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Shop SPOTLIGHT ThreeSixty Graphix Started in 2009 in a 500-square-foot back room in co-owner Jamie Sinclair’s accounting ofﬁce, ThreeSixty Graphix now operates from a 5,000-square-foot, climatecontrolled facility in Concord, N.C. Building a Reputation ThreeSixty Graphix hopes to achieve long-term success by keeping quality, service and a commitment to getting the job done as top priorities. By Jennifer A. Morrell, Contributing Writer f our years ago, Rusty Norris found himself at a pivotal point in life: He’d lost his job of 14 years and was standing at a crossroad trying to determine his next move. As fate would have it, Norris drove cross-country with a friend, Jamie Sinclair, who had a screen printing press sitting idle in the back room of his accounting ofﬁce. Sinclair previously had used the press for a few personal jobs. The two friends soon found themselves brainstorming the potential of a proﬁtable printing business if someone were operating the press full time. That’s the day Sinclair joined Norris as co-owner of ThreeSixty Graphix. The company’s ﬁrst ofﬁcial location was in that 500-square-foot back room at Sinclair’s accounting ofﬁce. Norris operated from the modest location for 10 months before the business was moved a few miles away to its current location in Concord, N.C. Everything Norris knows about printing — and it’s a lot — was 38 Impressions | September 2013 ThreeSixty Graphix At A Glance Company Name: ThreeSixty Graphix Address: 2606 South Ridge Ave. Concord, NC 28025 Founded: 2009 No. of Employees: 10 Decorating Methods Offered: Screen printing, PMS color matching, ﬁlm printing Company Website: threesixtygraphix.com self-taught. Attention to detail and old-fashioned trial and error have built strong experience. Although Norris has attended industry trade shows in the past to grow his knowledge, his production manager, David Redman, has given the company a sturdy backbone. Redman brought 20 years of experience to ThreeSixty Graphix, ramping up production quality and daily volume. Today, the company operates from a 5,000-square-foot, climate-controlled facility, employing 10 people. Most of that space is used for production, and Norris says the company is quickly outgrowing the location. ThreeSixty Graphix prints for small and local clients, as well as larger, national customers — including colleges, the NFL, NBA, MLB and NASCAR. Norris says the company mainly does contract work, but also has retail customers. “We believe in providing the same quality work, no matter how big or small the customer may be,” Norris says. But the company’s printing capacity of 600 pieces per hour, per machine, is nothing to sneeze at. NUTS AND BOLTS ThreeSixty Graphix currently uses an original eight-color/10-station M&R Sportsman automatic screen printing press, as well as an original exposure unit. During the last year, the company invested in a 16-color/18-station Mustang automatic press and a Ray Paul gas dryer. The company offers an array of services, including screen printing, PMS color matching and ﬁlm printing. Norris says the decision to output its own ﬁlm has helped lower costs and saved an outsourcing step. impressionsmag.com http://www.threesixtygraphix.com http://www.impressionsmag.com

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Impressions - September 2013
Contents
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FYI
Product Gallery
ISS Conferences
Outdoor Outfitting
Beat the Heat
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Shop Spotlight
Shop Spotlight
Embroidery Technique
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Tech Tips Embroidery
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Screen Printing Graphics & Design
Screen Printing Technique
Online Directory
Tech Tips Screen Printing
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Impressions - September 2013