Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast discussion with Jeff Proctor about Specialty Inks and Low Cure Inks for use on today’s high performance fabrics. We also had a chance to talk to Scott Ritter the founder of the DAX Shows that are coming up.
Sponsored by: Equipment Zone (Use Coupon code GUYS)
DAX Show update with Scott Ritter
- Tell us a little about the DAX shows and the history.
- What can attendees expect to see this year?
- Tell us about other activities such as the seminar program this year.
- Where can our listeners find you and find information about the show?
Low Cure and Specialty Inks with Jeff Proctor
- At the Long Beach ISS there seemed to be an upsurge in companies exhibiting “performance wear” fabrics and inks that were both PVC-free and phthalate-free. Your company manufactures textile inks Jeff, why are we seeing an increased interest in these inks.
- What prompted ink manufacturers to start producing PVC-free inks?
- When did this become important to ink manufacturers in the USA and why did it become important?
- What is available in the marketplace now?
- What are the differences between the different brands of inks labeled PVC-free?
- Aside from the printers using these inks to meet the standards for decorations by major retailers asking for PVC-free prints on their garments are there any advantages PVC-free inks can offer to the normal printer?
Jeff Proctor’s Bio: He has worked in the screen printing industry as a shop owner, production manager and a Technical Sales Representative for several major manufacturers of plastisol inks. In 1977 as a young, aspiring photojournalism student at Indiana University, he was asked by a friend who started a screen printing department at a college bookstore to come help for two weeks, because at that time the process started out by taking a picture. The rest is history. Now he covers the US, Mexico and Central America as a Technical Sales Representative for Winnipeg, MB, Canada based Lancer Group International.
Jeff’s Email – jeff.proctor@comcast.net
(404) 591-2021
Shows
- ASI Dallas – February 4th – 6th
- DAX Kansas City – February 28th – March 1st
- NBM Arlington, TX – March 6th – 8th
- ISS Atlantic City, NJ – March 14th – 16th
- Aaron’s Seminar
- March 15th (1PM to 2:30PM) Better Understand Your Customers with the Power of Social Media
- Terry’s Seminars
- March 14th (1PM to 2:30PM) Secrets to Starting a Direct-to-Garment Business
- March 16th (10:30AM to Noon) The Business of Screen Printing: Beyond Pulling the Squeegee
Other News/Events
- Introduction to DTG Printing – Equipment Zone in New Jersey (outside NYC) – February 21st
- Complete Screen Printing Business Course – Atlas Screen Supply in Chicago – March 22-23, 2014
- Complete Screen Printing Business Course – Workhorse Products in Phoenix – January 25th and 26th
This show is brought to you for a full hour by: Equipment Zone, with 20 years experience selling garment printing equipment nationwide. Equipment Zone offers the new Epson F2000 SureColor direct-to-garment printer, their own VelociJet-XL DTG printer, and the all new SpeedTreater-TX automatic pretreat machine with a full 16”x24” pretreat area. Introductory price is $3,295. Equipment Zone also carries a full line of DTG inks and supplies. Go to EquipmentZone.com
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