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Know Your Blanks
Cassie Stanczyk, BELLA+CANVAS
BELLA+CANVAS was the first brand to bring retail quality blanks to the wholesale market over 25 years ago. We’ll talk about how the industry has shifted and why the blank you print is more important than ever. Plus, we’ll take you behind the scenes of our manufacturing process and show you how we ensure our garments print amazing every time. -
Water Based Screen Printing, but what about your t-shirt? Sustainability, E-Conscious, A Canvas for Good!
Jason Murphy, SanMar
A session that discusses the Corporate Social Responsibilities at SanMar, their sustainable manufacturing model and how it affects our industry and environment. We’ll paint a Canvas for Good and describe how our industry decorators’ can make positive impacts in their communities. -
Morning Break
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Removing the Fear Factor with Water-Based Printing
Tony Palmer, Palmprint Consultants Ltd.-MHM Screenprinting Machines
Tony draws on 30 years of direct experience with water-based printing to deliver practical advice for efficient and effective production. -
Screen Making Fundamentals for Water Base Printing
Dave Makin, Saati
This session will provide important characteristics of mesh and emulsions for water based printing as well as options in mesh preps and treatments that provide a durable, long-lasting screen. Mesh selection for halftones, EOM recommendations and exposure options to consider for water based screens will also be covered. -
Types of Water-Based Inks
Jesse Martinez, Matsui
Understand the differences between water-based inks and the printing techniques that are achievable. Get insight into the major requirements for integrating water-based inks into a production workflow. -
Water Based Print Production: What to Expect
Danny Gruniger, Denver Print House
Danny will share all the joys and headaches of actually running WB inks, how to handle design sampling and keep screens ready to go once approval comes in, how to manage long runs, and how to ensure proper cure. -
Special Effect Water-Based Inks
Beppe Quaglia, Virus
Learn about water-based special effect inks, and the results you can achieve using a little creativity, and the capabilities of special effect inks. -
Afternoon Break
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Moneyball Screen Printing
Michelle Moxley, M&R Companies Rigorous statistical analysis was used by the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball franchise to assemble a competitive team simply be taking a radical, yet sophisticated approach to analyzing players that traditional scouts had labeled as flawed. So, what does baseball have to do with screen printing? In this session, you’ll hear how data analytics and profitability were used in a screen-printing factory to improve productivity and yield, reduce waste, and improve quality.
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At Last, The Secrets to Successful Water Based Printing
Join moderator Brett Bowden and our panel of experts for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities with water-based inks and what success looks like for water-based shops. Panelists will also address your burning questions in this interactive discussion!
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Closing Remarks
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Introduction to Day 2 WB/Camp
Day 2 will be a free-flowing agenda where you’re in charge. Visit with a variety of demo stations to help you with questions about screen making and see demonstrations on a variety of printing techniques (discharge, simulated process, special effects, etc.) on both manual and automatic presses. Take the opportunity to talk more about the business end of the spectrum and some of the soft goods that are available.
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On-Press Demonstrations 1
Matsui, Green Galaxy, Virus, Screen Making, Tabletops
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On-Press Demonstrations 2
Matsui, Green Galaxy, Virus, Screen Making, Tabletops
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Closing Remarks
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Cross-Market Color Alignment
In this session, intended for commercial printers entering or wishing to expand in the wide-format market, the focus will be on what you need to know about current methods and strategies. Learn the latest color management strategies, what's realistic, and how to set expectations with print buyers and brand owners.
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Emerging Technologies: Differentiation is Returning
This seminar describes the newest technology being employed by forward leading printing firms that allow them to grow and increase the “stickiness” of major accounts. The program will focus on: Technology attributes; application examples; and, how to start down this road.
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SGIA Research Report: Wage, Salary & Sales Compensation
Join the SGIA research team as they discuss the preliminary findings of their new wage, salary and sales compensation report. How do your compensation levels compare with your peers? What are the challenges and opportunities on the road to attracting and keeping employees? The discussion goes beyond the industry conditions by expanding into the current economic situation and future developments.