Pressing mugs can be confusing if we assume they are all pressed the same way with every image. A poor assumption using the same instruction for full bleed as with standard imaging on the mug press will lead to a bad transfer and wasted product. These are errors that will make dips in profit trends. We have invested well spent time in finding ways to get the perfect result with every mug. Now ...
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By Steve Spence New in business? Just thinking about starting a business? It is a big undertaking that can be either the most rewarding or most devastating experience of your life. There is one principle however that most be adopted if you are to be successful: Pride. When we grew up,...
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Don’t allow these things to happen to you… Upside Down Image: The irritating “costly mistake” of sublimating a plaque upside down. We have all done it or at least I have. Getting in a hurry or neglecting to inspect product for “key clues”? prior to placing the image on it can be a “stomach clutching” experience.? upside downUpsideDown...
Continue readingSteve Conde Do you ever hear this? “Name badges cost a lot of money”. Well, every major company in the world disagrees. Walk into any hotel, nice eatery, Disney World, or just about any other major company in the world and you will see one thing in common – ever...
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By Steve Conde In sublimation, there is a great deal of confusion about the term “resolution”, sometimes referred to as DPI (dots per inch). Here is an attempt to muddy the water a little more: When printers print on a sheet of paper, they do it by shooting out very t...
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The DK3 commercial press has been around for over a decade. The DK3 is fully adjustable, accommodating all mugs available on the market. This includes 11 oz, 15 oz, 16 oz mugs & steins. The ability of the press to open extra wide allows for easy and fast loading and unloading of mugs from the press. The clamp assembly can be adjusted for very heavy pressure, allowing for full bleed transfers on even the most demanding mugs. Finally -...
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By Steve Spence I get asked a lot about the difference in vector vs. raster printing. They are terms that seem a bit foreign for sublimators but are common to most engravers, engineers, and mechanical designers. Actually, the terms apply to both printing a drawing in graphics programs like CorelDRAW or in e...
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By Steve Conde Did you know you could make your own color charts from CorelDRAW quickly and easily? You can and it is imperative that you have an accurate color chart for all your “spot color” work. Don’t know what spot color really means? It means the color you add to anything you create such as text, graphics, designs, backgrounds, logos – just about anything. Anything except things you import or scan – those are u...
Continue readingby Steve Spence Take a look at your heat press? What do you see? If it’s turned on, you probably see a readout on the top of your heat press that says “400°”? You depend on that device to always tell the truth but does it? When most heat presses come fr...
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