Some garments are more delicate than others and require special care when screen printing to get a quality result. Summer’s here, and for screen printers, summer usually means more orders of lightweight garments. Whether it’s requests for sports-weight shirts and tanks for charity runs, fashionable burnout shirts or just lighter weight cotton, lightweight materials are […]

Keeping your customers happy depends on high quality prints – here are some ways to achieve them! Every screen printing shop has the goal of producing quality prints with as few misprints as possible. Achieving that goal not only means honing your skills as a printer, but also following some industry best practices to avoid problems […]

Meetings are an essential part of running a business, but you have to be careful they stay on track! Meetings create a bit of a catch-22 for businesses. They’re necessary for communicating with your staff, but they also can interfere with your screen printing shop’s production pace. The only way to resolve this dilemma is […]

When you’re establishing your business’s online presence, don’t neglect your site’s mobile performance! Pull your website up on your smart phone or tablet. What do you see? If your screen printing website hasn’t been mobile enabled, you’re doing your business a disservice. It’s estimated that 80 percent of website traffic will come from mobile devices […]

A mission statement might seem insignificant, but it can play a big role in keeping your business on track! What drives your business? You likely know why you got into the screen printing business and what benefits you hoped to provide your customers. But do your customers know? Do your employees? And do your employees […]

A quality screen print begins with a quality screen, and a quality screen requires a smart and efficient screen department! There’s nothing quite like seeing a squeegee glide across a screen, depositing a perfect print onto a fresh substrate. While the process might come to life on the presses, everyone knows that the workhorse of any […]

If you’re not careful about keeping your shop clean, you might be costing yourself time and money! A dirty shop can cause a host of problems: Lint marks in the ink on finished prints, time lost searching for the right can of ink or the right screen, spills that can cause slips, boxes left out […]

If your screen printing business is humming along, with orders rolling in and sales increasing, it’s easy to assume that your business’s finances are in perfect shape. Running your business well means making it a habit of inspecting your finances in a more in-depth way. If you’ve never given your business a financial check-up, now […]

As your screen printing business grows in size, skill and reputation, your customers likely will be bringing you more complex prints. At the same time, you might be feeling ready to tackle a new challenge and learn a new technique. For creating intricate prints that are sure to wow your customers and draw attention to […]

While many factors determine the quality of your screen prints, it’s especially important not to overlook the condition of your pallets!  This article was written for Printwearmag.com by Michael Jirasek  It’s a part of the screen printing press that is known by many names – pallet, platen, shirtboard – to name a few of the more common descriptions. They’ve […]

The screen printing business changes with the season. Different seasons bring different challenges and different demands from customers. To help you prepare your business for a successful summer, we’ve prepared our two-part Guide to Successful Summer Screen Printing. Our second blog in the series will focus on how the summer weather can affect your screen printing […]

The screen printing business changes with the season. Different seasons bring different challenges and different demands from customers. To help you prepare you business for a successful summer, we’ve prepared our two-part Guide to Successful Summer Screen Printing. Our first blog in the series will focus on summer merchandising and marketing. If you’re not adjusting […]