Session #6, Decorated Apparel Day

This session is for decorators, print shops, and anyone interested in adding decorated apparel to their product mix! Tap into ideas about what processes are available, and the apparel you can source at this important time of year when apparel manufacturers are rolling out their lines for the New Year. That’s what Decorated Apparel Day on November 18 is all about!

This online event and sourcing extravaganza aims to bring you up to speed on DTG, heat transfers, sublimation, rhinestones, screen printing, embroidery, and choosing the right apparel for the project.

At THE NBM SHOW Breakaway Sessions you’ll access interactive exhibits with top manufacturers and suppliers, a full day of online class presentations with live chat, and more, all at your fingertips.

Registration is FREE, and your registration allows you to view online classes and visit exhibit booths for 14 days after the event. We’ll see you there on November 18!

Sessions

Apparel Decoration: From A to Tee!

Jennifer Cox
Tim Gibson
Nick Feliciano
Aaron Montgomery
Jason Murphy
Victoria Nardini
Join us on Decorated Apparel Day as our expert panelists discuss the state of the industry, a wide variety of decorating techniques, business advice and more. We’ll touch on design principles and implementation when it comes to DTG, screen printing, textile printing, heat transfer, embroidery, and more. We’ll also get advice on what fabrics/materials are best for the technique of your choice. Are you new to the industry and not sure how to get started? Are you a seasoned veteran ready to purchase your next piece of equipment? We are live, so bring your inquiries for a Q&A session with the pros!

Print-On-Demand Efficiency and Scalability with Kornit DTG: Solutions for Every Business Size

Matthew Meany

Are you competing in the fast-growing, on demand market? When you go with digital, you enable your business to meet any new demand as it comes, small orders are just as achievable and profitable as larger orders. You grow with digital by opening yourself to new business and overcoming obstacles long associated with traditional screen printing. Powered by innovative service and end-to-end solutions, Kornit enables you to profit from print-on-demand and e-commerce models. The future of apparel decoration is digital!

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Myths vs. Realities in Heat Transfer

Cyronne Counts

Behind every bright custom printed textile, there is a story that starts with a printer, ink and most commonly… transfer paper.
Is there only one way to transfer images onto hard surfaces? Is it always better to use Inkjet transfer paper no matter what type of images you are using? Why can’t I use my hand iron with all heat transfer papers? Can self-weeding occur with all types of heat transfer papers?
This session will offer an in-depth look at what it really takes to get a high quality print on your substrates.
Heat Transfer paper users of all skill levels can gain useful knowledge on various topics to enhance your decorating experience!

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Learn How to Earn More from Your Existing Customers

Doug Charles
This session, with The Advertising Specialty Institute’s experienced sales executives, will feature ways promotional products can be used by trophy and award shop owners, screen printers, designers and printers who are interested in growing their business. Want to increase sales from your current customers and introduce your business capabilities to new customers? You can do both by simply adding promotional products as a new sales channel. Learn how thousands of trophy and award shop owners, graphics and screen-print professionals have succeeded in this market. Discover the top markets to sell to, the hottest products available, as well as the tools you need to succeed. Your customers are already buying promotional products; shouldn’t it be from you?

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Apparel Decoration from Head to Toe

Gary Barker
One of the most lucrative growth markets for your business is the apparel market. Learn about the latest technology, tips and techniques from the trenches & trending products you can offer throughout the year and more.

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All You Need is a Heat Press!

Josh Ellsworth

Apparel decoration is expanding and evolving by the minute. With so many fast decoration methods out there, it is often difficult to choose the best solution for your project.   This class will review everything from heat press basics to the high-level decoration techniques using only a heat press.
-        Use your heat press for more than t-shirts
-        Creative solutions for difficult projects
-        Unique finishes and dimensions with a heat press

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Get to Know SanMar and the Decorator and Digital Solutions Team

Jason Murphy

In this session, we will share some of our favorite, new products, some decorating tips from our experts and answer your questions during our Q&A.

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Lasers are in Fashion: Creating Custom Decorated Apparel with Your Epilog

Jeremiah Jekich

While they’ve long been used to create awards, personalized gifts, and branded promotional products, laser engraving and cutting systems are fast becoming a popular tool in the decorated apparel/fashion realm. From canvas to denim to leather and beyond, laser engraving and cutting systems work well with all kinds of textiles, which allows you to make nearly any garment or accessory as unique as the person who’s wearing it. Here we’ll show you some popular apparel applications you can accomplish with your laser!

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Decorated Apparel Day with Hirsch Solutions

Mike Gilmore
Spend a day learning about DTG and Embroidery practices with a Hirsch customer. Brother and Tajima products will be showcased in this hands-on presentation.

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Print. Process. Profit

Mark Suhadolnik
Join our experts as they reveal the hottest new equipment, products, tips and tricks for a profitable business. Whether you’re new to the industry or established, discover new technologies that can grow your business today, featuring Epson DTG, Brother DTG, and M&R Screen Printing.

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Go Digital & Scale With DTG Print Technology

Victor Peña

In this modern digital age, inventory is a thing of the past and on-demand is becoming the norm across the board. This year alone, digital on-demand garment printing using direct to garment printers has shown exponential growth that should have taken 5+ years! If this is something you've been considering, NOW is the time to take it seriously and scale while it's booming! Whether you're a start-up or small print shop looking to get into digital on-demand or a large fulfillment facility seeking industrial-speed on-demand, learn how it all works in this exclusive session!

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Expand Your Decorated Apparel Business with the Latest Technology in DTG and Dye-Sublimation

Tim Check
Grow your business and impress your customers with new product offerings that leverage the latest in dye-sublimation and direct-to-garment print technology. See how imagination can be seamlessly turned into high-value apparel, decor, promotional products and more.

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Getting Around Licensed Printing

Andy Curtiss

When you get into the t-shirt business you see all those collegiate, football, baseball and basketball sales. You know everyone buys shirts to support the local college and pro team. But wait, you need a licensing agreement, and they are expensive!
-        Learn when you need a license, when you don’t
-        Learn how to quickly create art that does not need a license
-        Watch us print on demand in just seconds once you have a sale
We can’t wait to help you support your local teams and sell more custom t-shirts!

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Navigating Your Financing Options in Any Climate

Greg Bourdon

This educational and informational session, brought to you by CIT, is designed to provide you with critical information to not only weather any climate but strengthen the way you run your business. Now more than ever, cash reserves are important. Financing may be the answer to ensure you can keep the cash you need on hand. Learn what you need to know to apply, the best ways to navigate the process, what constitutes a “good deal” for your business and more.

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Let’s Talk About Decorated Headwear as a Very Profitable Product to Offer Your Customers.

Mike Doe
Promotional headwear is a growing trend that we won’t see going away anytime soon. Schools, clubs, sports teams and companies get excited about personalized headwear that give their organization visibility. As a business owner, that means offering the most up-to-date decoration techniques is an absolute must. Having these tools in your back pocket will allow you to tap into one of the most profitable parts of the decoration industry. In this session, we’ll talk about where to get your blank headwear and how to do some very creative decoration methods that will set you apart from competitors. We’ll review how to use embroidery, direct-to-garment printing, dye sublimation and vinyl print and cut to create truly unique headwear your customers will love.

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Maximize the Potential of a DTG Printer by Printing More Than Tees

Aamon Brother DTG
Anissa Brother DTG
Harris Brother DTG
John Brother DTG
Leo Brother DTG
Philip Brother DTG
Shannon Brother DTG

Learn how to maximize the potential of a direct to garment printer by understanding how to print on unique substrates or print locations to create a competitive advantage. Learn from the Brother DTG Print Team the step-by-step instructions for printing shoes, headwear, denim, sleeves, over zippers and more. Get some printing tips that you are not likely to hear on a busy trade show floor.

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Top 10 Reasons to Invest In An Epson DTG Printer

Terry Combs
Jeff Morgenthaler

Learning from experts is significantly different than listening to a sales pitch! Recognized industry trainers and apparel decoration experts, Terry Combs & Jeff Morgenthaler, will teach you the top 10 reasons why you should invest in an Epson DTG printer. There are substantial differences in DTG printers and the companies and dealers who sell them. Equipment Zone has been guiding business owners like you on the DTG trail for more than 15 years and has the largest dedicated training and support team in the US. Both Jeff & Terry are looking forward to helping you avoid costly detours caused by misinformation. You know, like the junk posted on the internet.

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Sponsors

Running a print shop is about more than just being able to print out a few flyers for your clients. Investing in the latest technology will help you keep up with your clients’ needs, so you can print commercial, color, and large format items with high quality, low costs, and fast turnaround times. If you have discovered that your current printing equipment isn’t enough to meet the demands of your growing business, consider the benefits of financing or leasing printing equipment to expand your operations. Contact us at print@cit.com or 877-786-5327 to learn more.

Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to becoming indispensable to society by connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. The company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics. Epson is proud of its contributions to realizing a sustainable society and its ongoing efforts to realizing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales ofmore than JPY 1 trillion. www.epson.com

Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) develops, manufactures, and markets industrial digital printing technologies for the garment, apparel, and textile industries. Leading the digital textile printing industry through its revolutionary NeoPigment™ process, including an integrated pretreatment solution, we cater directly to the needs of both designers and manufacturers to address the changing needs of the entire textile printing value chain. Printing with Kornit means zero water waste and avoiding excess manufacturing of un-purchased pieces. By enabling sustainable on-demand manufacturing, our solutions help creating a better world, where people can bond, design, and express their identities – one impression at a time. To complete its vision of enabling fashion on demand, Kornit Digital recently acquired UK-based workflow developer Custom Gateway, which specializes in on-demand manufacturing and automation of production processes and product management. Together, Kornit and Custom Gateway design workflow products to support the on-demand manufacturing of decorated textile goods, from the online store to delivery, from the brand to the fulfiller and consumer. Founded in 2002, Kornit Digital is a global company, headquartered in Israel with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and supplies digital textile printing machines to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.

OmniPrint International Inc. is a print tech company that specializes in designing, manufacturing, and distributing award-winning Direct To Garment Printers, accessories, and solutions for the DTG print industry.

Founded in 2004, this company has gone from 0 to millions In sales with their flagship award-winner, the FreeJet 330TX Plus DTG Printer, championing them three consecutive rankings in the INC5000 Fastest Growing Companies In America 2018-2019 and multiple SGIA Product of the Year awards 2016-2020.

Our mission is to build a community of entrepreneurs & business owners winning with our print on demand products and services around the world!

STAHLS' provides you with solutions to eliminate your heat printing frustrations, clear up material confusions, and give your business unique and trendy uniform and apparel decorating ideas. There are a million ways to decorate for your customers, let us show you how.

Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) is the promotional product industry’s largest membership organization offering media, technology, marketing and education to help cultivate success and community.

Promotional products make up a $25.8 billion industry. Why is the industry thriving? Because logoed items like hats, T-shirts and bags are traveling advertisements that leave a lasting impression, making them crucial for building brand awareness.

The industry is made up of suppliers who create, source and imprint products, and distributors who then creatively market and sell the imprinted products to their clients who use them to promote their business. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, schools, hospitals, charities and small businesses.

We strive to provide a culture of support and care with the best service, products, education, research and content available to help our members succeed, every step of the way. As a graphics business, ASI can help you sell promotional products as an additional source of revenue.

As a pioneer in Direct to Garment printing, Brother DTG always seeks to bring new features and advanced technology to an industry that demands to be on the cutting edge. But our history of supporting the garment industry dates back to our earliest days. Our relevantly recent merger of garment decoration and creation machinery with our sophisticated printing technology is simply the latest in long line of product introductions.

Based in Tampa, Florida, Digital Technology Group, Inc (DTG) was founded in 1998. DTG prides itself on offering the best pre-consultation, products, training, and support in the industry and specializes in applying critical color management solutions for our customers' needs. We provide printers, printer supplies and support. When your competitors are settling into a "new normal", DTG wants to partner with you, help you raise the bar and set a new standard in your market. Large manufacturers including Vanguard Digital, Epson, HP, Canon, Graphtec, Gfp, Royal Sovereign and others have chosen to partner with DTG in providing our customers with the latest, cutting edge imaging and finishing solutions.

DTG provides complete imaging solutions, from capture to finish, to the photographic, fine art, signage, textile and graphics manufacturing markets. DTG prides itself on offering the best pre-consultation, products, training, and support in the industry and specializes in applying critical color management solutions for our customers' needs.

DTG's Tampa headquarters also showcases the only Epson Certified Solution Center in the Southeastern United States. The solution center showcases the entirety of Epson's latest professional printing portfolio alongside a variety of accessories allowing customers to directly experience and evaluate products in a complete workflow.

Epilog Laser is the leading designer and manufacturer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving, cutting, and marking systems. Used extensively throughout the awards/engraving, signage, and apparel industries, Epilog's powerful, easy-to-use equipment allows you to create one of a kind products in minutes.

From compact systems to larger-format lasers, Epilog has the right machine to fit your laser applications.

Equipment Zone is a nation-wide elite reseller of EPSON direct-to-garment (DTG), wide format sublimation, solvent and photographic printers. Equipment Zone has two offices; the primary office is in New Jersey and a second location in Arizona. We're proud to have the only EPSON Certified Solutions Center in the northeast, minutes from NYC! According to Epson, Equipment Zone is the number 1 reseller of the Epson F2100 DTG (Direct-To-Garment) printer in the US!

GSG is a wholesale distributor to the graphic communications industry, including sign, screen-printing, embroidery, and wide-format digital printing equipment and supplies.

At Hirsch, we recognize the value of partnering with our customers and we have dedicated ourselves to providing the best solutions to help our customers successfully start, grow and diversify their businesses.

America's Embroidery Machine

Melco International is based in the United States and headquartered just North of Denver, Colorado. While our corporate HQ is located in the United States, we are also an international organization. Melco has distribution and training centers in dozens of countries all over the world. We are an American Company, Worldwide. Founded in 1972, we were one of the first to develop computerized embroidery technology. This system evolved into the modular, high-speed EMT16X commercial embroidery machine that we proudly sell today.

Melco’s History

Melco was founded in 1972 as an engineering collaboration directed towards developing advanced electronic and computer graphic applications. Over the last 20+ years, Melco has established itself as a pioneer of technology in the embroidery industry. From our innovative Digitrac® system,the world’s first computerized digitizing system, to EDS III software designed for Microsoft® Windows?, to our EMC 10/12 embroidery peripheral—Melco has remained a leader in the industry. In 1990, a majority share of Melco was purchased by Saurer Group-Holding Inc. of Arbon, Switzerland, a worldwide producer of textile machinery and other products. The merger of technologies has helped propel Melco into a multi-national market and further develop our proven quality. In 1989, Melco created Accessory Resource Corporation (ARC), a full-service company providing thread, equipment accessories, designs, and clothing for the embroidery industry.

Some of our clients

Neenah Coldenhove was founded in 1661 and for the past 350 years has developed into a supplier of high-quality paper for special applications.

In the past decades, Neenah Coldenhove has maintained high standards and expertise. With a focus on Digital Transfer Textile Printing, we introduced a newly invented Digital Sublimation Transfer Paper portfolio.

In addition to Sublimation Transfer Papers, Neenah Coldenhove broadened its portfolio with the addition of the Heat Transfer papers in 2018 and continues enhancing the product portfolio with the introduction of pioneering technologies such as Digital Pigment Transfer papers in 2019.

With an extensive range of digital transfer papers, Neenah Coldenhove plays a leading international role in the market for industrial textile printing.

We are dedicated to the continuous development of new paper solutions and we accept the challenge to exceed the standards and demands of various market segments with our specific paper portfolio.

A concert t-shirt that rocks. That sharp polo shirt stamped with company pride. The local softball team's cap. A business traveler's bag sporting a slick logo. It's what SanMar is all about - activewear and accessories that unite people and build up teams, groups and communities.

Screenprinters, embroiderers, athletic dealers and promotional companies count on us for stylish, top-quality apparel that becomes canvases for decoration. Our t-shirts, polo shirts and outerwear showcase a unifying spirit that lingers long after they're worn. You may not know it but SanMar's products show up everywhere - at sports arenas, schools, coffee shops and restaurants, fun runs and walks, and local businesses.

The t-shirt is an iconic sympol of American style, and so it was the product our founder, Marty lott chose when starting out. He launched SanMar in 1971 distributing t-shirts from his parents' basement in Seattle. Marty continues to run the company in partnership with sons Jeremy and Jordan, who learned the business beginning at very young ages. Today SanMar employs more than 4,000 people nationwide and offers 21 retail, mill and private label brands, and counting!

We offer custom screen printed and digital transfers. You can send us your artwork in almost any file type or use our free design center to create your art and order. The design center is filled with over 12500 clip art, and 7500 cusomizabe templated layouts. It willl make anyone an artist.

We also offer screen printed name an number transfers, wholesale blank apparel and heat presses for any budget.

Our fast, guaranteed turnaround can't be beat and all orders in the continuous US will arrive 2 days after shipping with our exclusive Speedy Air service.

Free product samples are available

Just Hoods and Just Cool by AWDis are the next GREAT brands that are a must have in your daily apparel needs. Come discover why printing has never looked so VIBRANT until you have used the Just Hoods and Just Cool.

Our Just Hoods line consist of fleece products using ultra soft ring-spun poly cotton fabric, providing unbelievable comfort and creating the ideal printing platform. Our basic hoodie Style: JHA001 (8.3oz - 80% ring-spun cotton/20% Polyester fabric) is available in 37 colors.

Our Just Cool products are crafted from a lightweight smooth Neoteric fabric excellent for Screen Printing, Sublimation, or Heat Transfers. Our Style:JCA001(4.1oz 100% Polyester fabric) is available in 30 colors and is a great open price point product for large Poly end-users.

Please feel free to contact us at either 800-229-1240 or sales@citadelbrands.com

Come discover the rave of the AWDis brands!

Graphic Elephants
Apparel Decorating Solutions with an emphasis on Screen Printing
GraphicElephants.com
@GraphicElephants

With an offering of over 25,000 products, JDS is proud to offer the best brands in the recognition, personalization and sign industries. As a leader in new product development, JDS averages over 1,000 new products each year by being innovative and progressive. JDS Industries is a company whose principles and practices are as strong as the foundation it was built on, where each customer is valued and every effort is focused on helping you succeed.

PPAI is the trusted leader in the promotional products industry delivering essential knowledge, resources and community to ensure the success of its members, those who manufacture, import and resell promotional products, and the promotional products industry itself.

NNEP Members get answers when they need it, save money with dozens of industry suppliers, have access to 100s of other apparel decoration business owners, get listed in the national directory and so much more. We help NNEP members find customers, keep customers and make money!

Welcome to Xpresscreen
Glad you are here at the NBM Breakway Session #6
Decorated Apparel Day

Do you want to see how easy
screen printing can be?

Xpresscreen offers a digital screen printing process that’s easy, affordable and friendly to the environment.

Our impressive system uses no water, no chemicals, no emulsion and eliminates the need for a darkroom. Long gone are the days of multi-screen meshes and drying time. Xpresscreen shortens pre-press time from hours to minutes, saving time and money while producing top quality single and multi-color printing jobs.

Get out of the dark and start making money$$

SPACE SAVER
With traditional screen making you need a light table, dark room, wash out sink, knock-out booth, dip tank, printer and film positives (or DTG), pressure washer, etc. All of our thermal screen makers fit on a fold up table... that is all the space you need!

TIME SAVER
Total time to stretch a screen is 3 minutes. Total time to burn is less than 3 minutes. No waiting for emulsion to dry, screens can be always ready!

PERFECT HALFTONES
One of the hardest things to do with traditional screen making is reproducing halftones with quality and consistency, it is an art form. With the onboard RIP of The QS and GP Thermal Screen Makers you can simply download an image and set your halftones. From 38-200 lpi makes for effortless quality!

Be sure to check out the BREAKAWAY BUYS in the exhibit hall!

THE NBM SHOW, produced by National Business Media, combines three markets of graphics professionals, entrepreneurs, suppliers, and distributors and is a business-to-business trade show for the following disciplines: sign making, digital printing, screen printing, embroidery, apparel decorating, sublimation, awards, engraving, specialty graphics, custom gifts and everything personalized.

Media sponsor for the event is the industry trade publication GRAPHICS PRO, the unification of three industry-leading publications – Awards & Engraving, Printwear, and Sign & Digital Graphics into an all-in-one powerhouse industry source.

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