We just picked up our new Metal Halide Exposure Unit.  This new unit will speed up set up process drastically.  Screens used to take 20-23 Minutes to burn, we can do it in 1 minute now with the new exposure unit.  This will save us hours a day.  This should help speed up jobs even more.  This unit also does half tones and process color burning much more accurate than  it can be done with normal exposure units.  So look for more of that from us coming soon. 

We are constantly investing in better/faster equipment to make things better for our customers.  We thank you for the support!

We have begun the process of looking to build or buy a building.  We have outgrown our current space (2200sqft) and are busting at the seams so to speak.  We are currently thinking at least a 5,000sqft building will be good to start with.  We will likely move to TN area when we do this as well.  In addition to that we have been stupid busy making clothing.  Our next step once we secure a building is to goto Automatic Screen Press.  This will up our output from around 1000 pecies a day to 1400 pecies per hour.  This should drastically speed up orders.  I hope the process goes smooth and we can get the ball rolling on it all very soon.  Its a big expense to do all of this, but we feel it will be a huge positive step, and as you know we have always and will always look for ways to increase speed and make products more affordable for our clients.  Look for more info as time goes on.

So last month we decided, why not, let get it a go.  So we visited a Apple store and we purchased our first MacBook Pro.  So far I really dig it, its got some cool features that Windows dont.  But really its no faster, the thing that really does shine though is the Multi-Touch trackpad.  WOW.  You can browse so much faster with it than a PC based laptop.  So much aweome on that feature.  I already upgraded it to 4gb of ram.

I am not a switcher yet though so dont get excited Mac geeks.

Haha so as most of you know I was using a 40 inch 1080p Samsung and a 24 inch wide screen Dell as a secondary monitor.  Well that was great for a long while, but it was huge and I was actually losing screen space with it being only 1920×1080 in resolution.  So I decided to buy a new monitor and put the TV in our bed room since it was reallly a TV and not a monitor.  So I am not using a 30 inch Samsung 2560×1600 as a main monitor and the 24 inch dell is still my secondary for now.

Whoa, what a difference that much resolution makes.  I love it.  I can put 2 web browsers next to each other on one screen and see the whole web page on both.  I have to scroll less, I can put like 4 business cards on my screen at full size resolustion in photoshop and work with them all.  Epic. 

I highly recommend for anyone thinking about it!

Here is the link for anyone wanting to know more about what im talking about/where to purchase:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001098&Tpk=305t

So it is here, the new embroidery machine came last week.  It is a beast, thanks to all of our friends for coming and helping us move it in, it was 800lbs down a flight of stairs.  Anyway, the machine is great, it is already proving it’s worth and we have done over 100 hats on it.  Stay tuned for specials and such, this machine will help us produce the quality of products at the pace you have come to demand from Graphic Disorder!

The embroidery machine has been maxxed out for a while now, so today, we’ve purchased another machine.  This time 15-color, dual head machine.  This puts us with a total of three heads, capable of THREE times faster production for me, and THREE times faster that your order will ship, for you!  Shouldn’t be too much of a learning curve over the other one, so I’d imagine we will be up and running as soon as we take delivery within 10-14 business days.  Check our websites and be on the lookout for more embroidery sales, faster turnaround times, and overall cheaper pricing.

We’d like to thank our loyal customers who help make it possible for us to constantly stay ahead of the curve! 

Wow, so a few months ago we decided to upgrade Shellys daily computer, well we ran across a sweet deal on a quad core pc at Dell and decided to hop on board for one.  The cool thing is that it came with a 24 inch wide screen, which would go nice next to her already nice 24 inch wide screen to bring her up to 2 24 inch wide screens.

 Jealous would be the best word to describe me.  I let this go on for awhile, then I folded.  I purchased a new 40 inch Samsung 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio Wide Screen.  Now this goes nice to my own 24 that I was using the whole time.  So I gotta say if you have never used dual monitors, specifically large ones, go for it.  I am doing work faster and find myself rubbing my eyes less and less.  I think we may be finally done upgrading our network/pcs for awhile. 

Well after giving my PPC-6700 my best effort to like I just couldn’t get happy with it.  So I made the mistake of checking out a Apple Store and playing with the iPhone.  Well it took me about 10 seconds to realize I had to have one, and by the time Shelly had decided she had to have one also.  So we are the new owners of 2 16gb iPhones.  These gadgets should help us keep up with our customers while on the road traveling and out of town.  We have a laptop but getting to that isn’t always easy.  This is just another way we take keeping in touch with us up a level since we can now be handling email from litterly anywhere. 

 So dont freak out when I reply to your emails on a holiday at 4am… just means im playing with my iPhone!

We are growing again, fun huh? 

 We pick up our new Vastex Screen Print Press Monday.  Should be up and running same day and ready for production shortly after.  This is a new 6 color/6 station press.  Conveyor dryer, exposure unit with drying cabinet, VRS Pin Registration, ect.  This is a heavy duty machine, and is light years ahead of the small press we currently use.  This new equipment should allow us to do your orders faster, even more accurate, and best of all…..at a lower price. 

 -hint look for a sale soon……

Most of our East Coast and Midwest customers are used to there cards taking a couple days longer than what our West Coast customers see.  That is because our main print shop is in California.  However some of you may have already noticed that your getting your print even faster.  Thats because we now have 2 locations for printing.  Your cards will come from the one closer to you and our second print shop is in Ohio.  so we have basically split the US.  Nothing has changed on the quality the print quality will remain perfect as well as the thick paper that others can not match and our pricing will remain the same. 

 This should speed up print orders by a couple days for some of you Midwest/South/East guys.  Just another way we are commited to being the fastest and best printer in this Industry.