Equipment and Maintenance

MADE Laboratory was founded through a partnership with SanMar's Decorator Solutions Team and our founders Tom, Brett, and Brian Lessard, who brings 30 years of screen printing and ink manufacturing experience to the lab. The mission was simple: provide manufacturers and decorators with reliable, scientific data so they can make better decisions before anything hits the press.

Running a screen printing shop can feel like juggling flaming squeegees—especially when your workflow isn’t dialed, screens are breaking down, and nobody’s 100% sure what “best practices” even means anymore. We get it. That’s exactly why we created the MADE Training x Support Program. So, what is the Training x Support Program? It’s an in-person […]

If you’ve been in this industry long enough, you’ve probably said some version of:“Yeah, we stay busy.”Or… “It depends.”Or the classic… “It feels like we’re burning through screens lately.” The problem? Feels like isn’t a strategy. If you actually want to scale your shop — not just survive week to week — you need data. […]

If you’re a growing decorator, chances are you’re asking the same questions everyone in this industry eventually faces: How do I scale without breaking what’s working?Who can I trust as I grow?What’s coming next—and how do I prepare for it? ThreadX was built for that exact moment in your journey. Here are three reasons why […]

Let’s be real—fleece can be a pain to print on. It’s thick, it squishes, it holds moisture, and it loves to throw your registration out of whack. But with a few smart adjustments, you can dial it in and make fleece prints look just as clean and consistent as your best t-shirt runs. Here are […]

At this year’s Impressions Expo in Long Beach, MADE Lab partnered with ROQ to bring a duo of cosmic prints to life for the Print Masters Throwdown—one on a tee, one on a hoodie, and both engineered for maximum visual depth using just a few well-played screens and smart press setups. The Tee: Space Meets […]