The Surprising History of Water Based and Plastisol Ink
Plastisol inks have dominated the United States market for the last few decades. So it’s easy to forget that the history of water based inks were actually the first inks...
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Best Practices For Printing Water Based Ink on an Automatic
Well folks, here we are for another rousing edition of automatic printing tips and tricks. The topic this time: water based ink. I’ll be honest, it hasn’t always been my...
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ROQ Screen Printing Testimonials: Texas Print Solutions
“Texas Print Solutions (formerly Teamline) started printing as an all manual shop with M&R® presses. We decided to look into an automatic when we barely were able to print all...
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DIY Screen Printing
Where to start DIY: Screen printing is a great hobby for your crafty friends and family. But where do you start? If you just want to get your toes wet...
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ROQ Screen Printing Testimonials: Print Direct For Less
“We are a flat sheet printer who was looking to get into the screen printing trade. After comparisons to the competitors we were sold mainly on the service Ryonet® promised...
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How To Calculate Your Exposure Time Using A Step-Wedge Test
So, you’re struggling to dial in your exposure time. Welcome to the club. This is the most common issue we hear about at Ryonet. In fact, questions about exposure time...
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The Simple Trick To Mixing Water Based Ink
Using a ink mixing system offers a lot of benefits for your screen printing shop, including color flexibility, cost savings, and an added benefit to your customers. And there are...
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How To Start Water Based Printing
Getting into water based printing isn’t as hard as most long-time plastisol printers think. I’ve been printing with water based inks since 2008 and have helped hundreds of printers successfully...
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ROQ Screen Printing Testimonials: One In A Million
“One In A Million started screen printing in 2008 with a Riley Hopkins® press and small dryer. After a few years we invested in our first automatic. We bought a...
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How Finding Your Niche Will Increase Your Business x10
“Niche or be niched.” –Unknown Maybe you’ve heard that quote before, maybe not, but it’s truer in screen printing than in anything else. Screen printing is a very competitive business....
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ROQ Screen Printing Testimonials: FUG
“We started January 21, 2011. We printed everything on a Riley Hopkins® four-station, six-color press (which we love). We were receiving orders for 100-500 for local colleges, and they usually...
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How To Use The Fusion Mixing System
You’ve just bought the Green Galaxy® Fusion Mixing System…now what? If you’ve selected your color and are ready to pull your scale out and start a rainbow chemistry lab, you’re...
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A Guide to the New Riley Hopkins Upgrades
One of the core values at Ryonet is to "be the best at being better." At the onset of every day, each team from Ryonet is challenged to hold up...
