Print Your Own 4 color T-shirt in 4 Seconds in Columbus
Apr/110
The largest Midwest T-shirt printing show is this weekend in Columbus, Ohio. The show starts Thursday, April 7th and runs through Saturday, April 9th at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Show hours are 10 am-5 pm Thursday and Friday, and 10 am-3 pm on Saturday.
At the show you will be able to print a 4 color design on a FREE t-shirt in just 4 seconds. In addition, we will have hourly Number Races where two show attendees number 10 shirts 1-10 with Easy Prints numbers in just a few minutes, and the winner wins a $100 Transfer Express Gift Card.
There are also many show specials on heat presses, numbers and marketing kits so stop by booth 500!
Come by Booth #500 to see 4 Color Shirts Printed in Just 4 Seconds!
4 Colors in 4 Seconds—see it in Atlantic City
Mar/111
Visit us at the Atlantic City Imprinted Sportswear Show this weekend and not only will you be able to see 4 colors printed in 4 seconds, you will be able to do it yourself and wear your free t-shirt you just printed!
Also, watch or participate in our hourly number race. Two contestants will number 10 shirts in less than 4 minutes (if they are as fast as others who have tried!) The winner of each race wins $100 in free Transfer Express product, and everyone that participates gets an Easy Prints® number Express Pack!
We will also have samples of all of our new products—stickers, banners, wall graphics, Pearl Prints, our new full color Cad-Printz™ products and the Cad-Printz bid kit.
The show is March 11-13 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Show hours are 10-5 Friday and Saturday and 10-3 on Sunday. See you there!
Press a t-shirt in 4 seconds with a Heat Press!
Organizing Your League Order For Best Pricing
Feb/110
Leagues can be overwhelming at first, but we have tried to make the job easier with our league layouts for sponsor names.
The first step is to sort your sponsor or team names by ink color. Most teams will probably use white or black ink on many different color shirts. Once you have the sponsors organized by ink color, choose the size letter you will want to use. Now choose a sponsor layout that matches that size. For example, if you are using 1.5” letters you will want to use our league layout, QSP-2—8 sponsors fit on this sheet. Put the first 8 teams on this sheet. So with one order you will be outfitting 8 different teams. Look over your list and order the entire sheet at the quantity of the largest team. For example, if 4 teams have 14 players, 2 teams have 15 players and 2 have 17 players, your order will be placed for 20 sheets, taking advantage of the price break, and giving you a couple of extra for most teams for fill-ins. If you have single teams left over, or a team using a different color ink, Express Names would work best for this team.
To figure your number needs, count the number of teams using each color and use the calculator figuring 1-18 for 8 teams. It will give you the pricing if you buy in 5 packs, Express Packs or Kits and tell you how much to purchase.
If you have any questions, our dealer service team who are league experts, can help.
Easily Organize Your League Orders with Sponsor Layouts
New! Screen Printed Transfer Numbers that Stretch
Jan/110
Our new Elasti Prints® transfer numbers stretch with the apparel. The number comes in a new number style, Avalon, which is a unique block style. You can order your front logo print in Elasti Prints as well using the same letter style if you like for a professional look. Elasti Prints numbers can be applied to cotton, polyester, cotton/poly as well as other types of poly blends. The numbers apply at a low temperature, 275 degrees in 15 seconds. They are available in white, black, black with white outline, and white with a black outline in the 4, 6, 8 and 10” sizes. Elasti Prints numbers, as well as all Easy Prints® numbers, are on sale during the month of January for 15% off so give them a try and save!
Avalon typestyle for Elasti Prints® numbers are stretchable
Printing Reversible Jerseys
Dec/100
Reversible jerseys can be polyester or nylon—don’t worry about the mesh, which is the holes; we are printing on the material which determines the type of transfer that will work best.
If the jersey is polyester, you will want to use screen printed transfers, names and numbers. The mesh creates one extra step but is not hard to deal with. When printing reversible jerseys you are typically printing 4 sides for one jersey – the front and back for one side, and then the front and back for the other side. The key to success is to have only the side you are working with on your press. This means you will want to dress the machine by putting the jersey on the bottom platen like you were dressing a mannequin. The shirt will be upside down when pressing. If the shirt has an open bottom, open so only one layer of material is on the platen. If the bottom is sewn, you will just put the side you are working with on the platen. Follow the instructions provided with the transfer, however, the holes will poke through, the ink only attaches to the material. I like to use a Teflon Pad. As the holes poke through, the Teflon surface can be wiped down easily before starting the next shirt or back side. You can also use pellon—which helps pull out the holes, but a fresh piece will be needed for each print. Other release papers such as Kraft paper or Transfer Paper can also be used. Or even just regular paper can work.
If your reversible jersey is nylon, the screen printed transfer may work but you will want to test prior to ordering. Our screen printed transfers are guaranteed to work on cotton, polyester and cotton/poly blends but many customers have had success with them on this type of nylon shirt. If an alternative is needed, our Cad-Printz™ is guaranteed to work on nylon.
Reversible Jerseys
SGIA is Printing it Faster with Screen Printed Numbers
Oct/100
The SGIA Expo has come and gone and our staff at the show talked to a lot of shop owners who are just tired of screen printing numbers on jerseys. Luckily we have a solution with Easy Prints® Numbers that these customers were extremely impressed with. Then there were a few customers who didn’t believe that screen printed transfer numbers could improve their work flow. They were skeptical that you could print 15 jerseys in 5 minutes and still get the exact quality and durability as direct screen printing. So we challenged them. We set them up with a Hotronix® Fusion and a Hotronix® Auto Clam 16×20 to see who would take home the prize of an Easy Prints® Number Express Pack.
Watch this video to see a shop owner and his employee racing to finish number 15 jerseys. Who was able to do it faster?
Try Custom Transfers at SGIA Expo
Oct/100
We are packing our bags and getting ready to attend one of the largest trade shows of the year, SGIA Expo in Las Vegas! Transfer Express has the privilege to share a booth with the other GroupeSTAHL companies to showcase the best ways to decorate apparel. You are going to see a lot of action going on in booth #3059 with demos, specials and promos.
You’ll also see how Easy Prints® Numbers make the job of numbering team uniforms easy without the headaches of direct screen printing but with the same results. Just using screen printed transfers and your heat press can get the job done faster!
If you’re going to the show and want to take part in great heat press specials and win a lot of other great prizes, just sign up for text alerts at the show. You could even win an iPAD! Click here to sign up: transferexpress.com/sgia
Profitable Add-on Sales are Easy with Custom Transfers
Apr/100
With the use of custom transfer gang sheets, add on sales can be very profitable and easy to do. Gang sheets are custom transfers printed with multiple art images on one sheet and then cut apart for use. This customer’s team ordered uniforms with an Easy Prints® script tail layout (QAL-42) on the front, a name and number on the back and the team mascot, a stallion (X2H-1) on the sleeve. They ordered a color change for printing on both their home and away uniforms. The customer then showed them a bat bag that could be ordered and offered to print it with the mascot and a number. They were able to use the same mascot transfer that had been used on the sleeve so this print cost them nothing. They then ordered 2” numbers using Express Names™ for just $3! The bag was purchased for $17 and printed with a logo and number for just $3. They sold the custom printed bags for $35 making an extra $15 on each team member!
Names, Numbers, Script/Tails, Clip Art
How to Order Small Screen Printed Transfer Numbers
Mar/100
Do you need a small number to place in a clip art such as a baseball, one to put on a sleeve or even to place on a cap? We have numbers available in sizes as small as 1”. To order, use Express Names™ and enter numerals instead of letters. Enter a row of digits or the specific digits you need. If ordering 1” numbers you can fit 8 in a row, at the 2” size you can fit 12 digits, at the 2.5” size you can fit 10 digits and at the 3” size you can fit 8 digits. These numbers are low cost, only $1.55/row and easy to apply with your heat press in just 4 seconds! You can peel them off to position the application or cut the release paper and apply with the paper backing, peeling off after pressing.
