Graphic Elephants Current Events

ISS Long Beach Follow Up

2012-01-24T10:17:00.001-08:00

Returning from the ISS Show in Long Beach. Fantastic energy and very good traffic. Sounded like folks were buying and spending money. Seminars were rockin', A great way to start off 2012. It's gonna be an awesome year everybody!!!!!!!

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Long Beach ISS Show

2012-01-21T09:42:00.001-08:00

Having a great show. Friday was big traffic and folks were really excited about 2012. Always good to start out the year with good energy. Wilflex seminar again today at 1:30. Be sure and check out the hi tension vs. low tension print at the Stretch Devices booth as well.

ISS Long Beach

2012-01-19T10:27:00.001-08:00

We are here. Look for us to present daily seminars in the Wilflex booth on Special Effects at 1:30pm January 20th-22nd.

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Squeegee racks done right

2012-01-06T08:40:00.001-08:00

Here are a few pictures of some squeegee and flood bar racks we installed at a shop.

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I love the smell of fresh squeegees in the morning!!!!!

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Start off Right

2012-01-02T14:25:00.001-08:00

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FaceBook - Like Us

2011-09-24T12:17:00.000-07:00

We just created our like us page on Facebook. Like us to Keep informed on what we are doing and what's going on in the screen printing industry.

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ISS Fort Worth Spec Sheets

2011-09-23T12:17:00.000-07:00

Here are the spec sheets on the designs we are running in GSG's booth at the ISS Fort Worth Show. Stop by to see them printed in person.

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This months Printwear cover

2011-07-05T10:43:00.001-07:00

GraphicElephants.com is honored to grace the cover of this prestigious industry trade pub.

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Printwear Cover Article by Lon Winters

2011-07-05T10:37:00.000-07:00

Here is the cover article by Lon Winters

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Lon Winters' Printwear Classes can be viewed at home.

2011-06-29T15:48:00.000-07:00

The NBM Show is pleased to bring you unlimited access to the classes presented at our trade shows!
With eLearning On Demand, you can watch ONLINE CLASSES anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace. With an unbelievable price of $250 for your entire company, business learning has never been easier.
Our industry experts cover more than 50 topics including business, design, laser engraving & promotional products, apparel decorating, and sign & digital graphics.
View sample classes, and get all the details here.
VIEW Lon Winters online classes HERE.

All-Over Prints With or Without an All-Over Press Webinar

2011-05-11T11:00:00.000-07:00

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Printwear Launches Shop Makeover Contest

2011-03-20T14:45:00.000-07:00

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Winners to Receive Premium Consultation with Lon Winters
BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Printwear magazine announces its 2011 Shop Makeover Contest, winners of which will receive a five-day consultation with industry consultant and Printwear columnist Lon Winters.
“Printwear’s mission is to provide education and insight to decorated apparel businesses. Ours is a very hands-on industry and we are always looking for ways to interact with the decorating community and to share our resources,” said Printwear Editor Emily Andre. “Partnering with Lon in this context gives us another powerful way to deliver education to our audience. Printwear is excited to provide this opportunity to our readers.”
Winters has been in the screen printing industry for more than 20 years and has worked in a number of different positions in production and management. In his current role as an international consultant, he provides insight on technical advances, plant design, layout, troubleshooting, quality control and more. He has been a contributor to Printwear magazine for more than a decade and brings his words to life in his seminars at The NBM Show.
“Lon Winters is a hands-on kind of guy and we’re looking for the right shop for Lon to visit, assess and work with on a top to bottom overhaul,” Dave Pomeroy, Publisher of Printwear stated. “I’m excited at the opportunities for improvement that this contest will bring, not only for the winners of the contest, but for the industry as a whole as we witness the tangible results from Lon’s lessons.”
The contest seeks screen printers looking for ways to improve the quality of their output and increase productivity. Winters will travel to the winners’ shops to address production and other concerns and to help maximize efficiency. Entrants are strongly encouraged to submit videos and images along with their reasons why their shop should be selected. To enter, fill out the entry form on page 27 and fax to (303) 469-5730 or email the information to pweditor@nbm.com by May 30^th, 2011, or enter online at printwearmag.com/contest.

CLICK HERE for on line entry.

Live Printing Demos at NBM Printwear Austin, TX March 24-26

2011-03-20T14:20:00.000-07:00

GSG will be printing designs engineered by us live at there booth in Austin, TX at the Printwear Show, March 24-26

Here are the specs for the designs.

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Lon Winters Mini-Seminars at the GSG Booth in Austin, TX - March 24-26

2011-03-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

For more information about the mini-seminars CLICK HERE.

Lon Winters Seminars at the NBM Printwear shows 2011

2011-03-20T13:24:00.000-07:00

Lon Winters is teaching 4 seminars at the Printwear shows this year.

You don't want to miss out on these great classes:

116. Garment Screen Printing: Equipment, Inks and Supplies: What You Must Know Before You Buy

You will learn: how to determine what your real needs may be, what questions to ask your manufacturers and suppliers, important key words and definitions, how to prepare a real equipment list without leaving out critical details, and what supplies and materials must be included from the very beginning.

Ready to pull the trigger? Startup is a critical piece in business success, so take the guesswork out from the beginning. You don’t have to learn the hard way. Let twenty five-year screen printing veteran and consultant Lon Winters take your hand and walk you through the many important early considerations – right out of the gate. Learn insiders’ perspectives on quality equipment, materials and planning that can get you from zero to sixty with the least resistance. Then, take what you have learned directly to the exhibit hall.

214. Beyond Special Effects: Specialty Printing Inks and Techniques to WOW Your Customers

You will learn: the process requirements necessary for specialty printing, design concepts for specialty printing applications, mesh selection for optimal results, art, separations, screen making, ink mixing and on-press tricks and tips to really WOW your customers.

Specialty printing is easier to produce than you might think. Lon Winters takes the perceived complexity out of specialty printing and demonstrates how they can be used to increase your bottom line. Learn valuable techniques to add unique textures and dimension to your prints and offer these high profit and dynamic results to your customers. Move beyond special effects and to become a specialty printer. Add the hottest specialty printing techniques—including high-density, clears & gels, discharge & water-based, foil & bling, all-over printing & over seams, and more—to your current offerings and add sizzle to your sales.

218. Turn a $20 Garment Into an $80 Garment! Mix it Up with Multi-Media Embellishments and Special Effects with Various Inks

You will learn: design concepts for mixed media garments, how to combine two or more techniques into a high-dollar fashion garment, how to anticipate and avoid possible pitfalls in adding an additional application, and how to determine which embellishment application you may want to add to your existing business.

Screen printing, embroidery, transfer, direct-to-substrate, rhinestones, foil, appliqué and more—pick two or three… or four. Today’s top designers and brands are mixing more than one medium to create that $80 retail T-shirt. Find out the tricks to producing these hot retail trends without the brain damage associated with mixed media. Specialty applications expert Lon Winters will walk you through some simple techniques and applications you can offer to customers without a tremendous investment.

408. Get Dynamic Prints on Black Shirts: Secrets to Printing Light on Dark

You will learn: design and concept for dark garments; how to choose proper separation techniques and output parameters - choosing halftone style, size, angle and shape; about the various types of separation methods; proper selection of screen mesh including TPI, thread diameter, open area % and tension and On-press techniques: squeegee, floodbar selection, speed, angle and pressure.

Veteran educator and award-winning printer Lon Winters shares insight into choosing the correct techniques, from separation selections (including halftone size, angles and shapes), screen mesh selections and having the correct print order to make your prints really POP! Learn the secrets to printing on dark garments using an underbase with a flash followed, by additional colors – all wet- on-wet. This class will help you understand the principles of design and print on dark garments. Tried-and-true print techniques will be covered to maximize productivity.

You can sign up HERE for the classes at these NBM Printwear shows:

Austin, TX - March 24-26

Indianapolis, IN - June 9-11

Long Beach, CA - August 11-13

Baltimore, MD - September 8-10

After you finish with your education stop by our booth, we will have one at all the shows.

About the Instructor:

At the age of 21, Lon Winters was head of production for Ocean Pacific. He learned screen printing from the bottom up, starting his nearly 25 year career reclaiming screens. His companies have won more than 50 international, SGIA, industry publication and FESPA garment decorating awards and honors, has served over 10 years as an honorary Golden Image judge, published numerous articles and columns, led a multitude of industry seminars and workshops, and consulted on projects large and small throughout the world. Winters is the president of Colo.-based Print This, Inc. / GraphicElephants.com, an international consulting firm and embellishing studio specializing in screen printing technical advances, plant design, layout, troubleshooting, productivity, quality analysis and complete garment-embellishing solutions.

Seminar by Lon Winters at ISS Long Beach

2011-02-13T09:46:00.000-08:00

If you haven't Checked this out yet, here is a seminar Lon Winters Did for Wilflex at ISS Long Beach in 2010. It is 6, 10 min videos pumped full of great info. Enjoy.

Positive Comments, likes and questions welcome on our youtube page.

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Or if that didn't work for you click the word VIDEO at the top of the web page.

Project Bright Star Video & Spec Sheets

2011-02-08T11:30:00.000-08:00

Some pictures of Faux Embroidery and Applique printing

we did for Wilflex to show case in there booth at SGIA in 2010.

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welcome on this videos youtube page.

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To Down load the Spec Sheets:

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5 Minutes with Lon Winters and Emily Andre from Printwear

2011-01-30T17:47:00.000-08:00

What you may have missed at the ISS Long Beach Show last week.

2011-01-28T09:54:00.000-08:00

We helped Dow Corning roll out a new silicone ink solution for printing on polyester performance fabrics at the ISS Long Beach Show last week, it was a seven color wet on wet with three flashes on red and black performance garments using a 12 color M&R Sportsman. Here is the spec sheet if you missed picking one up at the show.

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Come See Us at ISS Long Beach this weekend!!!

2011-01-20T19:52:00.000-08:00

Lon Winters and the GraphicElephants.com team will be infiltrating the ISS Show in Long Beach in at least four locations or more.

We will be helping Dow Corning roll out a new silicone ink solution for printing on polyester performance fabrics. Come by and see us print a seven color wet on wet with three flashes on red and black performance garments using a 12 color M&R Sportsman.

Don't miss Lon's printing seminar at the Wilflex booth daily at 1:30. Beyond Special Effects : Specialty Printing.

Ask us about the new coop project with Great Dane Graphics. Operation Screen Print!

And of course don't miss all of the show specials available in our exhibit (booth # 1357) where we are offering consulting services and educational products as well as all new versions of 60 Second Shirt. the best shirt mock up in the industry, all at reduced show special pricing.

Operation Screen Print....Mission 1: Killer Black Shirts. Should you choose to accept your mission you will be equipped with everything you need to take your dark shirt printing to the next level. Lon Winters and Dane Clement have pooled their respective resources and teams at GraphicElephants.com and Great Dane Graphics to bring you a comprehensive "tool box" to teach you how to make those images really pop on black! Considered one of the most difficult processes in the industry, these veterans share the secrets.

Lon Winters and Wilflex Web Seminar

2010-11-16T06:59:00.000-08:00

Check out last months cover of Printwear Magazine.

2010-08-09T16:29:00.000-07:00

GraphicElephants.com is honored to grace the cover of this prestigious industry trade pub.

Printwear Show (NBM) in Long Beach August 12 -14 2010

2010-08-09T16:19:00.000-07:00

We will be at the Printwear show in Long Beach, CA. Stop by our Booth #1038 and see us.

Lon Winters is teaching 2 seminars:

Mix it Up: Multi-Media Embellishments

Seminar Number: SEM 220
Seminar Date/Time: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Screen printing, embroidery, transfer, direct to substrate, rhinestones, foil, appliqué and more—pick two or three… or four. Today’s top designers and brands are mixing more than one medium to create that $80 retail T-shirt. Find out the tricks to producing these hot retail trends without the brain damage associated with mixed media. Specialty applications expert Lon Winters will walk you through some simple techniques and applications you can offer to customers without a tremendous investment.

Beyond Special Effects: Specialty Printing Inks and Techniques
Seminar Number: SEM 312
Seminar Instructor: Lon Winters
Seminar Date/Time: Friday, August 13, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Add the hottest specialty inks—including high density, discharge, water based, foil, all over printing, and more—to your current offerings and add sizzle to your sales. They're easier to use than you might think.Lon Winters takes the perceived complexity out of specialty printing and demonstrates how it can be used to increase your bottom line. Learn valuable techniques to add unique textures and dimension to your prints and offer these dynamic results to your customers. Move beyond special effects and into become a specialty printer.

60 Second Shirt

2010-05-17T12:07:00.001-07:00

GraphicElephants.com has done it again. This year at The NBM Printwear Shows the guys have rolled out another “garment embellishing solution”. 60 Second Shirt is a professional T shirt mock Template for Adobe Photoshop. Provide top-notch proofs to your customer using this unique layered.PSD that features a dynamic virtual garments and the ability to mimic real-world artwork. Use 60 Second Shirt right out o the box or customize the PSD to your shops needs. No matter your needs 60 second Shirts is the best t-shirt mock-up tool in the business. Learn more at GraphicElephants.com and 60secondshirt.com.

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We Are On 2 More Printwear Covers

2010-02-15T11:48:00.000-08:00

We are honored to say that we made it onto 2 more Printwear covers. Our Creative Director Ken Konnerup is featured working on an M&R Automatic and M&R Manual.

Video of Lon's Wilflex Seminar at ISS Long Beach

2010-01-27T05:48:00.000-08:00

1:30 everyday at the Wilflex booth everyday at ISS Long Beach

2010-01-20T06:15:00.000-08:00

Lon Winters

Beyond Special Effects, Specialty Printing

Adding the HOTTEST specialty inks to your current offerings will add sizzle to your sales! And they're easier to use than you might think. Lon Winters takes the perceived complexity out of specialty printing and demonstrates how it can be used to increase your bottom line. Learn valuable techniques to add unique textures and dimension to your prints, and begin offering dynamic looks your customers won't find anywhere else. Today’s fashion trends are breaking all the rules for design, printing and applications. Learn how to move beyond special effects to becoming a specialty printer. Gain valuable insights and practical knowledge for producing the hottest trends including; all over printing, mixed locations, high density, discharge, foil variable scale. mixed media and more.

GSG's "Intro to Screen Printing" by Lon Winters

2010-01-19T16:56:00.000-08:00

The GSG "Intro to Screen Printing" was a hit, Everyone attending was happy and had only good things to say,"Lon, thanks for teaching a fantastic class for GSG students last week. We received rave reviews on the class and your team." Said Rodney Williams Executive Vice President of GSG.

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Contact GSG (Graphic Solutions Group) to get a list and sign up for the rest of this years up coming seminars by Lon Winters at GSG.

Learn From Professionals How to Print T-Shirts, Jackets and More...

2010-01-06T11:05:00.000-08:00

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Join Lon Winters as he teaches "N2DAYS Intro to Screen Printing" at GSG on January 8-9th 9:00am to 4:00pm.

Advanced Screen Printing Classes *Intro To Auto Screen Printing, Advanced Techniques Oct 16 &17 '09

2009-09-21T21:01:00.001-07:00

We will be training at Ryonet on Oct. 16th and 17th. We will be teaching on Automatic printing. Click Here to sign up. See you there.

Printwear Long Beach Show

2009-07-28T10:54:00.000-07:00

We will be pulling off a great print at the Printwear show in Long Beach, CA. We are calling it "Squeegee Slinger" and in cooperation with Ryonet and M&R we will be printing it in Ryonets booth. After you see this fun print stop by our booth which is right across the isle, and don't forget Lon Winiters will be teaching 2 seminars that you don't want to miss. See our calender for details.

Grand Prize in the Imprints Wholesale and Anvil Screen Printing Contest

2009-05-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

We are proud to anounce that we were presented the Grand Prize by Imprints Wholesale and Anvil for a killer screen printed image. - Jason

Don't miss us at the Up Coming PrintWear show in INDY

2009-04-27T15:53:00.000-07:00

Lon Winters will be teaching 2 seminars the week of (May 28 -May 30) at the PrintWear show, Sign up now .

Special Effects Printing for High-Density, Discharge, Glitter, Foil, Mixed-Media and More!
Adding the hottest specialty inks to your current offerings will add sizzle to your sales! And they’re easier to use than you might think. Lon Winters takes the perceived complexity out of special-effects printing and demonstrates how it can be used to increase your bottom line. Learn valuable techniques to add unique textures and dimension to your prints, and begin offering dynamic looks your customers won’t find anywhere else.

Digital Direct-to-Substrate: Are You Focused on the Future?
If you are considering adding direct-to-garment technology to your current offerings or are just starting out, this class is for you. Lon Winters will take a detailed look at the cost of capital investment including supplies and equipment, pros and cons of this new technology, strong market opportunities, quality, productivity and more. This course is designed to educate you on the real information needed to make the decision to go digital.

After you attend the classes STOP by our booth and meet Lon Winters and Jason Ballash. Also see many of todays HOTTEST printing techniques in person. See you there!!!!

Proven Results

2009-02-13T10:18:00.000-08:00

Back in 2006 we were hired for shop consulting and hands on training covering Special Effects & Advanced Screen Printing techniques where we worked closely with Kevin Tsukahara and his shop. Check out the great job Kevin is doing with the knowledge and KILLER prints he’s pulling off now.
CLICK HERE!
Don't be the last one in your area to take advantage of our services!!
Contact us today.

Advanced Special Effects Screen Printing DVD Release

2009-01-28T07:03:00.000-08:00

Graphic Elephants is an awarding winning Garment Embellishment Solutions Company like none other in the screen printing industry and now they have teamed up with Ryonet, the cutting edge leader in the screen printing supply market, to produce the ultimate Advanced Screen Printing and Special Effects Seminar. Now you can experience this highly informative seminar in the comfort of your own home in this two disk DVD set. This quintessential instructional dvd covers:

(Chapters) Disk 1 1: An introduction to the DVD 2: Thorough Classroom Instruction 3: Screen Department Background 4: Screen Department Instruction 5: Applying Eumlsion 6: Applying Capillary Film 7: Newman Roller Frames 8: Shur-Loc Panels 9: Printing One Color (high tension) 10: Intro to Automatic Printing

Disc 2 1: All Over Print Part 1 2: High Density Ink Printing 3: HD Clear Printing 4: HD Clear and Glitter Printing 5: Wallpaper Brush Technique 6: Tricks with Foil 7: Granite Base Ink Printing 8: Wallpaper Brush on Automatic 9: Mixed Ink and Discharge Print 10: Specialty Techniques 11: All Over Print Part 2 and Conclusion

With nearly FOUR HOURS of instruction Graphic Elephants and Ryonet have created a seminar that is unparalled in the industry. Stuffed full of tips, tricks, and techniques that will put your printing skills years ahead of the competition. Can you afford not to own this DVD?

To get one of your very own CLICK HERE!

Lon Teaching at the Dax Show in Kansas City, MO

2009-01-28T06:56:00.000-08:00

Dax Show, Kansas City, MO

When: Feb 6 – 7 2009

Where: Hyatt Regency Crown Center

Description: Lon Winters will be at this show and will be teaching 2 seminars, register now at www.daxshow.com:

Intro to Special Effects Printing, Adding the HOTTEST specialty inks to your current offerings will add sizzle to your sales! And they'er easier to use than you might think. Lon Winters takes the perceived complexity out of specialty printing and demonstrates how it can be used to increase your bottom line. Learn valuable techniques to add unique textures and dimension to your prints, and begin offering dynamic looks your customers won't find anywhere else.

Beyond Special Effects, Specialty Printing Today’s fashion trends are breaking all the rules for design, printing and applications. Learn how to move beyond special effects to becoming a specialty printer. Gain valuable insights and practical knowledge for producing the hottest trends including; all over printing, mixed locations, high density, discharge, foil variable scale. mixed media and more.

Advanced Screen Printing Classes by Lon Winters

2008-11-11T12:48:00.000-08:00

Advanced Screen Printing Classes by Lon Winters will be held on December 12 & 13. Classes are being hosted by the Ryonet Corporation and are being held at there facility in Vancouver, WA. Classes are limited in size & do sell out. For more information and to register click here.

M & R Certified and Endorsed - 7/27/2008

2008-07-27T10:37:00.000-07:00

Lon Winters Officially Certified and Endorsed By M & R

M & R has officially certified and endorsed Lon Winters President of Print This Inc., M & R has added Lon to there events pages and posts. You can view them by Clicking Here

Article Published - 7/27/2008

2008-07-27T10:17:00.000-07:00

In-The-Know Screen Printer Helps Others Get Up To Speed

By Deborah Sexton

Deborah from ScreenPrinters.net wrote an article about our company, you can view this article by Clicking HERE.

Information Update - YouTube - 7/26/2008

2008-07-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

We are now posting informational and educational videos on YouTube, you can view them at:

http://www.youtube.com/GraphicElephants or by Clicking HERE

We have several videos up already including a 4 min. sit-in on one of Lon Winters seminars, and we will be posting regularly.

Events Update 7/26/2008

2008-07-26T17:14:00.000-07:00

If you missed us at the NBM Long Beach Show you will have a chance to see us at our booth in Indianapolis, IN. You also can attend one of Lon Winters seminars he will be teaching. Above are pictures of us at Long Beach.

NBM Printwear Show

Indianapolis, IN

September 3rd-6th 2008

11am - 12:30pm (Thursday)

SEM 66

Special Effects Printing for High-Density, Discharge, Glitter, Foil, Mixed-Media and More!

Adding the HOTTEST specialty inks to your current offerings will add sizzle to your sales! And they'er easier to use than you might think. Lon Winters takes the perceived complexity out of special-effects printing and demonstrates how it can be used to increase your bottom line. Learn valuable techniques to add unique textures and dimension to your prints, and begin offering dynamic looks your customers won't find anywhere else.

5pm - 6:30pm (Thursday)

SEM 73

Is Digital Direct-to-Garment Right for You? Find Out Here

If you are considering adding direct-to-garment technology to your current offerings or are just starting out, this class is for you. Lon Winters will take a detailed look at the cost of capital investment including supplies and equipment, pros and coms of this new technology, strong market opportunities, quality, productivity and more. This course is designed to educate you on real information needed to make the decision to go digital.

Pre-Register soon!!! The classes fill up fast!!!

You Can Do So By Clicking Here.

Events

2008-01-04T14:28:00.001-08:00

April 10-12
The Printwear Show
Charlotte, NC

Thursday 11am-12pm
SEM 66
Special Effects Printing for High-Density, Discharge, Glitter, Foil, Mixed-Media and More!
Adding the hottest specialty inks to your current offerings will add sizzle to your sales! And they're easier to use than you might think. Lon Winters takes the perceived complexity out of special-effects printing and demonstrates how it can be used to increase your bottom line. Learn valuable techniques to add unique textures and dimension to your prints, and begin offering dynamic looks your customers won't find anywhere else.

Thursday 5pm-6:30pm
SEM 73
Is Digital Direct-to-Garment Right for You? Find Out Here
If you are considering adding direct-to-garment technology to your current offerings or are just starting out, this class is for you. Lon Winters will take a detailed look at the cost of capital investment including supplies and equipment, pros and cons of this new technology, strong market opportunities, quality, productivity and more. This course is designed to educate you on the real information needed to make the decision to go digital.

May 8-10
The Printwear Show
Fort Worth, TX

Check Back soon for details on some seminars Lon Winters will be teaching.

June 19-21
Baltimore, MD
The Printwear Show

Check Back soon for details on some seminars Lon Winters will be teaching.

July 17-19
The Printwear Show
Long Beach, CA

Check Back soon for details on some seminars Lon Winters will be teaching.

September 4-6
The Printwear Show
Indianapolis, IN

Check Back soon for details on some seminars Lon Winters will be teaching.