SGIA Las Vegas – October 13-15

This year’s annual SGIA EXPO is in Las Vegas, October 13-15. Over the recent years this show as had less and less garment decorating and screen printing but that seems to have changed this year in Las Vegas. While SGIA has always been a hardware show with little or no blank garment suppliers, this year they have become more aggressive and have a couple of nice garment decorating demo/seminar areas right on the show floor.

Screen Printed Apparel Zone
Our good friend, Riley Hopkins, is coordinating a Screen Printed Apparel Zone with lots of great speakers all three days. This is a first for SGIA and should be a huge hit for garment decorators. Check it out here.

According to the SGIA website:
See the hottest techniques in garment screen printing at the all-new Screen Printed Apparel Training Zone. Presented by major industry suppliers (M&R, Wilflex, BBC Industries, Riley Hopkins Screen Printing Machinery LLC, International Coatings, Print This, Inc., HIX Corp., Stahl’s), this exciting Zone offers six interactive training sessions each day for the garment decorating community.

Digital Apparel Production Zone
Plus, they will have the popular Digital Apparel Production Zone with the latest in direct-to-garment, sublimation, heat graphics and more. Check it out here.

According to the SGIA website:
Discover the latest innovations in digital apparel technology at the Digital Apparel Production Zone (DAPZ) during the 2010 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, October 13-15)- the industry’s most dynamic specialty imaging event.

The DAPZ is your opportunity to experience and learn about every digital-garment-decorating option in one place. Staffed by industry experts, this sales-free area will feature interactive hands-on opportunities and live demonstrations of digital applications for garment decoration. From ad specialty to all-over fashion tees, this is the place to put these technologies to the test:

• Dye sublimation
• Direct-to-garment inkjet
• Print and cut vinyl
• Heat-applied vinyl