March MINI Madness! It’s PRETREATING CRAZY!

MARCH MINI MADNESS!!

The Viper MINI is a new pretreatment machine designed to help new shops and those that what to upgrade from a hand sprayer to become better Direct-To-Garment printers. Pretreating is simply one of the MOST important aspects of DTG printing and if it's not done right, nothing else matters. To get the best DTG prints, you need the best pretreatment application. This is where the Viper MINI comes in.

To help celebrate MARCH MADNESS we are running our MARCH MINI MADNESS (MMM) promotion. You can get a chance to TRY the Viper MINI for two weeks! If you like it, you can keep it at a discounted introductory price!

There are 3 EASY STEPS to participate: (winners MUST be in the continental US to be chosen)

STEP 1: Like/follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.

STEP 2: You need to "OPT IN" by commenting on a MMM post. If you are selected, a Viper MINI will be sent to test out in your OWN shop for two weeks!

STEP 3: After you test the Viper MINI you'll need to LEAVE A REVIEW with i-Group Technologies on your experience with
the new Viper MINI.

5 lucky winners will be chosen on March 17th, 2021.

^{(*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Drawing opportunity is active until 3/16/21 @ 10am EST. Viper minis will be shipped to chosen winners (end user) in a staggered fashion. iGroup technologies will contact winners on 3/17/21 and arrange a planned shipping schedule. A purchase agreement contract is required and will need to be signed by end user(s) prior to shipping. Contract will state "end user will be required to provide payment information prior to shipping. Payment will NOT occur if the machine is returned at the end of the 14 day test offering (on or before day 15) using the supplied pre-paid return packing slip. If the machine is not returned, end user will be charged the full purchase price of $1,495 + tax. Optional "tester" discounted purchase price is available for end user if requested prior to the return of the machine.)}

THE MINI IS MAKING A BIG IMPACT!

"The Viper MINI has been a great addition to our garment production. Takes less space, great pretreat coverage, easy to use and clean. Plus, excellent customer service!"

Lightning Signs & Decals - New Philadelphia, OH
www.lightningsign.com

i-Group Technologies Hires New Creative Marketing Director

January 20^th, 2021

i-Group Technologies group is excited to announce the hiring of Dean Biscan Jr. to the position of Creative Marketing Director within the company. Dean been in the apparel decorating industry since 2012, run his own custom apparel company NSD Designs, and previously was Senior Print Director for a nationally recognized jewelry chain of stores, as well doing design work for numerous nationally recognized consumer brands.

Dean will be bringing his expertise as well as marketing knowledge to the i-Group Family of companies (which includes the Viper line of DTG pretreatment machines, Image Armor DTG Solutions and RTP Apparel’s line of DTG Ready To Print garments) to help expand our brand and product awareness to the direct to garment world.

New Viper MAXX STEP Test Worksheet Released for Metric Users

i-Group Technologies announces the release of a new PDF for the Bar Code Scanning capabilities for the Viper MAXX pretreatment machine. This new worksheet is the Bar Code Pretreatment STEP Test Worksheet for Metric Users. The previous PDF released was in Imperial measurements (Inches) and would only work if the MAXX was set to use measurements made in inches. The new PDF is designed for the rest of the world that uses the Metric Systems.

The STEP Test Worksheet is designed to allow users of the MAXX to implement a bar code scanner and apply six different "columns" of pretreatment at increasing amounts. The creates a STEP Test that allows users to print a white box across all six steps. If too little pretreatment is used, the next step will have better ink coverage and opacity. The OPTIMAL amount of pretreatment for that particular shirt being tested is the point where the white ink does not gain any additional opacity. This helps find the perfect amount of pretreatment for that shirt as well as helping users not waste pretreatment with over application.

This new Metric Version of the Step Test can be downloaded here:METRIC VERSION OF THE SPRAY STEP TEST FOR VIPER MAXX

Image Armor Adds New Germany Dealer

SEPTEMBER 18th, 2019

Image Armor is proud to announce that Print Equipment of Ottersweier, Germany is now carrying the Image Armor pretreatments for the DTG industry.

Print Equipment is best known for their wide line of wide format printers and sublimation solutions and carries a full line of supporting sublimation equipment, toners, foils, transfer presses and now the PolyPrint DTG garment printers.

The Image Armor pretreatments are designed to make DTG printing easier with a wide application window and less staining and garment discoloration than other pretreatments on the market while providing better wash durability for white and dark colored garments.

For more information you can visit the Print Equipment website at www.printequipment.de or by visiting their headquarters in Ottersweier.

GmbH & Co. KG GmbH & Co KG
Im Stühlinger 10
77833 Ottersweier Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 7223 - 2815 0

This video below was posted by Print-Equipment this week. It is about their company and Image Armor (we believe). It is completely in German, so if you don't speak fluent German (like us) it is still fun to watch.

Viper MAXX DTG Pretreatment Machine and RFID Scanning Capabilities

In an effort to continually improve the Direct To Garment process i-Group Technologies has always tried to make pretreating easier. The Viper MAXX pretreatment machine is now also RFID capable with the addition of a simple and inexpensive RFID reader that plugs into the USB port of this evolutionary DTG pretreating machine.

RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) is a way to communicate quickly and easily information needed to properly set the parameters for a shirt that needs pretreated. i-Group Technologies has been working in conjunction with RTP Apparel on new RFID technology that is now woven into the shirt as a thread - the RFID capabilities become part of the shirt and are completely undetectable. With this RFID capabilities comes the entire ability to pre-set the pretreatment parameters required for that particular garment prior to it ever getting to the pretreating station.

This allows employees running the pretreating department to focus on getting product prepared and sent to the printing department with fewer rejects and higher efficiencies. Obviously this option is best suited for higher volume, on-demand DTG printing facilities. Since all the parameters can be set on the backside via a company's integrated software system, each shirt can be programmed for that specific artwork.Other parameters can be added to the RFID capabilities to allow for ease in packing/shipping and label printing requirements to help reduce data entry errors and streamline the shipping process for the finished goods.

End users can utilize their own RFID tags or as an option RTP Apparel can utiltize our unique RFID tags built into the threads of the shirts. Two options are available - shirts without pretreatment and the RFID threads or Ready To Print DTG shirts that are already completely pretreated. The i-Group Technologies and RTP Apparel shirts' RFID can be encoded with a unique identifier so the artwork to be printed can quickly and easily be pulled up by the DTG printing operator. The operator only needs to bring the RFID encoded shirt close to the printer and utilizing your in-house software system can then automatically pull up the graphics and set all the printing parameters.

This is just another way i-Group Technologies and RTP Apparel are working to help make DTG printing easier and more streamlined.

For more information please feel free to call 877-673-4378 or email us at [email protected].

FREE Viper MAXX Pretreatment Machines for Qualified Industrial DTG Printers

ARE YOU AN INDUSTRIAL DTG PRINTER?

i-Group Technologies has partnered with Image Armor to bring about the best DTG pretreatment machine and the best pretreatment to our industrial user base. If you use more than 50 gallons a month in pretreatment you will want to call i-Group Technologies at 877-673-4378. You may qualify for special discounting on the Viper MAXX pretreatment machine. High volume users could qualify for FREE Maxx Pretreatment Machines (depending on volume used per month). This is our way of working to advance Direct To Garment printed apparel. The DTG print is only as good as the pretreatment used and how it is applied. With the Viper MAXX and Image Armor pretreatments you can take your pretreating to the MAXX this summer.

CALL 877-673-4378 TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY

The Viper MAXX is ALL-AMERICAN MADE

The Viper MAXX is the DTG Industry's premier pretreatment machine. With incorporated bar code scanning capabilities, the MAXX lays down pretreatment more efficiently giving a superior printing surface. This results in better prints with fewer printing rejects due to bad pretreating. The ability to precisely tell the MAXX where to pretreat there is less wasted pretreatment on areas that will not be printed (no wasted over spray). And the MAXX is industrially designed for industrial users.

Call i-Group Technologies at 877-673-4378 to inquire if you qualify for a reduced MAXX pricing or even FREE pretreatment machines!

New Viper MAXX Announcement Coming Soon

See the Viper MAXX in Action at the 2019 Atlantic City ISS

If you are anywhere near Atlantic City March 21st - 23rd make sure to stop by the Atlantic City Imprinted Sportswear show and see what is new and exciting in the direct to garment market! i-group Technologies will be present in booth #226 with the new Viper MAXX pretreatment machine that is unparalleled in the DTG pretreating market.

The Viper MAXX features a spray area of up to 19"x24" +/- and is the most versatile pretreatment machine on the market to date. With a complete user controlled touch screen interface the Viper MAXX gives complete control over size, dimensions, location and volume of pretreatment applied as well as giving the user control over the "steps" that the machine uses to achieve a perfect spray pattern. The unique application of pretreatment give superior results vs a standard single nozzle pretreatment machine that has its spray nozzle located much higher from the garment surface. This results in vastly reduced over spray as well as better fiber coverage resulting in less pin holes in the white portions of the DTG print.

Stop by and see what all the buzz is about and how the Viper MAXX can improve your DTG prints and increase your quality output. See you in Atlantic City March 21-23, 2019.

Viper Pretreatment Machines Announces the Release of the NEW Viper MAXX

The VIPER MAXX
The Viper MAXX is the culmination of 10 years of pretreatment machine manufacturing. We've taken everything we've learned, listened to customers, and have worked hard to bring forth the Direct To Garment Industry's best pretreatment machine to date.

The Viper MAXX is a single nozzle, open platform, pretreatment machine designed to deliver the perfect spray patter every time - and only where you need it. No more having to spray the entire width of a shirt to just print a left chest. No more massive overspray. No more uneven pretreatment sprays.

The Viper MAXX features a complete and easy to use touchscreen interface to allow you to set the spray area exactly where you will be printing with complete control over how much pretreatment is applied. Now there is no reason for never achieving a perfect spray everytime - exactly where you need it. The user has complete control over the spray head speed (for volume lay down), the steps between sprays to achieve a perfectly smooth spray pattern no matter what spray tip or pretreatment you are using, with no over spray.

Some people worry about "over spray" from such an open system. However they have never used the Viper MAXX. We've removed the issue of over spray. The Viper MAXX is 99.9% efficient in the application of pretreatment and can be used in the same room as your DTG printer without worrying about excess pretreatment getting everywhere. That's the VIPER difference - we are always working to improve the DTG process and make your life easier so you can focus more on printing and less on pretreating.

The Viper MAXX is truly the evolution of DTG pretreating. The MAXX is $6,995 and includes the crating (plus shipping) and is currently available to purchase. For more information call 877-673-4378.

New Viper XPT-1000 Touch Screen Pretreatment Machine Now Available

Viper XPT-1000 Touch Screen Pretreatment Machine

The Viper XPT-1000 Touch Screen pretreatment machine turns any direct to garment printing shop into a professional DTG workplace. The unique open design allows for fast loading and unloading of a wide variety of garments while keeping the entire spray (or bounce) inside of the pretreatment machine.

The simple to use pretreatment machine features an incredibly easy to use touch screen control interface that allows for fast setting of the spray length and speed/fluid application amount based on the spray bar height. Quickly adjust the spray width by raising the spray head and the horizontal position by moving the spray head left/right. These combined movements allow for fast and easy processing of left/right chest spray areas, youth, to full width sprays.

A simple to use spray chart correlates the amount of pretreatment applied in grams based on the spray bar setting height. Simply set the spray length and speed and you will get consistent results shirt after shirt making your DTG printing that much easier. Training new employees to pretreat correctly has never been easier.

The unit show here is the complete spray unit and pan (spray area tray) and sells for $4,495.