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By MaRCIa DERRYBERRY

Mutoh America Inc., Phoenix, has

his industry is about making memories for your clients and their
customers, and there's no easier way to do so than through today's
digital-decorating technologies. This sector of the industry is hot,
hot, hot, and suppliers are scrambling to introduce new products
and processes every season. From sublimation and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing, to digital transfers and print/cut materials, there is something for everyone.
One of the beauties of digital decorating is that it's ideal for short runs,
personalization and mobile decorating. Sometimes a heat press is the only requirement, or there's equipment available at every point on the price spectrum to help
you output designs in some digital fashion.
That's where this special issue of Impressions' Digital Decorator comes into play.
It brings together some of the marketplace's most innovative minds to share their
insights and information on a variety of digital-decorating topics.
Have you thought about adding this discipline, in some form or fashion, to your
arsenal of services? Let this issue guide you through the various processes and get
ready to jump on in. 

appointed Miguel Gonzalez as its new
director of sales. Working under the
guidance of Mutoh America's President
and General Manager Brian Phipps,
Gonzalez's main responsibilities will be
growing sales throughout the United
States and Canada, as well as developing and cultivating relationships with
the company's distribution network.
Gonzalez has more than 20 years of
experience in the wide-format printing
industry. He was most recently with
Neenah Paper, where he was responsible for driving West Coast sales in the
wide-format category.
OKI Data Americas, Irving, Texas,
announced the addition of TyrrellTech
Digital

Printing

Systems,

Laurel,

Maryland, to its ColorPainter authorized dealer program. TyrrellTech couples on-boarding training with ongoing education to help customers stay
ahead of the curve and recommends
the ColorPainter line to customers who
require quality indoor and outdoor signage and graphics, says Craig Tyrrell,
president of TyrellTech. The company
also offers free training courses with
topics highlighting Adobe Illustrator,
color management and print-marketing
tricks.
Grimco Inc., St. Louis, has announced
the expansion of its Briteline product
offering with the new Briteline G-FLEX
heat-transfer vinyl (HTV). With the addition of this new heat transfer, there now
are several different series to choose
from, depending on the textiles or substrates being pressed. The printable
HTV products are suitable for all ink
platforms, according to the company.
G-FLEX Turbo can be applied to nearly
all textiles, including nylon, with a fivesecond press time.
Shot on location at Mimaki, Suwanee, Ga.
Photography by Chris Aluka Berry, Tucker, Ga.

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