys, heat press business, team apparel, team uniform deocration, Versacamm

Promowear Article – On Promotional Products Distributors and Decorating

October 1, 2008 by Josh Ellsworth

When is doing it yourself right for Promotional Products Distributors? I had the opportunity to chime in on this topic that was featured in the September edition of Promowear Magazine. Here is a link to the edition. The article that I am referencing begins on page 24 and is written by Heather Fried. My full question and answer session with her is posted below for anyone interested. What’s the number one most important thing a PPD (Promotional Products Distributor) should know before […]

Categories: Business, Customization, Equipment, Heat Applied Film (Cadcut), Plastisol Transfers, Print/Cut Process • Tags: cad-print, heat press bags, heat press business, heat press koozies, heat press polypro, promotional products, Versacamm

Heat Press System for Sythentics – One Unique Advantage

June 30, 2008 by Josh Ellsworth

New Heat Press System Present Opportunities for Apparel Manufacturers, Sporting Goods Dealers, Promotional Products Manufacturers & Retailers in synthetic fabric decoration. As I head into a new fiscal year – starting tomorrow, I am collecting my thoughts and planning a focus to start July. This year I have made a decision to focus a large portion of my efforts on what I see as a tremendous growth opportunity for my customers and new prospects. This post will cover in short […]

Categories: Print/Cut Process, Versacamm • Tags: colorprint, direct to garment comparison, forever dark, heat press, solutions opaque, Versacamm

New Heat Transfer Videos Posted – Cad-Color Solutions Opaque

May 21, 2008 by Josh Ellsworth

Just an update – there are 2 new videos posted that offer basic training on the Cad-Color Solutions Opaque for use with the Roland Versacamm or other Solvent printers. View them here: Cad-Color Solutions Opaque Part 1 Cad-Color Solutions Opaque Part 2 The next videos in line are: Versacamm Video Training – Cad-Color Solutions Clear Versacamm Video Training – Cad-Color Solutions Sub-Block Versacamm Video Training – Cad-Color Solutions Metallic Versacamm Video Training – Cad-Color Solutions Puff Stay updated […]

Categories: Print/Cut Process, Videos • Tags: cad-color, heat transfer, solutions opaque, Versacamm

New – Versacamm for Apparel Video Posted

April 9, 2008 by Josh Ellsworth

New Roland Versacamm for Apparel Video As promised here is the new video: The Cad-Print Process – The Latest Apparel Decorating Technology Check out the MY VIDEOS section of the site to see all of the videos available for viewing. Also – Be sure to SUBSCRIBE TO MY RSS FEED for the latest videos and write ups direct to your email.

Categories: Customization, Digital Printing, Print/Cut Process, Versacamm, Videos • Tags: direct to garment, heat press vinyl, Versacamm

Introducing the Cad-Print Process – A Full Color, Durable Heat Press Process

April 3, 2008 by Josh Ellsworth

The Cad-Print Process is a new category of apparel decoration. My opinion is that this process will lead the way into the personalization future especially for sports apparel and accessories as well as promotional products. The Cad-Print process does compare favorably against other leading technologies such as Direct to Garment Printing and should be considered by anyone looking to further their personalization or low quantity run capabilities or for those looking to decorate tough to do fabrics and items. Before I […]

Categories: Print/Cut Process • Tags: cad-print, custom apparel, full color personalization, heat press, performance apparel, solutions opaque, Versacamm

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