HISTORY

Screen printing is a printing technique that uses screens to transfer colors and it is most commonly used to make clothes.

During the history, the method was also used to create works of art – in the twentieth century, screen printing went mainstream because of Andy Warhol! He used the method to create his, today very popular, works of art. Aside from Warhol, other famous artists also used it for the same purposes.

What many people don’t know is that screen printing is one of the oldest printing methods. It all started in ancient China… From there, it spread to Asia. It arrived in Europe in the eighteenth century. In the twentieth century, S. Simon patented the technique in England. Throughout its history, screen printing technique hasn’t changed much because it didn’t have to — it simply works. In the future, it is to expect it won’t change a lot. What we will probably be able to see in the future are tools that will optimize the process.

THE PROCESS

Regardless if it is performed by a machine or a person, the process is pretty much the same. Firstly, the artwork has to be created.

Screen printing is a technique that needs colors to be placed on one layer each, so designers need to operate with applications that allow them to separate the colors like Photoshop, Illustrator and Corel Draw. The artwork should be saved at 300 d.p.i. quality. Vectors are preferred to pixels because they are easier to handle. Compatible formats are PSD, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, GIF, and BMP.

In this method, the ink is pressed against a mesh or stencil to print a specific design on the desired material. The liquid only transfers to the parts the screen permits. Since only one color can be used at a time, a different screen must be made for each one. Screens can be used again if they’re washed carefully.

FABRICS & COLORS

When it comes to fabrics, natural fabrics are better than synthetic ones – they absorb liquids better. Our advice is – stick to cotton. If you want something more affordable, the best choice would be a blend of cotton with something like polyester. The less colorful a design is, then the cheaper it will be to produce. This method works better for larger orders.

Here at Masaprint, we use plastisol and water-based colors, print up to 14 colors in a range of sizes up to 50×70 cm and have the experience required to produce great-looking prints on most fabric types.

We help you choose the best, and we never fail to meet your needs.  Contact us for more details and find out how we can cooperate.

Personalization and print on demand are at the moment trending in the printing business. We thought it would be fun to look back at their history.

PRINT ON DEMAND

Print on demand is a somewhat new way of printing which means that nothing really gets printed until your client orders it.

Textile printing has been here for a long time (before the year 220 in China), but it became widespread in Europe in the 12th century.

Fast forward to the 20th century when Michael Vasilantone figured out a new way of doing screen-printing that was significantly faster. The enhanced speed meant it was easier to produce one-of-a-kind designs, and it was the start of print on demand.

By the 1980s, printers became accessible to people, and from here print on demand really took off.

It began with paper and slowly developed to textile – which we call today direct-to-garment printing. The first real DTG printer was named ‘Revolution’, and it became available in the 90s.

There are various ways that textiles can get printed today.

The most popular ones include digital textile print, which uses inkjets to print directly on a garment; roller printing, based on 18th-century technology to stamp designs onto fabric; and screen printing, which uses stencils and mesh to push ink into a fabric.

PERSONALIZATION

One of the biggest trends currently running the textile market is personalization. This indicates we can anticipate seeing a lot more one-off prints on T-shirts and other clothing items in the not-so-distant future!

If you need anything personalized, just ask away! We will be happy to help you figure out the best print technique for your needs. A reliable supplier can help you take care of the whole process from start to finish. We can print and fulfill your orders and drop-ship them, which means you can focus on what you love doing while knowing your printing gets taken care of in knowledgeable hands.

Today you will find it hard to find a wardrobe that does not have at least one t-shirt.

The future of the t-shirt is great. It is a great fashion detail, a basic piece of clothing but also a walking jumbo poster. New innovative printing technologies make it possible to turn any type of shirt into a brand new product.

HOW TO START

Before starting a t-shirt business, analyze the market needs and your financial capabilities. In any case, investing in a good web portal will make it easier for your partners to order, and you will reduce administrative tasks. If you have the option of independent design and a good selection of ready-made templates inside the website, you will save on the design of the product for the customer.

PRODUCTION

A large selection of available technologies makes it possible for a wide circle of individuals to enter into the t-shirt making business. Successful entrepreneurs are aware of the importance of adjusting their products to the market in order to remain competitive. If you are in the fashion industry, special colors or an attractive print will give your product added value. We can offer you the ideal deal. Using our technologies, screen print and transfer print, your product will be much more attractive than your competition.  With technology like InnoPrinter (UK) (the semi-automatic, 4 color transfer press, with innovative roll feed technology achieving over 500 prints per hour) we got you covered! Now it is up to you to create completely unique shirts that are useful for various purposes: promotions, sports events, souvenirs, celebrations and more.

DELIVERY

Our techniques will enable you to quickly deliver quality prints. With Masaprint as your partner, we can offer you both warehousing and shipping, so you are not limited to selling in the neighborhood. Your order will always arrive on time whether we ship it to your warehouse or your order is split and distributed directly to your customers around the world.  The combination of good web software and fast delivery of t-shirts in quality prints of more than one copy will surely open the market to a large number of future loyal customers!

Contact us for more details and find out how we can cooperate.

Masaprint made a fundamental choice: doing business that endures over the time sustainably, looking at the long term, focusing about how we achieve our results, not just about the results we are committed to achieving every day.

We consistently chose one unique approach for all of our business partners, internally and externally, investing in capabilities to sustain our business for the future, to lead our industry, to preserve our Croatian tradition, to trustingly work with our partners, suppliers and vendors, to transmit our expertise, to protect our brands, to be always committed to our product, the people, the planet.

Masaprint cooperates with business partners in more than 20 Countries across the world under the same, unique business conduct that is solidly spread as a culture all across the globe.

Masaprint’s Worldwide Business Conduct Manual defines the fundamental standards for the Masaprint’s business conduct and it states that – “The needs of the business can never be used to justify acts contrary to the requirements of the law”.

For all the above-mentioned reasons and more, we are happy to share our EcoVadis Client’s sustainability initiative score with you.

EcoVadis Client’s sustainability initiative rated us in relation to environmental protection, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.

EcoVadis Client has specific score requirements for the company’s CSR performance. We decided to publish MASAPRINT D.O.O. CSR scorecard results on our platform. We want you to be able to check it out, plus we are happy with the final result…

Our results met their expectations – MASAPRINT has obtained a great score awarded as a BRONZE recognition level!

Not a while ago, we received great news from one of our customers – Safilo Group.

If you are not familiar with Safilo, here is a little introduction… Safilo is the fully integrated Italian eyewear creator and worldwide distributor, a leader in the premium sector for sunglasses, optical frames, and sports eyewear. Safilo translates extraordinary design into excellent products. The company’s portfolio encompasses proprietary brands – Carrera, Polaroid, Smith, Safilo and Oxydo – and licensed brands Dior, Fendi, Banana Republic, Bobbi Brown, BOSS, BOSS Orange, Elie Saab, Fossil, Givenchy, Havaianas, Jack Spade, Jimmy Choo, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade New York, Liz Claiborne, Love Moschino, Marc Jacobs, Max Mara, Max&Co., Moschino, Pierre Cardin, Rag&Bone, Saks Fifth Avenue, Swatch, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Safilo is also our longtime business partner, who informed us of our supplier’s estimate for 2018, an estimate which we would like to share with you. The reason why we are sharing this – as you can suspect – we got a very big rating. 🙂

The company has introduced a system of supplier estimation through which they would like to assess the ability of suppliers to comply with their requirements and suppliers willingness to improve the quality of deliveries. The purpose of the estimation is to obtain a detailed picture of each supplier as well as to assure the improvement of co-operation in the future. Supplier’s estimation is prepared at the beginning of each year for the previous year.

In 2018 this estimation was prepared by Purchasing Dept., Technical Dept. and Quality System Dept. based on the following criteria:

• Technical cooperation
• Accuracy of deliveries
• Claims
• Response and flexibility
• Payment terms
• Supplier’s Quality System

Each criterion is valued with 0, 2 or 4 points with corresponding ponder. When all points are summed, they can classify their suppliers into 4 groups as follows:

– A very capable supplier (from 3,34 to 4,00 points; supervision is not necessary)

– B adequate capable supplier (from 2,67 to 3,33 points; suitable supervision is necessary)

– C transitive capable supplier (from 2,01 to 2,66 points; improvements are necessary)

– D incapable supplier (from 0,00 to 2,00 points; change of supplier is necessary)

For the year 2018 Masaprint was classified the group A supplier, with achieved points 3,50.

We would like to thank Safilo for the good business co-operation, and point out we are looking forward to a future successful co-operation!

Apparel branding can strengthen the spirit of any type of group or society.

Through branded apparel, an organization enhances the sense of belonging of its members and enables better recognition for its activities throughout the community. This is why a lot of groups are looking for a great quality custom screen printed textile at a great price.

Where to find it? Well, we happen to know the answer…

Here at Masaprint, of course, the home of the custom decorated apparel, with awesomely printed hoodies and one of a kind custom-made T-shirts.

In case you just ran into us and don’t know anything about our company, we are a custom screen printing company, that does wholesale and delivers worldwide. Considering our new offer is here, this is definitely the right time to get in touch with us.

Why contact us, you are wondering?

Because from now on, we can offer you even better terms for services that include apparel like T-shirts and hoodies.

This is the deal:

1. In order to optimize the offer to your needs, we reduced the minimum order quantities to 25 pieces while we kept wholesale prices.
2. We can offer you a wide assortment (T-shirts, hats, jackets, caps, handbags, and more) with your own, individual custom print.
3. We give you various, high-quality printing possibilities that can emphasize and highlight the strength of your indoors, labels and groups.
4. And last but not least, we can make really short delivery times.

Why work with us anyhow, you are wondering?

Firstly, because we can offer you all in one place – a full range of services and solutions – from design and sampling to printing, finishing, packaging, and logistics.

Secondly, because we are completely about you! We start each project by finding out how we can help you best, and then is our turn to give you something special! According to your specification, we can design something original for all styles and budgets! We will help you choose the best technique for your design application as well as choosing color, position and print size! Do not worry, your order will always arrive on time whether we ship it to your warehouse or your order is split and distributed directly to your customers around the world.

And thirdly, in our effort to create the best customer experience and keeping customers coming back to our business again and again, we let our quality and service to go hand in hand. We are a perfect mixture of garment quality, screen printing quality, speed, price, garment selection, ease, art services provided, and shipping costs.  We help you choose the best custom printed hoodies for your custom apparel needs, and we never fail to meet your needs.