David Landesman, co-president of Lawson Screen and Digital Products, defines what a leader is and the responsibilities that come with being a leader.

Leaders must lead every day, not just some days. No matter what the task, or team, being a leader requires being engaged, having mutual respect, humility, and making sure things happen.

David reviews 5 characteristics of a leader:

1. Leaders don't get to have bad days. Leaders set the standard for behavior and mood.

2. Leaders must define teams and goals. Teams are linked together with a common purpose. And Leaders must define who is part of the process and be clear as to the general purpose of the daily goal

3. Expectations. As a leader you are expected to remind your team of the company's mission, values and dealines. Keep your team focused.

4. Leaders ask questions and listen. Successful leaders seek consultation all the time - "consultation on all things". Speak to all employees, and listen to their perspective. Employees bring insight to the table.

5. Leaders should be on time. It is rude to be late because it implies your time is more valuable than anyone else's.

Invest the time and development of your staff, leadership means being an enabler of talent and team work.

This podcast discusses the highlights of the Lawson Omega Gas Express Textile dryer, a highly unique screen printing dryer that runs on standard 120 volt plug-in wiring.

The Lawson Omega Gas Express is a compact gas dryer with a 24" or 36" belt width, and features Lawson's exclusive Arrow Belt Tracking System. This textile conveyor dryer uses a fuzzy logic digital temperature control, and features a fully insulated heat chamber with a hinge top for easy access to the inside chamber, and a powered exhaust.

The key features of The Omega Gas Express Textile Dryer include its price, convenience and the fact that it only needs standard plug-in 120 wiring!. This dryer can be used anywhere, including residential areas, because there are no large power requirements. Lawson's Gas Express only requires 120 volts, which means it can be plugged into a regular outlet, just connect your gas and go! And it is typically half the price of traditional gas dryers.

To learn more give us a call at 314-382-9300 or learn more at Lawsonsp.com

David Landesman, co-president of Lawson Screen and Digital Products, talks about the many benefits of the Lawson Encore Conveyor Dryer.

First off, this this screen printing machine is small enough that it only requires two people to pick it up and carry it. It comes with a direct drive DC controlled drive motor on the conveyor system. The Encore unit is fully insulated and saves on energy. The top is removable without disconnecting any wires, and offers system 2 jet air in addition to color-blind infrared panels. The Encore Textile Conveyor Dryer comes with 2 individual temperature zone controls ,adjustable entrance and exit height, adjustable heating elements, and can angle the elements to do 3-D. The conveyor belt is teflon coated and Lawson offers 4 point tracking system. The legs are removable and easy to move. All parts are covered for one year.

To learn more call Lawson at 314-382-9300 or get details from the Lawsonsp Encore Dryer page

Today's podcast discuss the affordable portables, otherwise known as the Lawson screen printing Flash Units.

Both on the Econo and Super Flash contain locking floor castors, are easy to assemble, and ships via ground UPS or FEDEX. Both curing machines offer color-blind infrared panels, and adjustable height. The Lawson Super Flash has an adjustable temperature controller, easy swivel handle, adjustable angle control, and easily pivots. Not to mention it comes in a sleek and modern color scheme that would look great in any shop.

Give us a call at 314-382-9300 or take a look at our Super Flash or Econo Flash

The Digi-Star Dryer, a universal dryer unlike any other t-shirt conveyor dryer. This screen printing machine will cure almost any object. Not only does it offer adjustable heating element control, but also adjustable jet air height control.

A very powerful dryer that can cure plastisol inks, water-base inks, and combination or hybrid ink systems such as acrylic, latex, or water-base. It can cure conventional solvent ink systems like vinyl, poster, and enamels. The temperature can adjust up to 395 degrees and offers a boom swivel control box. This equipment comes with the Lawson exclusive arrow belt tracking system, so you'll never worry about adjusting the belt!

To learn more give us a call at 314-382-9300 or view lawsonsp.com

Today we focus on the QZE Quartz Shuttle Flash. Best used with any Lawson automatic screen printing machine. Most popularly paired with Lawson mini-trooper, or trooper series.

This independent free standing shuttle flash it can be used with manual equipment. It makes it easy to flash and print at the same time to save time! It is adjustable, it has cooling blowers to cool print after curing. It is a super thin quartz flashing station. Has a convenient hand crank and castors. Different curing modes makes this a unique screen printing tool.

To learn more call 314-382-9300 or view lawsonsp.com

David Landesman highlights the many excellent qualities of the Lawson Mini-Trooper automatic screen printing press in this podcast segment.

If your looking to dramatically increase production and reduce cost, but keep a consistent print this is the screen printing equipment for you. The Lawson Mini-Trooper is intuitive, east to set up, and easy to maintain. This press is like a large press, but more compact and reasonably priced.

The Lawson Mini-Trooper's modular design allows positioning the print heads anywhere on the carousel, and comes with standard front and rear micro registration. The auto balance squeegee feature is a pressurizer adjuster that equalizes the squeegee so a crisp print from left to right always occurs. The Lawson Mini-Trooper can utilize manual or automatic mesh screen frames with its adjustable clamps. It uses standard 16" x 18" screen printing platen. Air is required

Lawson offers a 7 year registration warranty as well as free life-time training at the St. Louis location. The Lawson Mini-Trooper takes out any doubts about precise printing. To learn more about the Mini-Trooper give us a call at 314-382-9300 or read more at Lawson's Mini-Trooper Specification Page

There are many great perks of the Lawson Mini-Max Automatic Screen Printing Press. David Landesman, co-president of Lawson Screen and Digital Products highlights some important features of this semi-automatic printing press.

If you are tired of pains in your wrists and back then the Lawson Mini-Max is the press for you. It is almost completely automatic, with the exception of spinning the speed carousel into place which locks automatically. The Lawson Mini-Max Automatic Screen Printing Press is a space saver with being less than 8.5 feet in diameter. It will boost production because it prints while you load and unload garments. This silk screening machine has a consistent print and a two-color press costs under $10,000. There is none like it in the industry.

If you want to quadruple production and save costs while putting less stress on your hands, back, and wrists then the Lawson Mini-Max Automatic Screen Printing Press is for you. To inquire more information please give us a call at 314-382-9300 or visit the Lawson Mini-Max webpage on our www.lawsonsp.com equipment website.

David Landesman, co-president of Lawson Screen and Digital Products advises how a Section 179 Tax Deduction could help a business owner in the screen printing and digital imaging industry save money.

Everyone likes to save money, so utilize the Section 179 Tax Deduction to achieve this. This deduction is used capitol expenditure, for example, screen printing equipment. As of 2017 the deduction limit is $500,000. A Lawson automatic screen printing press, a flash dryer unit, and a screen printing conveyor dyer is under $30,000.

How to make money using this deduction:

Take your capitol expense x(times) your federal tax bracket = total tax savings, which are 100% deductible at the end of the year.

At Lawson, we like to build a trust among our customers so we have long lasting business relationships. How can we expect our customers and vendors to be repeat buyers if they know nothing about us. This podcast gives insight to Lawson's reason for existence and methods on how we achieve our vision.

Lawson Screen and Digital Product's Mission Statement:

Lawson's Core Values:

1. Serve with sincerity and integrity

2. Work with purpose

3. Act with a sense of urgency

4. Ask questions and then listen

5. Consultation in all things

To learn more please visit our website at www.lawsonsp.com