THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024
SPSI ARLINGTON, TEXAS OFFICE - Thursday, November 7
Join us at our new Screen Printing Technology Center at SPSI Arlington, TX office. We’ve expanded our warehouse with a showroom full of screen printing equipment.
The 301 Advanced Screen Printing seminar was designed to help screen printers take their skills to the next level. Led by Tony Palmer, Palmprint Consulting, John Magee, Avient Screen Printing Inks and Kevin Kauth, Chromaline Products they will cover proper screen room set up, screen making, set up on press, printing wet-on-wet, squeegee blade selection, 4 color printing, simulated printing and more advanced screen printing techniques.
It doesn't matter your skill level whether you are a manual or automatic printer. These industry experts will teach you the techniques you'll need as you advance your screen printing knowledge and skills.
Pricing: Register by October 28 - only is $79 per person
after the 28th it will increase to $129. per person
AGENDA - Thursday, November 7
- 8:30am-9:00am: Meet and Greet - we'll have coffee, bagels & donuts
- 9:00am-10:00am - Art Discussion & Art Separation - Tony Palmer
- 10:00am-11:30am - Screen Making -Kevin Kauth
Importance of proper set up in the screen room, coating screens, exposure times, mesh counts, and screen room automation - 11:30am-12:00pm - Set up on press - Start the process from moving from screen room to on press set up.
- 12:00pm - Break for Lunch - Catered lunch
- 1:00pm-2:30pm- Tony Palmer
Set up on press / Using the skills we have explored in the previous sessions, we will explore how to determine optimal color order and blade selection. On press settings can ensure a smooth print run with minimal spread and pick up. We also will explore how the flash settings and pressure adjustments can make a job run easier. Tony Palmer, Palmprint - 2:30pm-3:30pm- John Magee, Avient Inks
John will show you some unique special effects that you can achieve on press with inks and techniques. - 3:30pm-4:30pm- Tony Palmer
Tony will walk through the simulated process, 4 color job, and more techniques to give your shop the skills to produce amazing prints.Tony Palmer, Palmprint - 4:30pm-til your done- Questions and Answers, Demonstrations on equipment
Tony Palmer, Palmprint
Tony has more than 30 years experience in garment decoration ranging from manual screen printing on hand carousels to the operation of multi-color automatic presses. He has helped shops all over the world elevate their 3 P's (processes, production, and profit) Tony comes to the United States quarterly and his appointments are scheduled through SPSI.
@palmprint
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Kevin Kauth, Chromaline Products
Kevin Kauth is Chromaline’s Technical Sales Representative for the midwest/western region and has been with the company for the past 13+ years. His extensive knowledge base for mesh and emulsion provides the perfect combination of screen room support and he continues to give back to the screen printing community by teaching numerous seminars on the topic as well as being active in the Apparel Decorators Committee for Printing United Alliance.
@emulsionguru
John Magee, Avient Inks
John Magee, Avient Screen Printing Inks has helped countless shops improve their prints and processes. John is an experienced screen printer with a diverse background in product development, product testing, production efficiencies, and specialty prints. With Avient, the leading global manufacturer of screen printing inks he continues to push the envelope of what you can do with screen printing.
@traveling_screenprinter
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301 Advanced Screen Printing & Tony Palmer
All screens will be set with emulsion from Chromaline Products.
All print jobs run at this seminar are with Rutland Products / Avient Specialty Inks
T-Shirts provided by Fruit of the LOOM - One of the oldest brands in the world.
LOCATION
345 Exchange Drive, Arlington, TX 76011
We have no hotel rooms blocked off but there are a number of great hotels in the area. Many of us are staying at the Aloft Hotel in Arlington, it is close to the office and a nice affordable, clean hotel.
If you are interested in spending more time on the MHM Automatics with Tony let us know
Email Steve Southard - ssouthard@spsi.com