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A pr il/M a y 20 13 Volume 104 / Number 2 CO N T E N T S C OL UMN S About the Cover Turn to page 16 to find out what end users and suppliers have to say about UV LED inkjet printers and the graphics they produce. Cover photo courtesy of Firehouse, Indianapolis, IN. Cover design by Bill Parsons. PREPRESS WIRE 8XKeeping Pace with Digital Mark Coudray Coudray presents effective options for staying current with software and developing solutions to keep your business in the forefront. EXPERT APPAREL 12 Creating Artwork for DTG Thomas Trimingham Avoid common pitfalls in digital garment decoration by taking in the tips presented here. FEATURES 16 Perspectives on UV LED Curing Gail Flower Check out what some printers and manufacturers say about the latest technological changes in UV curing for inkjet systems. 20 Form and Function: Digitally Decorated Textiles Dan Naumovich Learn about digital printing onto fabrics and some of the opportunities and applications that fit the process. 24 Diving into Digital Workflows Bill Hartman Software can help streamline even the most demanding workflows by allowing users to organize and standardize important production steps. D E P A R T ME NTS SCREENPRINTING Online Communities 4 6 29 EDITORIAL INSIGHTS NEW PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTOR/DEALER DIRECTORY 30 31 32 OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE ADVERTISING INDEX SHOP TALK B SCREEN PRINTING (ISSN 00369594) is published bi-monthly by ST Media Group International Inc., 11262 Cornell Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45242-1812. Telephone: (513) 421-2050, Fax: (513) 362-0317. No charge for subscriptions to qualified individuals. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualified individuals in the U.S.A.: $42 USD. Annual rate for subscriptions in Canada: $70 USD (includes GST & postage); all other countries: $92 (Int’l mail) payable in U.S. funds. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2012, by ST Media Group International Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for product claims and representations. Periodicals Postage Paid at Cincinnati, OH and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Screen Printing, P.O. Box 1060, Skokie, IL 60076. Change of address: Send old address label along with new address to Screen Printing, P.O. Box 1060, Skokie, IL 60076. For all subscription services, back issues, and single-copy sales, contact: SPTG@halldata.com, Fax: (847) 763-9030, Phone: (847) 7634938, New Subscriptions: www.screenweb.com/subscribe; Renewals: www.screenweb.com/renew. http://www.screenweb.com/subscribe http://www.screenweb.com/renew

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Screen Printing - April/May 2013

Screen Printing - April/may 2013
Contents
Editorial Insights
New Products
Keeping Pace With Digital
Creating Artwork for DTG
Perspectives on UV LED Curing
Form and Function: Digitally Decorated Textiles
Diving Into Digital Workflows
Distributor/Dealer Directory
Opportunity Exchange
Advertising Index
Shop Talk

Screen Printing - April/May 2013