FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 3, 2004

Vastex Plans Athletic Numbering Training Course

Allentown, PA, USA - Vastex International is pleased to announce plans for an Athletic Numbering Training Course to be held at their corporate headquarters in Allentown, PA.

“We get many inquiries from screen printers who clearly see the opportunities that being able to provide screen printing of athletic numbers would provide,” said Mark Vasilantone, president of Vastex International. “However, because they often are not sure of what is involved with doing athletic numbering, they are hesitant to take that step. With our training course, we intend to provide screen printers with the basic knowledge needed to successfully offer athletic numbering as an option for their customers.”

While the regular screen-printing classes offered by Vastex normally cover three days, the Athletic Numbering Training Class being offered by Vastex will be a two day course held over the weekend to minimize any inconvenience for the attendees. Over the two days, Douglas Grigar, the master screen printer who teaches all Vastex screen printing courses, will cover such topics as number alignment, printing team names and numbers, printing on mesh shirts and other specialty garments, special ink choices, organizational demands and other issues that are regularly faced when screen-printing athletic numbers. “Most shops just don’t realize that with the right information, preparation and equipment, how easy it is to offer athletic numbering to their customers,” said Douglas. “Athletic numbering is such a large market opportunity considering all the middle, junior, high school and often college sports teams near almost every community. Local softball, little league and soccer teams add to the athletic numbering market, a profitable market that many screen printers are not catering to and should consider. Whatever minimal investments required for a shop to offer screen-printed athletic numbering is easily offset by the large potential business available. Simply put, quality athletic numbering sets any shop apart from their competitors,” Douglas said.

Vastex offers an Athletic Number System that is a unique numbering attachment that simplifies the entire sports garment numbering process. This is the fastest number printing system on the market allowing you to print, flash & print a second color simultaneously! The Vastex precision locator makes repeatable positioning a snap, taking the guesswork out of number alignment. Each number is positioned center, left or right chest with accuracy and ease ­ guaranteed! Vastex offers a choice of 6 fonts including shadows and outlines and all 10 numbers are on one screen. Custom fonts are also available. Because it is an attachment to a standard Vastex printer, you can print numbers and team names without removing the garment. And it will work with all Vastex printers from a simple 1 color table top up to a full 8 color rotary. Screen-printing numbers doesn’t get any faster or easier than this and now with the Vastex Athletic Numbering Training Course, anyone can learn how to do it!

For more information regarding availability, timing and pricing for the Athletic Numbering Training Course at Vastex, send an e-mail to info@vastex.com or simply call 1.800.482.7839.

Founded in 1960, Vastex International is a leading manufacturer of screen-printing machinery. Vastex stands behind its products with unprecedented warranties, which includes ten years on heating elements and twenty-five on V200HD presses. Visit www.vastex.com or call 1-800-4VASTEX for more information.

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VASTEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1032 North Irving Street
Allentown, PA 18109-1846
Phone: 1.610.434.6004
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