When I saw the latest Hollywood hot-rod flick, “The Fast and the Furious,” I thought, “Man, I wish I could do that to my computer!” Just...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the key to many screen printers’ livelihoods. That compound is the primary component of plastisols used by most of the textile-printing industry....
Whenever we start consulting for a new client, we like to begin by wandering through the company’s production area during a typical day and observing how...
Printing for a high-volume corporate customer like Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, Reebok, or Ralph Lauren can be very lucrative for a screen shop. But when a job...
Increasing profits and expanding product lines are two issues on the minds of many business owners in today’s competitive world of screen printing. Breaking away from...
Printing halftones involves minimizing dot gain and maintaining a full tonal range. Achieving these two goals becomes more challenging as the halftone line count increases or...
I was recently standing in the shipping area of my company late one afternoon when a worldwide shipping-company driver arrived at our loading/unloading dock. I heard...
Selling a privately-held, middle-market company is an art, not a science. Despite the fact that middle-market companies (medium-sized businesses with a value in $2-250 million range)...
It’s tough to justify purchasing new equipment in an uncertain economy. But sometimes a device or technology comes along that offers you the opportunity to expand...
Obtaining accurate color and image reproduction with screen printing requires careful translation of image information at each step of the design and production process. Today’s original...