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What is automation in apparel?

I was meeting with a predominantly screen with a bit-of-DTF printer last week that stopped me. He said “I don’t

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The Automation Trap: Why a Faster Production Stage Doesn’t Make a Better Factory.

I read a lot – trade press, tech blogs, industry commentary and spend (far) too much time looking at the

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Choosing an automation platform? The feature list is only half the project.

I was at a trade show recently talking to an attendee who’d been trying to replace their Production Management System,

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The gap between systems is where print on demand automation fails

I had a conversation a few weeks ago with an apparel deco business running a reasonably well known industry Apparel

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Embellishments Are Booming. But Can Your Workflow Keep Up?

WhatTheyThink published its Quarterly Edition 1, 2026 last week – themed around ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, with embellishments as the centrepiece.

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Two Pathways to Next-Level Kornit Efficiency

A short comparison of two automation approaches, real-time KSF generation and ColorGate + Kornit integration, for reducing manual setup in
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What actually changes when an apparel factory implements workflow automation?

I had a conversation last week with a potential new customer running screen, DTF, and embroidery. They’re B2B with a

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AI In POD: Hype? (Video)

So, is the impact of AI on print on demand something that is happening NOW or is it all hype,

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Why your shift costs fluctuate (it ain’t just salary!)

Have you ever seen two shifts run the exact same job – same press, same SKU, same settings on paper

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