THE DTG COLUMN Ground breaking DTG seminar
COLIN MARSH reports on the exciting live print demonstration that his company, Resolute DTG is planning at this month’s Printwear & Promotion LIVE in Birmingham...
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rintwear and Promotion LIVE 2013 is set to be a ground breaking event, with live print demonstrations taking place during the direct to garment printing seminar. Seminar delegates will be able to witness the ease of direct to garment printing along with examples of costs per print and a guide to how and where to sell DTG printing. The title for the seminar, “An introduction to Direct to Garment printing” says it all. With a detailed explanation of the DTG process and what it involves from the industry experts this is not one to be missed.
Win a pre-treatment machine worth £3000 As an added bonus, entry forms will be given to everyone attending the seminar for the prize draw of a pre-treatment machine worth £3000+VAT courtesy of Resolute DTG Ltd. If you are thinking of adding direct to garment printing to your current decoration business or starting a new business attending this detailed but brief seminar offers the opportunity to gain industry knowledge first hand.
As the DTG process becomes more and more popular opening up new revenue streams for all kinds of printing companies, the need for information grows. Inks specialist Dr Andrew Hancock will present the information linked with digital textile ink and related subjects.
Resolute DTGʼs managing director, Colin Marsh, will present and run the live print demonstration. Also during the seminar examples of companies thriving who use the DTG process will be shown and short video clips will be used to explain how the process works.
The Q&A session of the seminar invites attendees to quiz the two presenters and ask for any explanations they would like on how viable DTG is for them and how it could grow their existing business.
The end of the seminar is not the end of the information
Resolute DTG’s Colin Marsh, shares his expertise at Printwear & Promotion LIVE 2012.
■ If you have a general enquiry about direct to garment printing contact Resolute DTG Ltd, Unit 2, Turnoaks Lane,
Chesterfield, S40 2HA. Tel: 01246 202686, email
info@resoluteink.co.uk or visit
www.resolutedtg.com
available. Anyone attending the seminar will be invited to join Resolute DTG on their stand C30 for a more in depth demonstration. A production environment will be created on the stand to demonstrate how the new modular quad head systems work and prove the DTG process has a place in any business regardless of its size.
Another first at Printwear & Promotion LIVE is the print room. This section of the Resolute stand invites visitors to join an expert and have a hands on experience printing a T shirt to take away with them.
Although stock artwork will be used, visitors will have the chance to fully experience printing a T shirt, from pre-treating the shirt to performing the print procedure, the curing process and finally witnessing the true cost involved in making their own T shirt. ■ The schedule for the Direct to Garment seminar will be 11am on Sunday, February 24th and 12.30pm on Monday, February 25th. Printwear & Promotion LIVE takes place in Hall 12 at the NEC, Birmingham, February 24-26. Register to attend at
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk/visitor
Quick printing tips from Resolute: Fibres F
ibres sticking up on a T shirt can make a print with a solid area look slightly pitted or worse, small white flecks showing through the colour part of the printed image. A few simple steps can eliminate this for most brands of T shirt. Correct preparation is the key to creating that perfect print. Depending on which brand of T shirt is being used, the level of preparation may vary.
One tried and tested way to reduce
fibres standing up while printing is to eliminate any static build up caused by the garments rubbing either the plastic bags they are sent in or the corrugated cartons used in shipping. Hold the T shirt up in front of you with the top left shoulder seam in your left hand and the top right shoulder seam in your right hand.
Flap the garment sharply from top to bottom three to four times. This movement can make a whipping or
snapping noise indicating the fabric has been subjected to enough force to eliminate any static present. If pre-treatment is to be used, do this process immediately and cure using the normal settings.
If no pre-treatment is to be used then no white ink should be present in the print, in this case a quick flatten with the heat press will make sure fibres are flattened down and the T shirt should retain a nice smooth surface ready to accept the ink.
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