Please find some links and notes from the 2 Regular Guys Podcast. The 2 Regular Guys are all about decorating and when a listener asked us about Hydro Printing, we were stumped. We searched for an expert to bring you details about this unique and useful process and are lucky enough to have Shannon Kroell, the President of Liquid Print Inc. joining us. She is going to give us the 101 Hydro Printing course and follow that up with more details about what you need to get into this type of decoration.

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News and Notes

Amazon Wins Patent for On-Demand Apparel Manufacturing System - Last week, the Seattle-based e-commerce firm earned a patent for an on-demand manufacturing system that would create apparel – and potentially other products, too – after an order has been placed. According to the patent, the computerized system could capture orders from anywhere on the planet and then swiftly develop the most efficient plan for producing and providing the clothing. Factors that could go into determining the most efficient means of fulfillment could include geographic location, fabric type, assembly process and more.

Gildan Director Patrik Frisk Named President and COO of Under Armour - Gildan Activewear announces the resignation of director Patrik Frisk. Frisk was named to the company’s board of directors in early May 2017. With his resignation, Frisk takes the helm as president and chief operating officer (COO) of Under Armour. As COO, he reports to chairman and CEO Kevin Plank. Frisk’s responsibilities as COO of Under Armour include developing market strategy and executing a long-term growth plan for the corporation.

 

All About Hydro Printing

Terry: Start by just giving us the 101 version of the hydro printing process. We know nothing...

The basic explanation of the process is transferring an image like transferring a decal onto an item where the only thing that transfers is the image itself. A decal has a carrier that accompanies the image wherein the water transfer imaging industry the carrier melts. The process was developed to be able to print on a three-dimensional object.

Hydro Printing 101:

Place PVA film with an image printed on it in water roughly 90 degrees ink side up.

Let film hydrate for approximately 60 seconds.

After 60 seconds spray a solvent called activator over the top of the film.