Our Technical Services Manager, Leslie Herrmann, talks about how to get your fabric finishing team geared for success. What to look for in a new sewing operator When you’re hiring a new sewing operator, looking for people who are good with their hands is a great place to start. Hobbies or skills that require dexterity, […]
Read More ›When a new printer is unveiled, it usually resembles the platform that came before it. There might be newer printheads with more nozzles for faster printing, or a smaller drop size for higher resolution. If it’s a UV printer, the lamps may be LED instead of traditional UV so it’s more energy efficient. What is […]
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Silicone edge graphics are leading the market in retail and exhibit displays, as well as many other applications. The rolled fabric prints can be quickly swapped out and are smaller, lighter, and easier to ship compared to rigid signage alternatives. In order to get a snug fit the first time and avoid having to reprint […]
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The digital textile printing market has been growing rapidly for many years. Companies that adopted dye sub printing early in its development are now seeing market maturity and high competition. So how do you stay ahead of the masses instead of just keeping pace? Offer something new – striking, seamless, 5-meter fabric. Here’s why we […]
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We often talk with our clients about ways to better understand the total cost of ownership on grand format printing equipment. For today’s blog, Global CEO Greg Lamb outlines numerous, often-overlooked ways that ink can affect your overall costs. Ink is one of the biggest factors we run into when calculating the overall cost of […]
Read More ›Global Imaging is passionate about staying ahead of market changes in order to offer the best guidance to our partners today and for the long term. With that in mind, we’ve put together some of the most influential trends in digital textile printing we think you’ll want to know about for 2018 and beyond. The […]
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Part Three of a 3-part series written to answer the enduring question of transfer or direct when printing dye sublimation. Don’t miss the other articles in this series, Part One: Output and the Sellable Product and Part Two: Economic Considerations. REPEATABLE SUBLIMATION When choosing a digital textile printing system, there are other ancillary and consumable […]
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Part Two of a 3-part series written to answer the enduring question of transfer or direct when printing dye sublimation. Don’t miss Part One: Output and the Sellable Product and Part Three: Other Influencing Factors. COST DIFFERENCES Generally speaking, transfer dye-sub printing costs 5-10 cents more per square foot depending on the type and weight […]
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Part One of a 3-part series written to answer the enduring question of transfer versus direct when printing dye sublimation. Don’t miss Part Two: Economic Considerations and Part Three: Other Influencing Factors IMAGE QUALITY AND PRINT SPEEDS The question we get asked most often is this: “Is image quality better when printing direct to fabric […]
Read More ›Maybe! Congress was looking out for all the good boys and girls when they made Section 179 deductions permanent in 2015. This gives small businesses the opportunity to immediately depreciate their entire equipment purchase value up to $500,000.“It is easily the most positive thing Congress has done for small business in the past several years, […]
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