Live screen printing in Pittsburgh means a press, screens and ink on your floor, with a printer pulling each shirt while the guest watches. It's the pick for one to three colors of the same art on a lot of shirts: a sponsor mark at a convention center show, or a black-and-gold design for a North Shore pregame. It's the oldest form of live t-shirt printing, and the station guests crowd closest to watch.
We bring the presses, flash dryers, ink, blanks, tables and crew, and set up anywhere from a Downtown ballroom to a pop-up in the Strip. The standard station runs two presses with two printers and clears 100+ shirts an hour at full speed, so the line keeps moving at a busy David L. Lawrence Convention Center booth.
When screen printing is the right call in Pittsburgh
- One design, big crowd. Every guest gets the same art and nobody waits on a changeover.
- Bold, simple marks. One to three flat colors print fastest and wear longest.
- People watch. Pulling ink by hand draws more of a crowd than any other station.
Screens are burned in Fullerton before the freight leaves, so the design list is set early. For full-color art or a name on each shirt, pair the press with a live DTF station in the same footprint.