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Offering comprehensive solutions for bringing control to the screenprinting process for all segments.

Bill Hood

  • Aug 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
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  • 37 EPISODES


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The Perfect White Ink: Increasing Margins by Reducing Waste

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 5:07


Screenprinters are earnestly pursuing the perfect white ink and end up with dozens of unused gallons of ink on their shelves in the search. The truth of the matter is that the problem is not the ink, but rather the way in which it is being used.

Understanding Ink Cost and Yield

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 14:59


Are you weighing your ink as it arrives at your shop? If not, you should be. The cost of ink, second only to labor cost, is an expendable that must be accounted for and should be done on a job-by-job basis.

Achieving Square Mesh Openings

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 7:10


If you want to increase the quality of your halftone or four-color process printing the information in this episode will provide some of the knowledge you need to begin.

Increasing Net Revenue for Manual Shops

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 6:59


How you can put another $28,000 or more in the bank each month.

A Light Integrator Does Not Provide Consistent Stencil Exposure

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 12:45


The light integrator only measures the amount of UV energy emitted by the lamp, and it cannot provide proper exposures.

50 Thinking Points

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 16:18


A discussion of problems that people face every day because they didn't apply thought to what they were doing.

Reducing Exposure Times and Increasing Resolution

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 11:12


You may be inadvertently causing problems with exposure and resolution. Let’s talk about it!

Stabilizing Polyester Mesh

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 9:53


Using the proper steps to reduce tension loss that occurs on all polyester mesh.

Your Success Depends on Being the Best

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 13:16


It's about initiating -- continually creating situations that force you to become better than you currently are — purging yourself of all your imperfections.

Best Practices for Reducing Spoilage Cost

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 10:44


Learn how to find your normal and abnormal spoilage rates, and how to reduce your spoilage to increase your profit margin.

Achieving the Correct Exposure Time

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 11:20


Become a fly on the wall as we walk a printer through knowing the correct exposure time before making the exposure each and every time, without fail.

Understanding the Squeegee

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 10:54


Learn how to properly choose and use the squeegee in this episode.

Understanding Mesh Tension

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 15:06


Discussion on the tensioning of the mesh and what to expect of the newer meshes.

The Importance of EOMR

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 9:24


A discussion about the relationship between the percentage of a stencil’s EOMR and the quality of the printed image.

The Multipurpose Tool You Need in Your Shop

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 10:23


There are many tools available to screenprinters and they are all great at what they do. But there is one that is a multipurpose tool that everyone needs and few are using.

Resolving Registration Problems

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 10:09


In this episode, we discuss a number of problems that you can easily fix to make registration problems disappear.

Avoiding Rough Ink on Textile Products

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 15:46


We talk about eleven reasons why you may be creating the rough ink problem.

Reducing the Cost of Plastisol Ink

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 10:47


The majority of textile printers do not realize that they are paying more than needed for Plastisol ink and using more than necessary.

Understanding Off-Contact

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 13:21


How it affects the printing process

Effective Moisture Removal from Emulsion

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 16:03


This essential task of moisture removal should be one of the most straightforward tasks in the screenprinting process.

How to Succeed in Business by Building a Business That Cannot Fail

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 4:47


There are many reason why businesses don't make it, but undoubtedly, the primary culprit is a lack of profitable clients.

How to Deal with Customers Who Say Your Price is Too High

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 11:08


Every business person in the world, both in the screenprinting technologies or another other trade is faced with this same problem.

Avoiding Potential Lawsuits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 9:50


There are many reasons why screenprinting shops become embroiled in lawsuits, but there is one that can be completely eliminated immediately without cost.

Preparation of Mesh to Accept Emulsion

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 16:58


Mesh preparation is the process of cleaning and treating the screen to improve stencil adhesion and superior stencil coating, and to improve stencil durability and performance.

How Small Changes Can Make a Huge Difference

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 8:33


Learn how one printer put an extra $300,000.00 each year in his bank when we made some small changes to his operation.

Getting Printed in Mexico

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 13:29


If you have thought about sending those large jobs to Mexico to get them printed for less, this podcast will help you accomplish your goals.

The Expert Opinion

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 5:48


One expert claims we don't need a roadmap to turn out great work. That we all start and finish in the same place. Really?

Slime and How to Avoid it

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 9:08


Do you sometimes get slime on the squeegee side of your stencil? Here is how you can avoid it in the future.

Your Success in Screenprinting

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 6:20


Your success in the screenprinting technologies hinges on one important factor - meeting or exceeding the expectations of your client. Fail to accomplish that and nothing else you do will keep you in business for long.

Reducing Labor Costs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 11:09


How to reduce labor costs, which are among the highest values to screenprinters. A better way of improving your margins.

Why Plastisol Ink Fails in the Laundry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 6:06


Every textile screenprinter is faced with the rejection of a job from time to time when the print washes out in the laundry. Learn how to prevent this problem in today's podcast.

The King of Ink Transfer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 5:25


Do you know what the real ink transfer tool is in screenprinting? You may be surprised to learn that it is not the squeegee.

Goal Bricks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 11:58


Setting your goals and achieving greater success in your screenprinting operation.

The True Cost to Library Screens

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 7:55


A frank discussion of the real cost of creating a library of your screens to wait for the job to be printed at a later date.

The Importance of Little Things

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 3:59


How little things can make a big difference in your screenprinting process. Consider just two; the tension of the mesh, and the fill blade.

Increasing-Sales-through-Branding

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 6:54


How to increase your sales by branding your company and attracting the right clients quickly and easily.

Why You Cannot Depend on the Step Test

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 2:55


The step test does not work as you think it should. Why you never want to use the step test in an attempt to find the correct exposure necessary to fully cross-hardening the emulsion and achieve the ideal stencil resolution.

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