When Irene Smith started Mar-Tek Industries in Englewood, CO, she wasn’t certain what specific markets the industrial screen-printing company would serve, but she knew that excellent...
Technology tends to advance in fits and starts, and pad-printing equipment is no exception. New machinery is developed by manufacturers either as a means to overcome...
Thermoforming uses thermoplastic substrates, so it should be no surprise that the ink must also be thermoplastic. This means it must soften with heat, resist melting...
The acronym “IMD” is certainly a buzzword around the industry lately. But many people are confused about what “in-mold decoration” means and what opportunities it might...
New ideas, plans for change, and other business initiatives normally come from somewhere high up in the management chain–usually from upper-level managers and business owners. If...
Last month, I spent some time addressing the issue of clean glass on exposure equipment. Here, I continue my look at screen exposure by focusing on...
On the surface (pun intended), garment screen printing seems like a simple process. We slide a squeegee across an ink-covered screen and the ink transfers to...
Communication is seldom considered a critical basic skill in production. But whenever you are training employees, troubleshooting problems, collecting data, or documenting processes, your first stumbling...
Until computer-to-screen (CTS) imaging technology becomes prevalent and CTS equipment prices begin falling, the majority of us will continue to rely on the vacuum-frame exposure process...
Automatic stencil-developing technology has become increasingly common in screen-printing operations, and many businesses that haven’t already added such systems are beginning to give developing equipment serious...