12Aug/14
All Over Screen Printing

All Over Screen Printing

All Over Screen Printing

An easy way to add instant value and amazing eye appeal to a shirt is to print an All Over Screen Printing design that extends from neck to waist or sleeve to sleeve or both. This type of design work can be seen in the marketplace with bands, zoos, sports teams and big box retailers that all use this type of oversized design work to create background textures to create visual interest for the shirt. A simple one or two color all-over print can spice up the shirt so dramatically, that the main logo does not need to be too elaborate.

All Over Screen Printing

All Over Screen Printing was once accomplished by using very costly belt-printers. This was specialized equipment used for printing huge designs on t-shirts, but the machinery was so expensive only a few printers in the country could afford to own them. Today, refinements in printing technology make this technique possible on standard shirt presses by exchanging some press components and incorporating correctly built artwork. However, there still is a craftsmanship element needed to utilize this technique correctly, having a discussion with your contract screen printer is essential in ensuring that your design requirements can be accomplished.

The primary purpose of an All Over Screen Printing print is to visually spread the design elements throughout the shirt with a single print stroke on the press. This can just be textural, adding visual noise to the shirt, or actual representational graphics. Another common theme is to repeat the main element in a tonal subdued manner to add some visual flair to the design.

If you are interested in talking with a high quality, reasonably priced All Over Screen Printing company, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

All Over Screen Printing

All Over Screen Printing

11Aug/14
Wholesale Sublimation Printing

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

As a contract garment, textile and fabric decorator with over three decades of experience, AMBRO Manufacturing specializes in Wholesale Sublimation Printing.

The process of dye sublimation printing is not a complex one, but a process that requires specialized equipment, knowledge and experience.  Using specialty inks, transfer substrates, industrial heat and custom fabrics, Wholesale Sublimation Printing can produce amazing results that will impress any client.

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

When beginning a sublimation project, there are a few important factors to consider before starting your work.  Clearly you will want to identify a high quality and reasonably proceed Wholesale Sublimation Printing company that you can communicate with easily, and that is capable of doing your work.

After selecting the right partner, identifying the proper garment to dye sublimate on and preparing the proper artwork for the project is the next important step.

Custom Dye Sublimation is more of an art than a production process.  While it’s possible to create multiple versions of the same design, there will always be small nuances in each.

In addition, post sew custom dye sublimation will often leave “artifacts” behind, like blank areas where sublimation could not occur due to folds in the garment.  Qualified custom dye sublimation experts like AMBRO Manufacturing do everything possible to keep the number of artifacts low, but it’s impossible for any printer to produce custom dye sublimation gear without some level of folding and artifacts.  Typically these issues occur under the arm pits or on the bottom side areas and if the artwork is created properly, they tend to blend in and not cause an issue.

When comparing the costs and turn around times required for cut and sew projects, where these nuances are a non issue, post sewn custom dye sublimation is often an acceptable alternative, even with these factors.

If you are interested in talking with a high quality, reasonably priced Wholesale Sublimation Printing company, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

05Aug/14
Contract Screen Printers

Contract Screen Printers

Contract Screen Printers

Finding the best Contract Screen Printers to work with for your projects can be an exhausting and frustrating task.  There are many choices to choose from, but which company provides the right level of quality, communication, customer service and pricing that you feel comfortable working with?  After all, your Contract Screen Printers represent your brand, and if you are drop shipping, you are never going to see the end product, and when your customer opens the box, you want to feel confident that the results will wow them.  Choosing the right Contract Screen Printers is critical to your brand.

Contract Screen Printers

As an experienced garment, textile and fabric decorating company, AMBRO Manufacturing has over 30 years of experience and is a reputable and high quality Contract Screen Printers resource worthy of consideration.

When you are selecting the best contract screener, things that you may want to consider beyond just the price point are :

  • Will your screen printer return your calls?
  • How easy is it to pick up the phone and get your screen printer in person?
  • Does your screen printer have consistent quality worthy of your brand?
  • Does your screen printer have the production turn around time that you need?
  • Does your screen printer offer multiple services that benefit your company?
  • Is your screen printer financially stable?

These are just a few of the many questions that you may want to ask your screen printer before putting your eggs in their basket.  Historically, screen printers have been a “garage business” meaning that they operate small equipment out of a garage, and hey … that’s cool, that’s how we started!  But when you are building a business on your reputation of quality, speed and other factors, you want to make sure that you have a partner that can keep up.  There are tons of great garage businesses out there, but make sure that they fit your needs before signing on.

If you are interested in talking with a high quality, reasonably priced Contract Screen Printers company, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

 

Contract Screen Printers

Contract Screen Printers

04Aug/14
Custom All Over Print Shirts

Custom All Over Print Shirts

Custom All Over Print Shirts

One of the most compelling and popular T-Shirt styles available today is the Custom All Over Print Shirts style.  This art effect is created using either all over dye sublimation or a jumbo over sized screen print.

Custom All Over Print Shirts

As a custom garment, textile and fabric decorator with over 30 years of decorating experience, AMBRO Manufacturing specializes in Custom All Over Print Shirts using both Jumbo Screen Printing and Sublimation Printing.

The methodology used for your Custom All Over Print Shirts project depends on the requirement for each project.  For example, using custom dye sublimation printing, requires that the garment be made from 100% polyester or high poly thread counts.  The garment must also start out completely white and by dyed to the design or color desired.

Jumbo Screen Printing has no fabric or fabric color restrictions, multiple colors can be used but true “all over” effect is not possible to achieve and if it were, the ink would be so thick that the comfort level of wearing the garment would suffer.

Custom All Over Print Shirts are a great way to differentiate your brand identity, but working with an experienced over sized garment printing company is critical so that you and your team can avoid the possible landmines of the process.

Each method has advantages and disadvantages that need to be considered to ensure a successful outcome.

When comparing capabilities in the marketplace, it can confusing to consumers because there is no set definition of “Jumbo” or “Over Sized”  Most standard screen printing presses can print at a range of 14″ x 16″ so if a screen printing company has a press that can print 20″ x 20″ they may consider that as Jumbo and market it as such.

AMBRO Manufacturing defines Jumbo or Over Sized Screen Printing as the ability to print on the entire surface of the shirt with no limitations.  This means, neck to waist and shoulder to shoulder printing on both the front and the back.  AMBRO Manufacturing offers Custom All Over Print Shirts in it’s most literal sense.

If you are interested in starting a Custom All Over Print Shirts project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Custom All Over Print Shirts

Custom All Over Print Shirts

01Aug/14

All Over Print Shirt

All Over Print Shirt

The popularity of the All Over Print Shirt has dramatically grown since 2005.  Most retail T-Shirts feature an all over design not only on the front and back, but the sleeves as well.  The vast majority of those T-Shirts are decorated before they are sewn into T-Shirts.  Fabric panels are cut and decorated and then sewn into T-Shirts.  This method of All Over Print Shirt is the preferred method, however, over sized screen printing and seam to seam screen printing as well as custom dye sublimation can be used to accomplish the same look and feel.

All Over Print Shirt

As an experienced garment, textile and clothing decorator, AMBRO Manufacturing specializes in seam to seam screen printing, jumbo oversized screen printing and custom dye sublimation printing.

Each method of large format screen printing offers different benefits and limitations for the work being done.  Speaking with an expert in garment or fabric decoration is essential to achieving success in your project.

Very few contract screen printing companies are capable of producing jumbo screen printing results.  Even fewer contract screen printing companies are capable of producing seam to seam printing with accuracy and precision.

Using specialized equipment that we have machined ourselves, AMBRO Manufacturing produces amazing seam to seam and All Over Print Shirt results.  We can take your concept from start to shirt within 10 business days or less.  If your brand or event is looking to stand out in a crowd of 12″ x 14″ designs, oversized screen printing is a great option and custom dye sublimation printing can create a wow as well.

When researching the right partner for your All Over Print Shirt project, be careful in describing what you mean by “jumbo” print.  That term is fluid and means something different to everyone.

If you are interested in starting a All Over Print Shirt project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

All Over Print Shirt

All Over Print Shirt

31Jul/14

All Over Shirt Printing

All Over Shirt Printing

All Over Shirt Printing requires specialized equipment that most contract screen printing companies don’t have, but we do 🙂

Typical screen printing imprint areas are 14″ x 16″ and are suitable for the “standard” front or back print of a T-Shirt.  When designers, artists and T-Shirt fanatics want all over printing on the sleeves, the neck, the waist, then it’s time to roll out the jumbo screen printing presses and create All Over Shirt Printing works of art.

All Over Shirt Printing

As a specialized textile, garment and fabric decorator, AMBRO Manufacturing specializes in All Over Shirt Printing via screen printing and All Over Shirt Printing via custom dye sublimation printing.  Both technologies offer different advantages and have their limitations, which one you choose for your project is up to you and we’re happy to help consult with you during your planning stages.

All Over Shirt Printing using oversized screen printing offers the benefit of using any type of shirt made from any type of fabric.  You can have your design span the entire front or back of the garment, and the print will lay on top of the fabric, just like regular screen printing.  Multiple colors can be used and additives can be mixed in with your inks to provide a smooth touch to any design.  The overall area does include sleeves, neck and waist, and some customers print wrap around T-Shirts.

All Over Shirt Printing using custom dye sublimation offers the benefit of vivid colors, 360 degree printing and virtually full saturation of the design into the fabric of the garment.  Complex details including photos print with vivid realism.  There is no feel to a sublimation print, as the design is deeply fused into the fabric itself, making the print appear as if the fabric were made with the print already in it.

All Over Shirt Printing is a specialty area that AMBRO Manufacturing prides themselves and we work well with companies and projects of all sizes

If you are interested in starting a All Over Shirt Printing project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

All Over Shirt Printing

All Over Shirt Printing

22Jul/14

4 Color Process Screen Printing

4 Color Process Screen Printing

AMBRO Manufacturing is a garment, textile and fabric decorator with over three decades of 4 Color Process Screen Printing experience.  Our manufacturing facilities are located in Flemington, NJ.  As an East Coast Screen Printing Company, we are strategically located within 1 hour drive of New York City and Philadelphia.

4 Color Process Screen Printing

The process of 4 Color Process Screen Printing is complex and requires significant expertise and know how.  Using CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black) T-Shirt designers can create a virtually unlimited number of basic colors.

The process of 4 Color Process Screen Printing involves specialized opaque inks and a white underbase to achieve any color desired.  Some colors like metallics or neons are not part of the standard CMYK color spectrum and can’t be produced without extra screen printing plates and dedicated inks, but the vast majority of desired colors can be achieved.

Setting up for a 4 Color Process Screen Printing takes a decent amount of work, requires precise screen registrations and the proper sequence of inks being printed.  Since the inks are opaque, it does matter which order the colors are printed in.

Achieving amazing color prints on fabrics can be accomplished in a variety of ways but the most cost effective method for achieving these results is 4 Color Process Screen Printing.  Custom Dye Sublimation can be used as well, but fabric selection then becomes important.

As an experienced garment, fabric and textile printer, AMBRO Manufacturing has the knowledge and specialized equipment to exceed your expectations. If you are considering a multi color screen printing project, please talk with us before prior to your order.  There are nuances that need to be discussed and agreed on prior to art approval for any 4 Color Process Screen Printing project.

If you are interested in a 4 Color Process Screen Printing project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

4 Color Process Screen Printing

4 Color Process Screen Printing

21Jul/14

Sublimation T-Shirt Printing

Sublimation T-Shirt Printing

The process of Sublimation T-Shirt Printing produces amazing works of art that can be worn out and about.  Using the specialized process of dye sublimation, takes science and turns it into art.

With over 30 years of experience, AMBRO Manufacturing has been providing garment decorating and fabric embellishment services to the trade.  With the resurgence of polyester performance fabrics, Sublimation T-Shirt Printing has taken off and has carved out it’s own special niche in the marketplace.

Sublimation T-Shirt Printing

Firmly rooted in urban communities, young entrepreneurs are selling amazing works of art going door to door or directly out of their trunk.  The next FuBu could be out there.

The amazing part of working with the Sublimation T-Shirt Printing process is that fashion incubators can launch high quality retail level merchandise without the large cost of set ups and the high minimums that are usually associated with multiple color designs.

Companies like AMBRO Manufacturing offer low minimum quantities, just 12, to launch a brand.  Fashion entrepreneurs can launch a brand on a shoestring but have a product line that looks like they are a huge company.

Most fashion entrepreneurs think that they need to immediately jump into a cut and sew environment to produce truly unique garments.  While cut and sew does open up a wide range of fashion possibilities, the high costs associated with domestic cut and sew projects often scare would be fashion moguls away.

There are of course over seas cut and sew options, but the unknown of working with someone thousands of miles away, inconsistent quality control and the risk of pay first and wait for 8 weeks or more for product delivery, coupled with customs clearances and other issues, is not always the best option either.

Post sewn garments can be sublimated and done well with minimal issues.  While not perfect, this solution is often an acceptable compromise for start up fashion companies that are looking to launch their brand.

If you are interested in starting a Sublimation T-Shirt Printing project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Sublimation T-Shirt Printing

Sublimation T-Shirt Printing

17Jul/14

Screen Printing and Embroidery

Screen Printing and Embroidery

AMBRO Manufacturing is a garment, textile and fabric decorating company with over 3 decades of experience using multiple fabric decoration techniques.  As a contract Screen Printing and Embroidery company, AMBRO Manufacturing provides high quality work, quick turn around times, stellar customer service and fair prices to the trade.

Screen Printing and Embroidery

Based on the east coast in New Jersey, AMBRO Manufacturing is strategically located between New York City and Philadelphia.  Our staff of highly trained garment, fabric and textile embelisment professionals, have years of experience with Screen Printing and Embroidery, Sublimation, DTG Printing and other specialty printing and sewing techniques.

AMBRO Manufacturing also provides specialized cut and sew services in the United States.  Being able to provide all of our services in-house and under one roof has proven to give AMBRO Manufacturing a distinct advantage of our over seas competition.

Screen Printing and Embroidery services require experience and attention to detail, working with a team that has printed and sewn on thousands of different fabrics does make a difference.  We offer prototyping services and sample screen print and embroidery to ensure our customers that their project will be done correctly.

When you are making your selection on which Screen Printing and Embroidery partner you would like to work with, spending time asking questions, looking at samples and communicating with your potential business partner is important.  There are many Screen Printing and Embroidery companies out there, and ensuring that you partner with the right fit on every level will be critical to your long term success and in building a solid foundation for a long lasting relationship.

If you would like to meet with, talk to and discuss  your project with an experienced team, please consider giving AMBRO Manufacturing a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Screen Printing and Embroidery

Screen Printing and Embroidery

 

16Jul/14

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts

One of the most important advances in the fashion incubator world is the proliferation of Dye Sublimation Shirts.  Once only available in cut and sew environments, Dye Sublimation Shirts are not possible on T-Shirts that are factory sewn, meaning, you can achieve all over sublimation print (within reason) on post sewn garments.

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Experienced garment, textile and fabric decorating companies like AMBRO Manufacturing have pioneered methods to achieve 360 degree print coverage on Dye Sublimation Shirts without having to move to a higher cost cut and sew operation.

While there are some design aspects that can not be accomplished without cut and sew, Dye Sublimation Shirts that are done flat and by an experienced dye sub decorator can be so close to perfect, that there are no valid concerns to warrant a full out custom cut and sew.

Turn around times for this type of sublimation project are much shorter, and the results are simply eye popping.  If you are new to sublimation and are considering launching a new brand or supporting an existing brand, dye sublimation printing is a technology that should be considered.

Unlike screen printing, custom dye sublimation has no feeling to it, the images are fused directly into the fabric.  There are some restrictions on what fabrics can be used for a dye sublimation project, but with today’s polyester and poly blends, there is often a fabric that is suitable for any project.

Working with AMBRO Manufacturing, we can assist you from the design phase through to the production of your garment.  We look forward to meeting you and hearing about your project.

If you are interested in Dye Sublimation Shirts, we would like to meet you.  Please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

 

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts