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February 2008: Expanded Emblemtek Fabric & Thread Chart
Emblemtek’s new fabric and thread charts have been expanded to include a total of 45 emblem fabric colours and 120 thread colours. At the same time, the charts have been re-formatted to include Pantone® colour matching codes for all fabrics and threads, as well as thread-to-fabric colour matching references. All fabrics and threads are made from 100% polyester materials and fibers, suitable for any wash environment. Emblemtek uses Madeira Polyneon threads exclusively.
February 2009: Emblemtek Solutions Brochure Available
The long awaited 2009 Emblemtek Solutions Brochure is now available. This guide provides a cursory overview of Emblemtek’s range of embellishment, identification and mending products. In harmony with Emblemtek’s new web site, this brochure is a summarized, physical version of the extensive information that can be found online. To obtain a copy, please send a note to your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or to info@emblemtek.com.
January 2008: New LowProfile™ Name Crest Developed
In September 2007 we began development on a new, improved version of the LowProfile™ name crest. Now ready for production, the new format is manufactured with slightly larger text, a more subtle stitched border and a lower density embroidered background. These changes provide a cleaner, more flexible look and feel. For more information on this exciting change, please follow the product links, or send a note to your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or to info@emblemtek.com. Samples are available for review and testing purposes. For more details...
January 2008: New Direct Embroidery Digitizing Services
We’re introducing a new direct embroidery digitizing package, geared to help our customers balance the work we are doing for them with finished emblems and the need for quality digitizing to fulfill their customers’ direct embroidery requirements. For more information on Emblemtek’s digitizing services, please contact your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or send a note to info@emblemtek.com.
January 2008: Powered by Barudan. Fueled by Madeira.
Emblemtek uses a combination of Barudan embroidery equipment and Madeira Polyneon threads to create high quality embroidered emblems and direct embroidery designs. The technologically advanced blend of both products allows Emblemtek to maintain a high level of efficiency and exacting control on workmanship. With the ability to produce emblems at higher machine operating speeds, using threads that run smoother and are less likely to break, Emblemtek has been able to manufacturer orders in shorter time periods. Being powered by Barudan, and fueled by Madeira ~ Emblemtek is driven to success. To learn more about Emblemtek’s successes with Barudan equipment and Madeira threads, please send a note to marketing@emblemtek.com. To learn more about Barudan Canada, please visit www.barudan.ca.
January 2008: ExpressPrint™ Thermal Labeling Systems
As of January 2008, Emblemtek has installed over 120 ExpressPrint™ thermal identification labeling systems at more than 60 customer locations across Canada. ExpressPrint™ high-speed printers and exclusive label tapes have revolutionized the labeling process within the industrial rental laundry marketplace. These printers allow laundries to print high-quality thermal labels, with text and/or bar code imprinted data at speeds of 150 labels per minute. To learn more about ExpressPrint™ labeling systems, please contact your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or send a note to info@emblemtek.com. For more details.
January 2008: Emblemtek Field Lab
Emblemtek is launching its new product quality, “Field Lab” program. This is a standardized concept that will allow the Company to rely with key, chosen customer partners to provide critical, in-field product testing and review. While most of our products undergo independent lab testing, either directly or through our network of allies, our customers often provide the best feedback with respect to product design, usage, conformity and processing. To learn more about the Emblemtek Field Lab program, please send a note to marketing@emblemtek.com.
October 2007: BarTender® Labeling Software of Choice
Emblemtek has chosen BarTender as its labeling software of choice, to drive both the ExpressPrint™ 9850 printer platform and the ExpressPrint™ Mini 9416 printer platform. Combined, the BarTender® software and ExpressPrint™ identification label printing systems provide high quality eye-readable and bar code based garment tracking labels. To learn more about BarTender® and the ExpressPrint™ systems, please contact your dedicated Customer Service Associate, or send a note to info@emblemtek.com. You can also follow the product links.
July 2007: Emblemtek SAP Success Story
In July 2007 SAP, the world’s largest business software company, created and published a Customer Success Story that centered around Emblemtek’s implementation of SAP solutions in 2005 and 2006. The SAP system that Emblemtek is using and continues to build on, has allowed the Company to grow and expand without having to add very many additional resources. SAP software allows Emblemtek to be a better business. To learn more about our success with SAP, please visit www.sap.com/smallbusiness/customers/emblemtek.epx.
