Steve Taylor is a native and lifelong resident of Myrtle Beach. Native Sons started in 1984 as a group of best friends living and promoting the "beach life". Shortly after he started in the screen printing business and began the journey from a small warehouse and a manual press to the facility and services described below.
"I invite you to tour our facility in person or through the photos below and then challenge you to ask if your projects or business deserve the best, or just the cheapest? We strive to be the best at Native Sons and have the experience and expertise to assist in making your business, project or brand successful."
Steve Taylor
OUR STORY
Like many screen printers Native Sons started out in a small warehouse with a manual press and a dream...to be in the t-shirt business. Thirty-two years later we are one of the premier screen printers in the country. We have a state of the art facility with the staff, the experience, and the capacity to handle any and every client's needs, large or small.
Our 56,000 square foot facility is a clean, organized and a superbly maintained production machine. We operate six M&R automatics (14-18 colors) with a capacity of 30,000 imprints per shift and up to 350,000 prints per week. We average over 3,000,000 quality impressions per year for some of the most demanding clients in the world. From design to packaging we get the job done on time to meet the quick turn demands of today's retailers.
Our staff is loaded with experience and talent. Our Director of Operations, Stokes Taylor is well versed in all aspects of screen printing and lean management techniques. His expertise and floor leadership guides a veteran group of set up teams, loaders, dryer attendants and QC personnel.
Our quality speaks for itself. We have worked with hundreds of major U.S. retailers over the years and know that every detail is critical to the success of the job.
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INK & ART
We know that a great t-shirt starts with the design and the proper choice of inks. Our art director has over 25 years of design and separation experience. Knowing how to properly sep art is essential to the printing process and the desired result...a perfectly printed t-shirt.
CLEANEST INK ROOM AROUND.
Been to a lot of screen print shops? How many ink rooms have you been in that look like this? We don't just keep our ink department clean and organized, we keep it stocked full of PMS matched phthalate free inks, gels, HD's, waterbase, and soft hand additives. If we don't have the right PMS color on the shelf, ink master Stokes will custom match it.
When you've been in the business for 30 years you've seen every trend and printed every ink, substrate and "new technique" around. We have experience with plastisols, water base, high solids, performance, soft hand vintage, HD, gels, foil applications, and yes...even the old puff inks.
SCREENS
A high volume screen room is essential to keeping pace with production. We use roller frames and aluminum frames in our screen department for consistent tension and registration. By using M&R direct to screen exposure and rinsing technology we can burn up to 300 screens a day without missing a dot!
SAATI LTS 1015
Large Format High Resolution Direct Laser Image & Exposure Unit
When burning screes the SAATI LTS 1015 is the top of the line unit. This self-contained, high efficiency direct laser computer to screen image & exposure unit uses laser technology to get precise half tones and perfect registration.
PACKAGING & FULFILLMENT
Our newly expanded warehouse increases our capacity and allows for the proper receipt and storage of goods. No job is too big. Accurate receiving, storage, and fulfillment are just as essential to the job as the printing process.
CUSTOM NECK LABELING
We offer pad printing, heat transfer, or traditional screen printing as re labeling options for customers who want to set their brand apart.
EMBROIDERY
Our experienced embroidery department can sew your logo directly on hats, jackets, polos, tote bags and towels. Send us your logo and we can set up your digitized sew out overnight and sample within s few days. With the capability of 6,000+ stitches per shift and 500+ imprints per day our Tajima multi head embroidery machines can take care of any size order large or small.
Digital Printing
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