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Wearables News Briefs - September 2019

Penn Emblem (asi/77120) announces the promotion of Tyler Joseph to digital marketing manager. Joseph has been at Penn Emblem since 2017, holding positions as logistics coordinator and project manager.

Workhorse Products offers the CapMax convex cap printer, capable of printing simple to sophisticated designs on a wide range of headwear styles, including six-panel caps.

Tri-Mountain (asi/92125) has published its 2020 catalog, introducing 23 new styles.

Stahls’ (asi/88984) offers pre-spaced heat transfer numbers that come pre-aligned on a clear carrier and are ready for quick heat application. The company will be holding Artwork 101 and 201 workshops on Nov. 20 for $19.95 each at its Arizona, California, Michigan, Ohio and Texas locations. Seating is limited. Register here.

Transfer Express (asi/91804) offers the “Shirt Tag Label Guide,” a free ebook explaining how to add a private label to a T-shirt to promote your business.

Sportsman Cap & Bag has relocated to a new 150,000-plus-square-foot headquarters in Lenexa, KS. The headquarters and distribution center is more than three times larger than Sportsman’s previous home in Shawnee, KS. “Each year, we continue to add more brands and styles to the product lineup,” said Dan Saferstein, president of Sportsman Cap & Bag. “We’re currently adding over 30 new styles from popular brands such as Puma, Champion and Richardson. We’ve been busting at the seams as we kept expanding in our previous location. Finally, we just ran out of room and had to move.”

ColDesi Inc. announces the release of its new PTM brand pretreatment machine for direct-to-garment printing. The new machine allows decorators to prepare blank shirts faster and with less hassle than traditional spray systems, according to the company.

Roland DGA announces the launch of its new LV series laser engraving machines, which use CO2 laser technology to cut out, engrave or mark on hundreds of different materials with ease and accuracy. The company also introduces its new VersaUV LEF2-300 UV printer, offering increased efficiency and productivity.

Kornit Digital is bringing its “Road Show” event series to Los Angeles with a three-day program, from Sept. 11 to 13. The event includes presentations on how to monetize digital print systems and testimonials from print shops currently using them.

Transfer Express (asi/91804) offers a video showing how a stock layout can be changed to fit a client’s needs. The company also has scheduled a free webinar for September on “Money Making Tips for Fall Heat Printing.” The webinar is set for 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 12. Register here.

Hotronix offers a 4-inch-by-4-inch heat press platen for printing left-chest designs on youth apparel, bag pockets and other small areas. The company also offers the Identification Label System, an easy way to create and affix personalized heat-applied labels to uniforms, camping gear, jerseys and more.

The PAS Store offers B-Flex Gimme 5 heat transfer vinyl for use with digital cutters to create lettering, numbers and shapes for heat sealing. This opaque polyurethane film is designed for use on cotton, polyester, poly/cotton blends and acrylic.

InkSoft offers a new “Request Payment” feature, helping make online payments simple for both the print shop and its customers. The function allows clients to make secure online payments from any device. Watch a video demonstration here.

Workhorse Products offers Starter Package 4, a six-piece equipment bundle geared toward getting an operation up and running quickly and positioning it for future growth. The package includes the Odyssey O-6400-F six-color/four-station manual press.

Roland DGA has announced the launch of its new TrueVIS Value-Up Program, offering current owners of TrueVIS VG series wide-format printer/cutters the opportunity to upgrade the print durability guarantees, capabilities and cutting power of their existing inkjets. Learn more here.

Stahls’ offers a “Get This Look” video on how to heat print on a burlap Christmas tree skirt.

Prism Inks and Graphics One announce the introduction of new GO FabriMate dye-sublimation ink to cotton technology, which will be debuted Oct. 23 to 25 at the Printed United show in Dallas.

Cap America (asi/43792) announces new representation in three market areas. Jim Maddox of The Maddox Co. will cover Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Bill McDonald and Doug Terry of McDonald Terry Group will cover Georgia and Tennessee. Patrick Reinecker and Dan Pauley of Reinecker Associates will cover Oklahoma and Texas.

GSG is launching an industry fundraiser for Be The Match, a bone marrow donor program, in honor of Payton Granberry – granddaughter of Mark Granberry, GSG’s president. Payton was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) at 12, but found a bone marrow donor through Be The Match. To honor Payton’s successful battle and raise fund for Be The Match, GSG created a custom color of Siser EasyWeed heat transfer vinyl called “Payton Pink.” Proceeds from the sales of Payton Pink vinyl will go toward Be The Match. GSG will also sell Payton Pink T-shirts for $5 at upcoming trade shows to raise funds for the donor program.

Storm Creek (asi/89879) has become a new member of the Minnesota Keystone Program, which promotes corporate philanthropy by recognizing companies that donate at least 2% of their pre-tax earnings to charitable organizations.

Gildan Activewear Inc. (asi/56842) announced that the company has been included on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Gildan has been included on the Dow Jones Indices. “We take great pride in our inclusion on this index once again this year, being one of only two apparel companies on the North American index,” said Claudia Sandoval, VP of Corporate Citizenship at Gildan. “We are focused on increasing the transparency of our operations and approaching issues in a holistic way. The Company’s vertically-integrated business model allows us to exercise significant control over the vast majority of our supply chain. This provides Gildan with the unique ability to ensure a work environment that supports our employees’ well-being and professional growth.”

Storm Creek (asi/89879) has announced the release of its 2020 Catalog, featuring several new styles and colors, as well as the company’s Eco-Collection.

Cintas (asi/162167) announced its sponsorship of the 2019-2020 College Football season with ESPN. A central piece of the sponsorship includes Cintas’ presenting sponsorship of ESPN’s new 11-episode docu-series The American Game, which will follow the history and culture of college football throughout its 150 years.

Royal Apparel (asi/83731) is launching new B2B and B2C websites with an enterprise resource planning system. Key enhancements have been added to the user experience: increased speed of the site, improved images and ease of downloads, filtered navigation, feature selection and notification emails.

Eversole Run (asi/53040) has added new representation in three market areas: David Lodde of DL Marketing will be covering Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska; Dick and Brett Filut of R.J. Filut & Associates will cover Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; and Mark Treger will be covering California.

Cap America Inc. (asi/43792) welcomes Curt Carr as vice president of finance. “The diversity of Curt’s experience in finance, accounting and complex system conversions is very much in line with the needs of our growing organization,” said James A. “Trae” Hastings III, CFO of Cap America.

Great Dane Graphics offers a selection of stock cat designs, perfect for pet stores, cat sitters, SPCAs, welfare cat organizations, animal shelters and more.

The PAS Store offers Burmilana wool-blend embroidery thread, a blend of 50% natural wool/50% acrylic. This 12-weight thread makes machine embroidery look like hand-sewn embroidery and can be used to give a vintage look to designs or for chenille, loop pile or chain stitch embroidery.