Stahls’, Sterling Heights, Mich., announced two special Saturday workshops in its Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas showrooms and training facilities, to be held April 13.The Saturday sessions are a continuation of the company’s “Workshop Wednesdays.”The April sessions are designed to get new heat-press owners or anyone new to heat printing off to the best possible start with a comprehensive look at materials; equipment and accessories; techniques and more, according to the company. Attendees also will receive access ...

Lawson Screen & Digital Products, St. Louis, now offers the Zeus Digital Squeegee-Jet, a digital, hybrid printing system.This screen-printing and digital hybrid is compact and cost effective, unleashing the power of direct-to-garment (DTG) printing with the versatility and cost efficiency of screen printing, according to the company.With Zeus, DTG inkjet technology can be combined with water-based screen printing. A white underbase allows for printing multicolor jobs with only one screen on almost any material, according to the company.The Zeus Digital ...

Equipment Zone, Franklin Lakes, N.J., recently announced the first stop of its 2019 “DTG Roadshow” will be in Atlanta on April 26.The purpose of the event is to bring customers the next revolution in apparel decoration. The Roadshow is comprised of insightful, one-day sessions that are designed specifically for those business owners and entrepreneurs who know they can no longer delay the addition of digital printing technology, according to the company.The Equipment Zone DTG Roadshow will be held from 10 ...

American Embroidery Supply, Columbus, Ga. now offers group discounts to many of the commercial embroidery industry’s organizations and forums.To sign up, registered members must visit American Embroidery Supply’s website, click on the “Group Discounts” tab, and fill out the membership form with the correct membership number and email address. Members will then receive a code to use when checking out.Following is a list of participating organizations:Amaya User GroupEAGLEmbroidery ForumEmbroidMeInstantimprintsNational Network of Embroidery Professionals (NNEP)PR600PulseThreadworks

Pacific Emblem Co., El Cajon, Calif., now offers high-quality chenille patches to be used for spirit, team sports and apparel programs.Patch sizes range from 2-14 inches, with minimum orders of 50.“Chenille is super-hot,” says Pacific Emblem’s lead innovator Rich S., aka “Dr. Patch.” “We are doing tons for apparel, corporate, colleges, high schools and even various car and motorcycle clubs.” — D.S.

Penn Emblem Co., Philadelphia, has named Ernestine Hurtado as its new regional sales/service director for the company’s New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Utah locations.Hurtado has 22 years of sales experience, including training and development, management, business-to-business sales and leadership.“I take exceptional pride in what I was able to accomplish with the support of great leaders and teammates,” she says. “Strategically acquiring new business, providing exceptional customer service to our partners, working within an awesome culture and engaged teammates. I’m looking ...

Ryonet, Vancouver, Wash., is offering screen-printing classes helmed by industry veterans in a real shop.The two-day sessions will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and lunch will be provided. Beginners will be instructed on the step-by-step screen-printing process, from creating artwork to catching a shirt as it comes off the dryer.The course will start by discussing prepress and dark-room topics, covering basic artwork and color separations; film-output options; choosing an emulsion and coating a practice screen; using a preregistration template; ...

Lawson Screen & Digital Products Inc., St. Louis, along with Multi-Technologies, recently debuted the Dynamic Ink Series.Dynamic Ink is a fresh line of premium, ready-for-use plastisol ink designed for production printing on automatic or manual presses. The soft-hand, fast-flashing, low-cure ink series can sufficiently increase production rates by facilitating unique fluid dynamics and quick-cure formulation, according to the company.The ink requires no modification and provides vibrant color with a smooth, semi-gloss finish.Highly compatible with cotton and 50/50 garments, it is ...

The M&R Cos., Roselle, Ill., is offering a two-day course in basic screen printing, to be held Sept. 14-15 at its Miami branch office.The course will cover artwork; screen registration; screen making; screen cleaning; manual printing (hands on); automatic printing (hands on); garment curing and shop layout.“These courses have become very popular and we’re excited to be able to offer small-shop and new automatic press owners a course dedicated to providing a solid understanding of basic screen-printing techniques and practices,” ...

GSG, Dallas, now offers the Green Screen Exchange program, which allows consumers who use 20″ x 24″ or 23″ x 31″ aluminum frames to exchange them for prestretched, ready-for-use frames. Full Story