Value-added Services - Textile Printing

DTF transfers have become an essential tool for in-plants that want to break into the apparel printing market. This tutorial offers tips on how to improve print files for DTF printing.

Ohio University Printing Services now prints 500-600 T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, hats, and other apparel items per week thanks to its new direct-to-film printer.

Mimaki USA’s Digital Textile Microfactory event, presented Oct. 30 at the company’s Los Angeles, California-area technical center, provided an expansive view of digital textile printing as it stands today.

At PRINTING United Expo, In-plant Impressions Editor Bob Neubauer talked with Abbas Badani, of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about how adding a hybrid flatbed printer has dramatically changed his in-plant, and how he plans to expand apparel printing and promo items to comprise 30% of the in-plant's business.

IPI Editor Bob Neubauer talked with Martin James of Deer Valley Unified School District at PRINTING United Expo to learn how apparel printing and promo products have greatly expanded his in-plant.

In the world of garment printing, there are four popular apparel decorating process.

With 12% of in-plants already printing apparel, and others expressing great interest in adding this service, it’s worthwhile to understand the different apparel printing processes. Two of the most popular digital printing methods are direct-to-garment and direct-to-film.

One service that has been gaining traction in recent years is apparel printing, and Deer Valley Unified School District Printing Services in Phoenix, Arizona, has capitalized on this opportunity.

Built on the momentum of the past several years, the Apparel Zone powered by Apparelist Live at PRINTING United Expo is reimagined to take experiential learning and hands-on education to the next level.

As in-plants explore new services they can offer, many are looking seriously into apparel printing.