Inkcups Now is excited to announce our newest member to our team Irving Pichardo! Irving is taking charge of sales for the northern Mexico region as well as bordering towns in Texas. Irving is a great asset to Inkcups Now because he has over 10 years of printing experience in the industry, 8 of which were focused solely on garment tag printing. With this experience, Irving is able to help any business (large or small) to completely convert their current operation to tag free printing.

Irving has a degree in international business and is bi-lingual in English and Spanish. He has worked with some of the largest printing companies in the world, and now he is ready to work with you! Inkcups Now is very happy to have a salesman as knowledgeable as Irving for our Latin America sales division. Give Irving a call today for garment tag printing solutions.

Inkcups Now is excited to announce our featured article in plasticsnews.com. The President of Inkcups Now was interviewed for the piece about our recent move to a larger location.

Here is a preview:
Inkcups Now Corp. started the year in a new 26,000 square foot facility designed for efficiency that allows it to consolidate its headquarters, production and warehouse in one place.

“This gives us a launching board to develop new products, and focus on technical and customer services,” said President Ben Adner, in a telephone interview.

The Danvers, Mass., company is a supplier for the pad printing, garment tag printing and specialty inkjet printing industry.

Adner said the new building more than doubles its capacity. The company had been located in Danvers about a mile away, occupying space in three different buildings.

Check out the article here!

The Inkcups.com site has an amazing new upgrade!!!!! Live Chat! Featured on each of our web pages, the live chat button sits on the right hand side of the screen. It is available Monday through Friday 9am – 5pm EST. Visitors have the option to talk to a live expert and get advice instantly! When you see those ICN colors just click to start your chat! Inkcups Now believes in continued innovation for their products and the same can be said about the way in which the company operates. Anything that can be done to bridge the gap between company and customer relationships is a win-win for everybody.

Question about our pad printing equipment or about a particular ink series? We will have a solution for you. The live chat function serves as an excellent medium for communication between Inkcups Now and visitors to the website. We are very excited to have this chat technology be apart of our webpage! We are continually striving to provide the industry’s best customer service from technical experts. Our chat service is not outsourced, you will be chatting with REAL Inkcups Now employees from our headquarters location.

Try out the Chat today! Just visit: Inkcups.com and click on the green and blue chat icon.

With everyone turning the corner into the new year, Inkcups Now celebrates a very special one! 2011 marks the 10 year anniversary of the company and it’s impact on the printing industry.

Marking such a special occasion, Inkcups Now did what it does best, PARTY! Everyone in the company was in attendence including all of the sales people from across the country…and beyond!

The event was held at the Lyceum in Salem, Massachusetts. Not only was this a beautiful venue, but it also held sentimental value for the company’s founder and president Ben Adner. The Lyceum was a regular meeting place for Ben and current vice president Mike Bissel. They would meet once a month

and talk about the industry. This is where Ben eventually offered Mike a Job to join the Inkcups Now bus.

Starting with 1 employee and only selling ink cups to over 20 employees 10 years later (and still expanding.) Inkcups Now sells a wide array of products and has gone great lengths in proving itself as a leader in the pad and screen printing industry, most notably introducing tagless printing to the apparel industry.

Inkcups Now thanks you for your continued support throughout the years. Here’s to 10 more!!!

Are you struggling with keeping opened pad or screen printing ink and hardener fresh?
We have a convenient solution: the VersaCover! Don’t miss our commercial to air at the Super Bowl. Here is a sneak preview, just for you:

The VersaCover hermetically seals nearly all ink and hardener cans available on the market.
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At this years’ ICN summer event, the game was definitely ON at the volleyball court! Despite some wind, a few clouds and a “slight” downward slant of the volleyball net, everyone had a blast!

Take a look at this video demonstrating our volleyball skills. We may not be professionals but it’s pretty darn close

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As part of Inkcups Now ongoing community involvement we were pleased to donate some of our time and effort for the Appleton Farm’s Fundraiser Event, which took place in June ’09 in Ipswich, MA. Please visit their website at www.thetrustees.org

“Appleton Farms” Laser etching on Hammers
We were approached by Mrs. Hoffman from Appleton Farms who came up with the idea of etching on hammers. She asked if we could do it in a way which would preserve the old fashion look of the hammers. That’s why we decided to simply engrave “Appleton Farms” on the wooden handle.

Next step was to put our innovative minds together to come up with the design and we used one of our CO2 lasers etcher to engrave the handle of the hammers. Supposedly it was the most popular item; all 50 hammers sold out in a matter of minutes!

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Times are tough, we know, but here at Inkcups Now we are committed to staying positive and optimistic about the future of the economy and our industry.

The last trade show we participated in – International Plastic Showcase in Chicago, IL – was definitely an eye opener. There were quite a few people in disbelief about the future due to the growth recession. But even though the economic climate is getting tougher out there, we choose to stay ahead of the game and look forward by creating new opportunities and innovative ideas every day. The second half of 2009 has just started!

We are also very excited to be participating in this upcoming trade show in October! It is the annual SGIA EXPO in New Orleans, LA from Oct 7-9. Please come and see us if you are in the area. Actually, we’ll make it easy for you; just click on the link to get a free SGIA pass today! No excuses!

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One of our indispensable sales managers, Paul Strunk was asked by his 11 year old daughter to come in for career day and talk about what he does for a living. Anyone who knows Paul also knows that he would never pass up an opportunity to crack a few jokes! He did however also have an agenda – encouraging young kids to stay in school and pursue a college degree.

Paul himself got his business degree while also serving in the Navy. After getting out he started working in sales and has been in this industry for the last thirteen years. Due to Paul’s endless sense of humor and slight sarcasms the kids seem to enjoyed his 10 minutes speech – he even got fan mail!

This wonderfully decorated ping-pong ball and toilet seat cover was given to one of our customers as a Super Bowl present. He also happens to be the biggest Steelers fan E-V-E-R!

For the toilet seat cover we used the Mimaki UJF 605 II flatbed printer. By using a primer wipe before the cover was printed on, the resolution and graphics came out exceptionally clear. In fact, it is so good that even after a couple of beers, when everything else is blurry, the logo will still be crystal clear.

The Cardinal logo on the ping-pong ball was printed using the PromoJET Solvent flatbed printer. By using a fixture to hold the balls still we can fit up to 50 at a time. Perfect for Beer-Pong! Read more