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The Forum / Direct to Garment Possibilities
« Last post by JonCryton on Yesterday at 06:36:18 PM »
Great article on what is possible with DTG....
http://sdgmag.com/article/specialty-imaging/direct-to-garment-opens-possibilities

"One of the fastest growing categories in inkjet printing today is direct-to-garment printing. Direct-to-garment utilizes a customized inkjet printer and specially designed inks to print directly onto T-shirts and other textiles. The process involves a T-shirt being placed on a platen as it would for screen printing, but instead of a screen, a printhead moves into place over the desired imprint area (just like with a wide-format printer).  The printed shirt is then cured with a heat press.

With the latest crop of direct-to-garment printers, output providers can produce full-color T-shirt designs and other products on fabric garments. For relatively easy setup, post-processing and reasonable investment, direct-to-garment printing can give sign shops the capability to expand their business into short-run apparel production...." more at link

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Industry Press Releases / Workhorse Offers Falcon M Servo/Electric Automatic Printer
« Last post by Deborah Sexton on Yesterday at 03:11:39 PM »
Whether you want to upgrade from a manual to your first automatic or are simply looking for added capacity to your automatic shop, The Falcon M is a high-volume production machine that has an entry-level price tag.

This fully-loaded press comes standard with servo indexing, AC heads, pneumatic screen clamps, pneumatic squeegees/flood clamps, and central off-contact. It also offers individual print/flood speeds, reversible print and index direction, programmable index speeds and reversible (push or pull) squeegees.

It features an 18-inch by 20-inch print area and includes Plug ?N? Go Flash technology, which allows an operator to hook up the flash to any print head and the machine automatically senses it and shuts off that print head. Unlike other brands where you must program the machine to tell it that a flash is on a print head, with the Plug-N-Go you simply plug the cable into the print head and you?re done.

The Falcon M series comes in eight- and 10-color models with a two-year warranty on parts and a one-year warranty on labor. There also is a flat rate for crating and installation. The Falcon M is a high production press at an entry-level price.

Workhorse has a live chat function on its website. When the button is visible, you can click on it and instantly talk to a qualified customer service rep who can answer questions and provide quotes on anything you need.

Workhorse Products has distributors throughout the United States, Canada, Turkey, England, Belgium, Peru, Panama, Venezuela, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and China. For more information or the distributor nearest you, visit the Web site at www.workhorseproducts.com; e-mail to
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, or call (800) 778-8779 Option #1 sales, option #2 service; (602) 437-2305; (602) 437-2305.


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Business / Re: May be looking for a partner.
« Last post by 3Deep on Yesterday at 02:07:50 PM »
Just seen this happen, a friend of ours just had a split in there company egos and power tripping, and I hate to see this happen.


Darryl
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Spot Color Printing / Re: Trapping.
« Last post by 3Deep on Yesterday at 02:01:46 PM »
98% butt reggie here, there are some prints that I really need to trap such as baseball, football etc. type stuff.  I will say my press is as tight as goats lips Killer knows all about that LOL.

Darryl
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Mom & Pop Shops / Re: Shop Growth
« Last post by 3Deep on Yesterday at 01:56:24 PM »
P what I,m asking is are you out growing your business meaning some people get a little bump in production and think they need to expand buy new equipment to only find out later they didn't need it, and some people got so much going on that they really need to expand and upgrade or buy new equipment.  What I guess I should have ask is your want more than your need.

Darryl
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Business / Re: May be looking for a partner.
« Last post by SBrem on Yesterday at 01:51:40 PM »
If it means anything, my partner Paul and I have been spending 60 hours a week average together for 20+ years now, and we are still pals. In fact, we've never had a bad argument. If one of us does something stupid, it's forgiven and we move on. Plus, we're both honest, and there's no screwing around with money or egos. Yes, I'm told it's very rare...

Steve
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Business / Re: May be looking for a partner.
« Last post by preston on Yesterday at 11:49:19 AM »
Quote from: Homer on Yesterday at 10:56:02 AM
what if you sell off your stuff and talk to Royster about the broker business, contract it all out. . .if you do, talk to me about your press.

Well then I would be contracting out contract work so there would be very little in it for me. You see most all of my business is contract, which is the way I like it.

Once I get Shop Cal Sales going good I am going to get out of the printing business all together. Then I will sell all my printing equipment. Until then..

Edited to clarify for Johnny. Shop Cal has been released for sometime now and is currently version 1.22
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Business / Re: May be looking for a partner.
« Last post by Homer on Yesterday at 10:56:02 AM »
what if you sell off your stuff and talk to Royster about the broker business, contract it all out. . .if you do, talk to me about your press.
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Business / May be looking for a partner.
« Last post by preston on Yesterday at 10:45:47 AM »
I am think very seriously about looking for a partner for my printing business. I know partnerships suck and most of the time end up going sour so that keeps the decision to get one kind of on the side lines right now.

The problem is I am not a spring chicken anymore and I just cannot do what I used to do.  I figure I may be able to find some garage printer close by that with my shop and their body may be able to join together and make it benefit both of us.

I know I could just look for an employee but then that just means more work on my end dealing with them as they would not really have a stake in things other than a pay check. I am thinking with a partner I could tell them that in 5 or 6 years they would then own all my equipment and could have the business themselves.

I do not know in reality if I could even find anyone but at the rate my physical endurance is failing it may be worth a shot.

Just thinking out loud.
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Spot Color Printing / Re: Trapping.
« Last post by preston on Yesterday at 10:26:52 AM »
Quote from: dave58 on May 19, 2012, 08:57:17 AM
My press is incapable of doing butt registration printing....it is simply IMPOSSIBLE......cause I made the biggest mistake a newbie can ever do.....bought my press based on price.....should have saved more money.......but I was ignorant.

 It doesn't matter what screens I use, alum static, panel frame, newman...it just wont happen.

So yes...I do it all the time.....what I could not do with the press...I had to adjust on the art side. :i>

(that image is directed at myself) ;D

But at least you realize it is a band-aid to resolve issues with your press and not something that should be standard procedure.
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