Images Magazine Digital Edition August 2018

Print shop changes name to support Pride Kirkcaldy-based Print It Stitch It showed its support for Fife Pride, which took place at the beginning of July, by changing its name. “This year for Pride we decided to temporarily change our name to Pride It Stitch It,“ explained owner Kirsty Bremner. “We never anticipated that the market reach would be so high. Our footfall has increased, our social media reach has skyrocketed – it has been great to watch and be part of.“ www.printitstitchit.co.uk Print It Stitch It changed its name over the summer Vastex Flash Cure Units now come with HMI touchscreen Vastex International‘s Flash Cure Units equipped with optional Auto Flash automatic head rotation now come with an HMI (human-machine-interface) as standard to control dwell time and the direction of the head rotation. The Auto Flash device rotates the head of any Vastex Flash Cure Unit into place above the pallet, and automatically rotates the head away from the pallet after a user-adjustable dwell time has elapsed, which the company says allows operators to print multi-colour designs without burning or under-flashing the printed image. “The HMI displays a ‘ready‘ message for the next cycle, the user-adjusted dwell time and the direction of head rotation, and is more visible from a distance than previous displays,“ explained Vastex‘s president, Mark Vasilantone. “It also improves cycle reaction by responding accurately whether the foot switch is pressed during or following a flash cure cycle.“ www.vastex.com INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 10 images AUGUST 2018 PRINT SHOP POOCHES #33 Enzo Whether it‘s pedigree pups or mangy mutts, decorators‘ dogs are valued members of staff at embroidery and print shops from Barking to Furness. This month we have Enzo from Dave Roper in Kidderminster Full name: Enzo Russello Breed: French bulldog Age: 18 months Time at company: A few months Job title: Happiness advocate/ watchdog Job description: Keeping all who enter D. Roper Ltd happy and positive. In charge of securing the premises and permitting entry – but entry can be gained by using cuddles and treats as bribery. Special skills: Giving the best cuddles and fun you’ll have at work! Favourite colour: Bright green, 368C: the colour of his favourite toy car. www.daveroper.co.uk “No treat, no entry, that‘s the rule.“ Dae Ha UK splashes out on more colours Dae Ha UK has added nine new Stretch Metallic films to its range Dae Ha UK has further expanded the colour range of its Stretch Metallic and fast-weed PU Max films this summer. The Stretch Metallic Flex has had nine colours and patterns added, including rainbow round, candy pink and old copper, and is the company‘s fastest growing film over the past 12 months. According to Dae Ha UK, the film is “extremely thin, effortless to weed, great for multi-layering and superb for ultra fine detail“. Seven limited edition colours have also been added to the range of PU Max films: signal red, pastel yellow, pastel light green, pastel green, pastel blue, pastel pink and pastel purple. “Introducing a new low-tack adhesive on the release film, PU Max is up to 50% faster to weed large transfers, yet still allows ultra fine detail to be cut and weeded,“ said Dae Ha UK. www.garmentfilms.co.uk Vastex‘s Flash Cure Units with Auto Flash now come with an HMI touchscreen