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you attend lots of trade shows, then you have the routine down: reservations,
appointments, packing, transportation, setup, classes, and exhibits. After a while, it
all becomes rote. I attended this ISS Long Beach, held January 17-29, 2013, and while
the trade-show routine continued, the feeling of the show was refreshingly different.
At the entrance, a happy troupe of Fruit of the Loom players posed for pictures. (Ah, there’s nothing like giant grapes to set the stage.) Inside the exhibition
hall were lots of new products, beginning with printable garments. Hanes had lots
of examples of Cool Dri, 100% polyester interlock jersey T-shirts designed for sports
with a 50+ UPF rating for UV protection. Jerzees Sport also offered five styles of
imprintable activewear with wicking and odor control, and they handed out takehome samples.
Fruit of the Loom handed out a sample of 100% cotton, pre-shrunk Jersey, 6.0
oz, a denser fabric with shrink resistance. It had a screen-printed leopard on the
front to show the sharpness of the image when printed on a tightly knit fabric. Pima
Apparel Inc. handed out catalogs of their latest contributions to the printable-fashion
industry. There were many other apparel manufacturers on floor. Plenty of show attendees looking at the latest shirts wore screen-printed Ts of their own design.
Wilflex Inks by PolyOne had a world of color solutions, brochures, and a
teaching display featuring Mark Coudray live. Wilflex Epic Specialty inks came in liquid silver, yellow sparkle, ultra gold shimmer, and other varieties. Vastex showed an
assortment of screen-printing equipment and talked about each stage of production.
The training that Vastex offers on site or at its facility in Allentown, PA attracted
many attendees.
I spent some time at Brother and used the GraffiTee, a digital direct-togarment printer. The Kornit Breeze was another direct-on-garment printer on the
show floor. It showed what mid-size production environments can do with Kornit’s
ink, RIP software, DTG equipment, and company support. Making products faster
seemed to be a common theme at the show.
BrownDigital, a division of Brown Manufacturing Group, Inc., was a first timer
at the ISS show in Long Beach. This division specializes in accessory equipment for
the direct-to-garment industry and had DTG curing systems on hand. Its four types
of dryers feature DragonAir Core Technology, which creates convection air and exhausts water vapor. Sizes range from 24-60 in. wide for a variety of production needs.
The KIWO I-Jet2 computer-to-screen imaging system was on display. It’s
designed to save time for shops of all sizes, from small operations to companies that
need to image hundreds of screens per shift.
In dye sublimation, Mimaki showed the TS500-1800 printer. It comes with
degassing module MDM-20, designed to eliminate bubbles in the ink. Mimaki also
highlighted RasterLink6, a newly developed RIP solution.
Epson has now entered the dye-sublimation market with the SureColor FSeries printers. Epson says it designed and manufactures every component, from the
printhead to the chassis to specially formulated dye-sub inks. Epson’s present target
is the market for polyester performance fabric used in athletics. The F-Series come
in 44- and 64-in. versions. Epson partnered with Wasatch for the printer’s software
RIP. Most of all, the relaxed attire, the informal class discussions, and the products
specific to garment printing made this a refreshing trade show to attend.
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Image Enhancement: Better Files, Cost Savings
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