Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po9.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA07568; Thu, 25 Feb 99 06:49:04 EST Received: from [151.201.95.8] by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA01505; Thu, 25 Feb 99 06:49:31 EST Date: Thu, 25 Feb 99 06:49:31 EST Message-Id: <9902251149.AA01505@MIT.EDU> Received: from wwwdistributing.com ([])by WEBSERVER4(MailMax 2.941) with ESMTP id 0 for davids@wwwdistributing.com; Thu, 04 Mar 1999 06:46:44 -0500 EST From: davids@wwwdistributing.com To: davids@wwwdistributing.com Subject: Screen Printing & Digital Imaging Newsletter Volume 21 Message Sent By: David's Distributing, Inc, P.O. Box 324, Glenshaw, PA 15116 Phone: 412.486.5438 To Be Removed: Click Reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject. You may have already received a copy of this Volume #21 Newsletter. Please excuse the duplication until we iron the bugs out of our new mail server. We will not duplicate in the future. Enjoy _______________________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAVID'S . . . . . . . . . . SCREEN PRINTER'S & DIGITAL IMAGER'S NEWSLETTER _______________________________________ If for some reason this is your first copy, this newsletter has been sent with the understanding that it is being delivered to a valid and appropriate interested party. If the following is of no interest to you, please click reply and in the subject of the e.mail put the word UNSUBSCRIBE or notify us and accept our apology. Your address will be automatically removed. _______________________________________ David's Distributing, Inc. is a supplier to the Screen Printing & Digital Imaging Industries to include, Graphic, Industrial, Serigraphic and Textile classifications. We supply equipment and consumable industry related materials (inks, films, fabrics, frames, etc). FREE technical help relative to materials or equipment used in the industry is offered via phone or e.mail. To ask a question just send an e.mailto: david@wwwdistributing.com. In the subject of the e.mail put the word QUESTION. We also market inkjet refill kits for most desktop inkjet printers to save the replacement cost of expensive ink cartridges. Also, included in this category is Bulk Ink for Large Format printers such as Encad and Roland units as well as refill kits for Sublimation cartridges for printing onto heat transfer paper using Epson desktop inkjet printers. Sublimation inks are used to transfer inks to hard surfaced products. *********************************************************************** SCREEN PRINTER'S & DIGITAL IMAGER'S NEWSLETTER Volume #21...............Tuesday...............February 23, 1999 *********************************************************************** Your e.mail address will NEVER be sold or given out to a third party under any circumstances. We value your privacy. We would certainly like to hear from our readers. We value your thoughts and we would like to publish your ideas. To post your comments, questions or opinions to this newsletter, just send an e.mail to: newsletter@wwwdistributing.com In the subject of the e.mail put the word POST David's Distributing, Inc. makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, about the truth or accuracy of the contents of this newsletter, especially when the opinions of others are printed. ....................................... ** Moderator's Comments ** Product Highlight ** Web Site ** Newsletter Sale Product ** News Release ** Convention/Meetings ** Housekeeping __________________________________________ ................ Moderator's Comments .................. First, let me explain why we have not published in ove r8 weeks. Technical difficulties with our server caused us major problems. Our volume of e.mail brought our server down and we had to change equipment and programming. Our newsletter now reaches 50,000+ Screen Printers and Digital Imagers worldwide. Also, we want to thank our many customers, who over the past year have made David's Distributing, Inc. grow larger and wiser. Our aim is to maximize service to the industry by efficiently providing quality products which are very competitively priced. We also freely exchange our knowledge with all who ask our advice, and with our 35 years of experience we have been able to help solve problems for well over one thousand screen printers around the world. The year 1999 is going to be very exciting and interesting. There are a number of new products on the horizon to help printers become more efficient and more productive. Here are just a few. ______________________________________ Computer Software / Caltex 5.0. Software for the Screen Printer seems to be in great demand. In February we will be marketing a Textile Printer's Calculation Program that has been specifically designed for this industry but can be used by other screen printers to calculate printing costs and selling prices of specific items. The program can be used by small and large businesses and is adaptable to your personal wishes. Fast and accurate calculating of prices is an easy job. Printers may say: "We already have a price list"! Why spend money on a calculating program? Never make a miscalculation? Our program provides the ability to not only program your price turning points in printing but in the garment you sell as well. Making a price list will cost you the same time as inputting your prices in the program. After input the program will save you time and money. In the future you will be fast and accurate in providing price quotations to your customers. The software is based on Microsoft Excel 7.0 to 97 software and runs under Microsoft Windows 95, 98 & NT4.0. The software also runs under the Macintosh Operating System. FREE DEMO SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE This FREE demo version Caltex 5.0. is available to all who request a copy. You can download a version that works as the full version but you can only calculate up to 4 colors with a limited number of textile products. You will receive a manual with the full version of Caltex 5.0.. For your FREE copy go to http://www.wwwdistributing.com/caltex/ The full software package cost is $249.00. ___________________________________ Ink Mixer David's will be marketing an affordable ink mixer for all screen printers. Thin poster inks as well as thick plastisols will be capable of being stirred will equal ease. This hands-free unit will operate with 120V, 220V or compressed air and is capable of mixing gallons or 5-gallon pails. All newsletter subscribers will be notified when the units become available. ______________________________________ Digital Output In the first quarter of 1999 we will be supplying a new system of making truly opaque and detailed film positives from a variety of common desktop inkjet printers. The system involves a specialized ink matched to any particular desktop inkjet printer and a specially coated clear polyester sheet. The density of the black will exceed common photographic sheet masking films. ______________________________________ Screen Print Separator. Software An index separation software for screen printing continuous tone images with halftone dots (True WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get). This software for Windows or Macintosh operating systems will allow you to screenprint continuous tone images with square opaque dots. How many times have you had to apologize to a customer for the quality of your prints? Have you ever been asked for a refund because your 4-color process shirt faded after the first washing? Have you ever told a client that the image they want on their garments just can't be screen printed? Have you ever lost a order because your computer guru/artist has been working on the separations for two weeks and they are still not ready? Have you ever had to re-burn a set of screens over and over because of moire interference and banding? There is a solution - Screen Print Separator. Software Now, any screen printer can produce in-house color separations in less than 30 minutes, accurately proof a design on any desktop inkjet printer for a client before going to press and then be able to print on darks and lights with the same film using only one flash, never having to worry about dot gain, color shifts or moire interference. Screenprint Separator. is an export module that enables the user to export any image from Photoshop. to Illustrator. in spot color. The software supports between 2 and 16 spot colors, and by blending these colors is able to produce thousands of colors with just a few being printed. The final output is a random square dot that prints 100% of the image area with little fibrillation and no moire patterns, using opaque inks. The prints offer higher resolution than conventional halftone dots with seamless blends between colors. Final assembly is done in Illustrator. where the opened exported graphic displays each separation in color on its own individual layer, making it easy to add type and other postscript elements rendered in a chosen set of spot colors. The software affords exceptional printing on dark surfaces and base plates are easily made and assembled into one document. Screenprint Separator. can be used in any application involving spot color separation. These applications include pad printing, textiles, transfers, garment printing, flexography, decals, signs, cd's, towels, plates, bolt fabric, ceramic tiles, limited edition serigraphic prints & offset lithography. The Software package sells for $795.00. ___________________________________ Also, 3 other projects are in process but it is yet too early to make any announcements. These products will certainly make production work for screen printers easier and at a significant price reduction to current available materials. These products are directed toward Graphic, Industrial Serigraphic as well as Textile Screen Printers. Questions or Comments? Send e.mailto: dave@wwwdistributing.com and in the subject of the e.mail put the word POST ....................................... ** Moderator's Comments ** Product Highlight ** Web Site ** Newsletter Sale Product ** News Release ** Convention/Meetings ** Housekeeping _______________________________________________ ......................... PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT..................... INKJET REFILL KITS / BULK INKS / SUBLIMATION INKJET INKS Digital printing has become a household word. And, the inkjet printer has become the printing station for every home and business for homework, signs, cards, labels and even t-shirt heat transfers (most readers are aware of this product). For each computer system sold the usual output device in the package is an inkjet printer. Cost and versatility dictate this choice. Although these printers sell for as little as $119.95, the replacement color cartridge for this printer is $39.95. We can provide a refill of each of the 3 colors for as little as $2.50 total for the (3) colors. In an effort to reduce the high operational cost of desktop as well as wide format (Encad) inkjet printers, David's now offers a full range of ink refill kits, accessories, compatible cartridges and bulk inks for most inkjet printers, both desktop as well as Wide Format. Sublimation inks and cartridges for Epson Printers is now available Filled and blank virgin cartridges for Epson and Canon printers is also now available. Just e.mail dave@wwwdistributing.com You can find all of the necessary information at http://www.wwwdistributing.com ..........................WEB SITE............................. RADIO, TRADE, ECOMMERCE I bought a new computer last Spring, and for the first time I got one with speakers. I never cared much about listening to sounds on my computer, so I didn't even turn them on for awhile. But then I discovered Internet radio. There are hundreds of radio stations that broadcast on the Internet, and listening to them is as easy as connecting to a Web site and turning on your speakers (well, you also need a software program like RealPlayer, but that's easy to download, and the basic version is free). Here's a site that will help you find Internet radio stations to listen to. It's called vTuner < http://www.vtuner.com/ >, and it has stations from all over the world listed. There's something here for every taste - stations that play music like Adult Contemporary, Country, Jazz, Oldies, Rock, and more; stations that have formats like all-news, comedy, sports, or talk; and ethnic stations that range from Arabic to Spanish. The stations broadcast from every country from Argentina to Yugoslavia. The vTuner site rates the stations for quality, speed of the Web connection, etc., and lists new and popular stations, plus has two message boards for Internet radio enthusiasts. ------------------------------ If you want to learn more about international trade, here's a site for you. It's American Computer Resources' Import/Export Library . This page has many useful links, including guides to exporting, lists of worldwide trade shows, online dictionaries, translation services, sites with foreign exchange rate information, embassies, stock exchanges and more. ------------------------------ Finally, the Forrester Research firm says consumers will spend $3.5 billion in online retail purchases this quarter. That number is expected to grow at an astounding rate as people everywhere get more comfortable with buying online. If you want to find out more about how to sell your products online, here's a great site for your research: allEC.com . The name stands for "All Ecommerce", and it's got plenty of resources for folks interested in the billion-dollar field of ecommerce. Here you'll find reports, surveys and trends, news, marketing tips, new product news, a discussion forum, an archive of articles, and much more. Copyright John McDonnell, 1998. Tell your friends to subscribe to Really Useful Business Sites. It's simple: all they have to do is send an e-mail to jaymack@ix.netcom.com with the word "Subscribe" in the subject header. John McDonnell Researcher's Toolkit <> Customer Service Page <> ........................ NEWSLETTER SALE PRODUCT .................... Premium Quality Masking Tape / Economically Priced For the month of February, we offer the following special prices on our best selling masking tapes. 3/4" x 60 yard rolls / 64 rolls per case / .42" roll - Any Quantity 1" x 60 yard rolls / 48 rolls per case / .70" roll - Any Quantity 1.5" x 60 yard rolls / 32 rolls per case / .89" roll - Any Quantity 2" x 60 yard rolls / 24 rolls per case / $1.15 roll - Any Quantity 3" x 60 yard rolls / 18 rolls per case / $1.75 roll - Any Quantity 4" x 60 yard rolls / 12 rolls per case / $2.25 roll - Any Quantity Clear 2" x 110 yard, 3 mil, Shipping Room / Packing Tape Any quantity .85" per roll ___________________________________________________________ ....................NEWS RELEASE................. 1998 Mentor Award Goes to Australian Educator SGIA International Honors Queensland's Ian Stimson KANSAS CITY - Ian Stimson of the Queensland School of Printing & Graphic Arts (Brisbane, Australia) was the honored recipient of the 1998 Robert J. Webster Mentor Award presented by the Screenprinting & Graphic Imaging Association International (SGIA) for excellence in screen printing curriculum and instruction. Announcement of Mr. Stimson's award came at SGIA '98, the Association's 50th annual Convention & Exposition, held October 7-10 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Developed to improve the visibility of screen printing education - and to help promote improved screen printing curriculum - educators who have developed class projects or student assignments in screen printing printing and/or graphic imaging compete in this annual award program sponsored by SGIA International. SGIA International's 1998 Mentor Award was presented to Mr. Stimson for his project - "Australian National Competency-Based Training Curriculum Delivery Modules" - which demonstrated merit in its educational objectives (i.e., technical, reading/writing or math skills) and quality in the resulting screen printed end-product. "In Australia we have been developing a nation-wide Competency-Based Training System for our screen printing apprentices and trainees, where a person is trained to a level of competency set by the Australian National Printing Industry Training Council and the Printing and Allied Trades Employers Federation of Australia," stated Stimson, who divided the screen printing industry into three main "sectors" or "streams": (1) general screen printers; (2) textile screen printers; and (3) industrial screen printers. Instructional modules developed by the educator encouraged participating students to develop appropriate motor skills, while enhancing their communication and technical abilities in the process. As a result of his efforts, competency-based training helped bring consistency to the Australian screen printing industry. "Benefits to the students - and the industry, collectively - are that qualifications achieved (through this program) are transferable to all Australian States," explained Stimson. "The screen printing industry also benefits through reasonable consistency in the level of competency of its apprentices and trainees." Mr. Stimson and his project are being publicized through official news releases distributed internationally by the Association. A distinctive award plaque was presented to the educator for display in his school. "Through our annual Robert J. Webster Mentor Award Competition, we've seen many screen printing teachers encouraged to develop better projects and instruction sheets," said SGIA International President John M. Crawford (Fairfax, Virginia, USA). "All participants in the Competition will receive copies of each of the project sheets submitted, enabling them to gain insights and perspectives on how other instructors are successfully teaching screen printing." The Robert J. Webster Mentor Award is named in honor of an educator whose many accomplishments have benefited the screen printing industry. Mr. Webster was a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, for 24 years. ...................CONVENTIONS & MEETINGS ...................... COMING EVENTS - INSIDE U.S.A. PRINTING AND GRAPHICS EXPO February 10-11, Columbus, Ohio Columbus Convention Center Expo For Printing & Graphic Products Industry e.mailto: page@bannister.com THE SUPER SHOW '99 February 12-15, Atlanta, Georgia Georgia World Congress Center Trade Show For The Sporting Goods Industry e.mailto: supershow@aol.com PMA '99 February 18-21 Las Vegas Convention Center Trade show for the photo-marketing industry. 800.248.8804 / 517.788.8371 (Fax) IMPRINTED SPORTSWEAR SHOW February 19-21 Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida Trade show for the garment printing industry. emailto: jjames@mfi.com DPI '99 March 10-13 Seventh annual conference and exhibition for the Digital Printing Industry. The Nugget Hotel, Reno, NV emailto: dpi@dpia.org GRAPHIC ARTS '99/ THE CHARLOTTE SHOW March 11-13 Exhibition for the graphic-communications industry. North Carolina Convention Center, Charlotte, NC emailto: info@gasc.org LABELEXPO RUSSIA '99 March 16-18 Russia's first trade show dedicated to narrow-web printing and converting. Sokolniki Expo Center, Moscow, Russia Call 44.181.676.9717 or 44.181.776.8377 (Fax) MINAS EM SILK SCREEN March 18-20 Fifth annual trade show for the sign-making, screen- printing and digital industries. Shopping Del Rey, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Call 55.31.227.8211 or 55.31.227.8211 (Fax) IMPRINTED SPORTSWEAR SHOW March 19-21 Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ Trade show for the garment printing industry. emailto: jjames@mfi.com PRINTING SOUTH CHINA '99 March 23-26 Trade show for the printing industry. Guangzhou, China emailto: aes@adsaleexh.com THE B.I.G. SHOW April 8-10 Orlando Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL Conference and exhibit for supplies and buyers of screen printing and related graphics production Phone 303.469.0424 or 303.469.5730 (Fax) THE PRINTWEAR SHOW '99 April 9-11 Apparel decoration trade show - Screen printing, embroidery and corporate apparel. Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC Obtain info at 800-669-0424, ask for Mark Buchanan SECURE CARD & COMMERCE (SCC) TOKYO 1999 April 14-16 International show for the plastic card industry Big Sight Convention Center, Tokyo, Japan emailto: miller@sctokyo.com NORTHPRINT '99 April 20-22 Trade show of the graphic arts industry. Harrogate Exhibition Centre, Harrogate, UK emailto: fiona.reed@reedexpo.co.uk .............................HOUSEKEEPING ............................ 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