BROOMFIELD, Colo.—At each of its upcoming 2010 events, The NBM Show will present a two-hour roundtable discussion, hosted by the one of the industry’s leading experts, Richard Greaves.

FORT WORTH, Texas—The NBM Show is coming to Fort Worth, Texas, May 6–8, bringing cutting-edge technology and the newest products for the awards, engraving, apparel decorating, sign making and digital printing industries.  -Read more-

I write this piece as I return from The Printwear Show in Fort Worth. As you may know, I present seminars at all Printwear Shows including an exciting presentation on SFX printing. We’ve also been participating in the show with our own exhibit booth promoting our consulting services. So I stay pretty busy at those events, spending time with potential customers and garment decorators. Much of what I try to teach—and sell, as the case may be—is taking the perceived complexity out of special-effects printing applications. Sure, there are a number of techniques that are pretty darned difficult, that only the very best automatic printers will tackle. And yes, we can and do teach those. But, there are quite a few looks that are not all that hard to achieve and can be printed using fairly basic manual equipment and materials.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—National Business Media wrapped up its successful 2009 tradeshow season with The Printwear Show in Charlotte, N.C. at the Charlotte Convention Center, Oct. 22–24.

Featuring three shows under one roof, The Printwear Show joined forces with The Sign & Digital Graphics Show and The Awards & Engraving Show, offering attendees the chance to discover new business opportunities from two related industries—an occasion unique to the NBM shows, says Laurie Thiel, director of event sales.