Congrats M&R new WORLD RECORD!!

[Grumpy Ole Artist]

Not sure if this URL will work, but here's some video......y'all should be able to copy/paste it to your browser.....


http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10151666596613232&set=vb.64929513231&type=2&theater


I took my shoes off and did some cypherin' that's 1.6 seconds per shirt!

[inkman996]

Mike

not at all...what I am saying is what I said above.  Some people invest in their companies ( like you guys do ) and there are others who do not.

I know that some manufactures are leading the way and some are not.

sam

I think one point you should add is the right investment is also in employees. One can buy all the equipment in the world and be a wizard salesman and businessman but hire all the wrong people and fail.

[GKitson]

sorry greg, Velcro was around well before the moon program.

That's what I really love about this board, ya learn something everyday.

I will re-phrase my previous statement and pass on this info from Wikipedia that:

George de Mestral had originally envisioned Velcro being used in clothing. But when Velcro first hit the mainstream market in the early 1960s, the public's response wasn't as enthusiastic as expected – mainly due to the product's then cheap and unappealing appearance. Instead, Velcro's first big break came when the aerospace industry realized that Velcro, used a space suit closure device, was far superior to cumbersome zippers and snaps.

~Kitson

[mk162]

ugh, damn you kitson!!!!

so maybe we are both right, it was developed before, but gained better "marketability" after the space program.

[Grumpy Ole Artist]

Quote from: Inkworks on Yesterday at 12:53:51 PM
Pushing for world records means pushing the limits of the technology, and while none of us will be producing at 2000+pcs. per hour, many of us will likely see improvements trickle down from technology derived to make those numbers possible, even if it's just improved durability in design.

Just like nobody drives to work at 200+mph, but enjoy many of the advancements in safety and design in our daily drivers that have been derived from the push for speed on the track.

Why did the USA go to the moon?  Prestige, National Pride, etc.  But you and I still benefit everyday from the huge tech developments from the Apollo program.

WD-40, Velcro, computer power, food preservation techniques, remote medical data monitoring & collection, satellites of all kinds, GPS and data management all have their history solidly in "OUR' quest to go to the moon.



Don't forget cordless power tools!

[mk162]

And freeze dried ice cream!!!

[inkman996]

Apollo 13 certainly spurred the popularity of duct tape as well. They used it to construct "the mail box" which saved their lives eventually, with out that popular TV shows like McGyver probably would never have been.

[3Deep]

What good is all this tech we're going to give it away anyways, that is what we've done in the past, did you know its hard to build stuff over here now without buying parts from other countries, and get this, it was invented here and we gave it away...can you name items we no longer can build here?

Darryl
PS I,m shocked no other company has not tried to knock M&R off for the world record 

[alan802]

Darryl
PS I,m shocked no other company has not tried to knock M&R off for the world record 

MURICA DAMNIT!!!  I think most of the manufacturers are in other countries who don't quite have the same mindset (nothing bad about that, just different) and they have different goals in mind.  I agree with Winston, but I also agree with M&R.  We didn't have to go to the moon, but we did and there were many unintended consequences and advancements in our daily lives just from that program.  M&R doesn't have to do what they do, and if you look at just the act of breaking a world record in printing shirts, no big deal really, but look at it from a different perspective and see what can be done and then allow the imagination to further our industry.  Why can't we print 1000/hr all day every day if we could do 600?  I don't claim to know how it was back in the old days but I think prepress is very important, as well as running the press as fast as you can to get the job done.  That's what we do here, we run the job as fast as we can to save 5-10 minutes (average piece size is small) because that's one more setup right there, do that 10 times a day then that's 10 more setups per day.  Print speed is important to me, but others can think what they will, they don't have to do things the same as we do.

[kingscreen]

Does no one remember being young and ambitious and doing things just to see if you can? Maybe M&R just tries to beat the record for the fun of it. Why does it have to be this serious thing? As for the screen printing industry being on the decline - maybe your business is on the decline and you're blaming the industry.

[3Deep]

What the heck is MURICA !!!

Darryl
I think its great what they are doing M&R, nothing wrong with pushing the limit, I drive a vette and the speed limit is 55, 65, 75 have I push it, yep why cuz I could, and its great to zip in and out of traffic.  I'm looking forward to the day you can log your print job on a zip drive and plug into your press and all heads are ready to rock and roll, just add ink!!!

[Frog]

Does no one remember being young and ambitious and doing things just to see if you can? Maybe M&R just tries to beat the record for the fun of it. Why does it have to be this serious thing? As for the screen printing industry being on the decline - maybe your business is on the decline and you're blaming the industry.

Of course it's not only cool to have the bragging rights, like a showroom stock car or motorcycle holding a speed record, but it will sell product as well.

As for the industry declining, that almost has to be a given when you figure the inroads vinyl made into the sign segment, and DTG into garments and yardage.
Now, how much of a decline varies from segment to segment, market to market, and shop to shop.

I think that a repair and installation tech or manufacturer who's been in the industry for more than a few decades, looking at the big picture may see this better than some shop owners.

I do fine, exactly the level I want, but have certainly needed to adjust to the industry sea change over the last almost forty years myself.

Oh, and I'm still trying to picture Rich, back when he was young, as well as ambitious! Sigh, lotta water under more than one bridge, eh buddy?

[GraphicDisorder]

Does no one remember being young and ambitious and doing things just to see if you can? Maybe M&R just tries to beat the record for the fun of it. Why does it have to be this serious thing? As for the screen printing industry being on the decline - maybe your business is on the decline and you're blaming the industry.

Well said.

When I do stuff I always try to out do it the next time.  If its climbing high, I try to go higher.  If its running fast I try to run faster.  It's really not complicated.

 

[tonypep]

Does no one remember being young and ambitious and doing things just to see if you can? Maybe M&R just tries to beat the record for the fun of it. Why does it have to be this serious thing? As for the screen printing industry being on the decline - maybe your business is on the decline and you're blaming the industry.

Of course it's not only cool to have the bragging rights, like a showroom stock car or motorcycle holding a speed record, but it will sell product as well.



As for the industry declining, that almost has to be a given when you figure the inroads vinyl made into the sign segment, and DTG into garments and yardage.
Now, how much of a decline varies from segment to segment, market to market, and shop to shop.

I think that a repair and installation tech or manufacturer who's been in the industry for more than a few decades, looking at the big picture may see this better than some shop owners.

I do fine, exactly the level I want, but have certainly needed to adjust to the industry sea change over the last almost forty years myself.

Oh, and I'm still trying to picture Rich, back when he was young, as well as ambitious! Sigh, lotta water under more than one bridge, eh buddy?

[ScreenPrinter123]

Why set a world record.  It is really is quite simple....it sells press and says loud and clear that we are the best!  That is why it is done in the most public setting possible.  It sets M&R apart from the other manufacturers.  This is no different than you showing your customer or everyone on TSB some of your great prints, it sets you apart from all of the average joe printers out there...or average joe manufacturers in M&R's case. 

Congrats Rich and M&R, not only do you set the bar but you continue to raise it.