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!!!

We proudly introduce the ICN-2200PS 2 color pad printer with pad shuttle. The pad shuttle is so extraordinary because it significantly increases the number of pad impressions (by almost double!) in a shorter time span. In other words, get a lot more done in less time! Now that’s called efficiency! Here at Inkcups Now we like to think of ourselves as innovators. We are always pushing the bar and bringing you the latest and greatest in printing technology. Our newest innovation, the ICN-2200PS, will yet again change the face of the promotional and tagless printing industry. Watch the video to see the pad shuttle in action!

Printer used in this project: Type: Two color Pad Printer w/Pad Shuttle Brand: ICN-2200PS More info: ICN-2200PS Pad Printer page Technorati tags: Pad Printing Machines, Tagless Printing, T-Shirt Labels, Pad Shuttle, Apparel Labels

Here is a great new tagless printing video from Inkcups Now! This video showcases the ICN-B100 pad printing machines. Many times people have seen pictures of pad printers, even diagrams that show how to pad print. We figured that while those were somewhat informative, we would show you how these machines are used to make apparel labels in an actual factory setting. In this manufacturing facility, these employees are printing tagless t-shirt labels. As you can see the speed in which the worker places and removes the t shirt is remarkable and really shows off the capability of the ICN-B100. The speed of the machine can be adjusted to suit the worker’s needs. The shirts are not fully sewn together for easier access to the neck labels. The tagless t shirt label dries instantaneously to the touch. Notice the worker simply removing the printed t shirt and stacking it on top of the other printed shirts. At this rate the employee can print about 20 shirts per minute!

This particular company just removed all of their heat transfer machines to make way for the ICN-B100 pad printer. Please note that there was nothing wrong with their heat transfer machines, this company just did the math and realized that tagless labels are the more cost effective method. What do you think? Have you tried both pad printing and heat transfer? Which one do you prefer?

Printer used in this project:
Type: One color Pad Printer
Brand: ICN-B100
More info: ICN-B100 Pad Printer page

Technorati tags: Pad Printing Machines, Tagless Printing, T-Shirt Labels, Apparel Labels

Here is a video of the ICN-150L pad printing machine in action! Pad printing is great for creating tagless labels on garments and clothing. Tagless printing is fun and easy! Just watch the video and see for yourself! The ICN-150L features a linear conveyor, a great addition for companies with high production volumes or anyone who wants to get their pad printing done faster. The ICN-150L is a 2 cups machine, meaning it can do multiple colors or one color twice as fast. Featuring a 150mm ink cup system for large images, this pad printer has it all!

Printer used in this project: Type: Semi-Automatic Pad Printer Brand: ICN-150 Model: Two Color Standard applications: neck tagless labels, pens, stress balls, other metal and plastic parts… Unconventional applications: cookies, contact lenses More info: ICN-150 Tagless Pad Printer page Technorati tags: Tagless Printing, Pad Printing, Multi Color

Here is a great new video from the Inkcups Now team! This video showcases our ICN-B100 pad printing machine. In the video you can see exactly how tagless t shirts are made in a real production situation. Apparel production can be time consuming, especially when manufacturers have to sew the tags onto shirts. Tagless printing is much faster and cheaper than tags, not to mention they look better and feel more comfortable!

Printer used in this project: Type: Semi-Automatic Pad Printer Brand: ICN-B100 Model: Single Color Standard applications: neck tagless labels, pens, stress balls, other metal and plastic parts… Unconventional applications: cookies, contact lenses More info: ICN-B100 Tagless Pad Printer page Technorati tags: Tagless Printing, Pad Printing, Apparel Production

Make that tagless apparel look even better and add depth to an otherwise plain object by adding multiple colors! This tagless printing video shows the basic principle of multi color printing with the ICN-2500 pad printing machine. The printer uses 3 pads to add more color to tagless garments. Once the ink cups are filled with ink, each pad will be dipping into a different colored ink with only one part of the overall design. You see the pads pressed onto the fixture, where you would position the garment, in order to complete the desired multi-colored design. The ICN-2500 tagless pad printing machine offers a wide variety of features that allows the user to print the highest quality images with the greatest of ease.
Designed for rapid job setup, the ICN-2500 contains a programmable shuttle table and quick-release locking handles on pad and cup assemblies. Multi color tagless printing is just as fast and easy as using a single colored image! Printer used in this project: Type: Semi-Automatic Pad Printer Brand: ICN-2500 Model: Three Color Standard applications: neck tagless labels, pens, stress balls, other metal and plastic parts… Unconventional applications: cookies, contact lenses More info: ICN-2500 Tagless Pad Printer page Technorati tags: Tagless Printing, Pad Printing, Multi Color

Shapewear is a new trend hitting the apparel industry. Shapewear comes in many forms, it is mostly referred to as underwear/undergarments. Lingerie is also a form of shapewear. With all of these tight fitting clothes, it makes perfect sense to print tagless labels using the ICN-2200 pad printing machine.

Tagless printing on shapewear has many benefits such as:
• No cracking on the label
• No annoying bump where the tag lies
• No Ribbon labels (those annoying labels usually located on the side of the inside of clothes)
• No grin through (reduces visibility on the outside of the clothing where the tag is)

You can always look great and feel comfortable at the same time, especially with tagless printing!

Click here to submit any questions on tagless printing on shapewear! The consultation is free of charge, no strings attached!

Printer used in this project:
Type: Semi-Automatic Pad Printer
Brand: ICN-2200
Model: Two Color
Standard applications: neck tagless labels, pens, stress balls, other metal and plastic parts…
Unconventional applications: cookies, contact lenses
More info: ICN-2200 Tagless Pad Printer Page

Technorati tags: Shapewear, pad printing, Tagless Apparel

Check out these great uniforms! Know what the best part is? That’s right! they’re tagless!

Tagless printing on uniforms are essential for professionals to look professional. There is no tag sticking out of the uniform or poking through the back. Look at the pictures of the scrubs, employees are often wearing just these uniforms for long periods of time. It is important that the people wearing these feel comfort. Thanks to tagless printing, there are no more annoying tags that stick into the back of the neck and provide discomfort!

Click here to submit any questions on tagless printing on uniforms! The consultation is free of charge, no strings attached!

Printer used in this project:
Type: Semi-Automatic Pad Printer
Brand: ICN-150
Model: Two Color

Standard applications: neck tagless labels, pens, stress balls, other metal and plastic parts…
Unconventional applications: cookies, contact lenses
More info: ICN-150 Tagless Pad Printer Page

Technorati tags: Uniforms, tagless, Tagless printing

This ICN tagless label is printed on a flock material, which is used for all kinds of apparel like daywear, outerwear and activewear, and is much like fleece to the touch.

Due to its “fuzzy” texture, the flock material definitely posed a challenge for printing a tagless label, but by using the good old “Trial and Error” approach our pad printing specialists managed to quickly find a solution to the problem

We found that they key to successful printing on difficult garments , such as flock material, is by controlling these variables:

• Depth of printing plate
• Speed of the thinner
• Printing pad durometer
• Machine cycle

We used our ICN-150 tagless label printing machine and the tagless pad printing ink was from the SB series, mixed with 20% of M Thinner.

If you have any questions or need advice about tagless printing and its applications, please give us a call at 978-646-8980!

Printer used in this project:
Type: Semi-Automatic Pad Printer
Brand: ICN-150
Model: Two Color
Standard applications: neck tagless labels, pens, stress balls, other metal and plastic parts…
Unconventional applications: cookies, contact lenses
More info: ICN-150 Tagless Pad Printer Page

Technorati tags: Flock Material, Cotton Flock, Tagless Apparel