Apparel Graphic Academy

We receive so many phone calls from the western washington area asking the question “can you do my order in one day?” This question generally comes from someone who has not planned their event or has a team which just won a championship and needs victory shirts today. Northwest Custom […]

DTG Printing a nascent industry on the cusp of exploding. That’s a pretty bold statement to make but it is true. Are screen printers turning into dinosaurs? The question is answered by companies who use the latest printing technology from Korneit. Not quite yet, but the gap for DTG printing […]

What is contract embroidery I get the question all the time. “Are you a contract embroiderer?” What does a contract embroidered do? To summarize it up the business model it is the same as a building contractor. The customer supplies the raw goods which are generally cut pieces for sewing […]

Holding Inventory Holding inventory for any fulfillment program is costly and sometimes risky. The trend is for companies to require the decorator to hold inventory for at once delivery. It’s ship whenever the customer wants it. The risk is transferred to the decorator. If the decorator wants the business they […]

The most expensive apparel printing machines on the market are made by Kornit. But are they that expensive? Lets address the question of quality and reliability. The kornit hands down is the best machine on the market. Where can you go from customer design to printing a tee shirt is […]

  It is quite common for equipment manufacturers to change operating systems as new software is being written. Their business model mandates that they write new software upgrades to sell to existing customers. The problem is that can happen after formatting a hard drive (installing windows 7 over Windows XP) […]