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JOB CCU-187,413
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Get a Press-Ready Separation Quote in Under 24 Hours.
Drop your file, name the ink set and RIP, tell us how many garments. A separation artist on our Greensboro bench — not a bot — opens the ticket and replies with a firm quote and an ETA before end of business.
INTAKE · STEP 01 OF 01
Job Ticket #
One form, no phone tag. Drop the artwork, set the production targets, and our separation artist replies with a firm quote and ETA before the next shift change. Tickets auto-assigned within 2 business hours.
- MINIMUM ORDER
- $35 separations · $18 vinyl
- SERVICE AREA
- US · Canada · Mexico
- RUSH TIER
- 4 business hrs · before 3 PM ET
- NEED A CALL?
- +1 (336) 555-0142
FILE SPECS · STEP 02
What We'll Accept, Right Now
No surprises at the front desk. If your file matches the column on the left, your ticket goes straight to a separation artist — not a triage queue.
PNG · PSD · TIFF
300 dpi at final print size. sRGB or Adobe RGB. Transparent background unless printing on white.
250 MB · zipped OK
Larger files: WeTransfer / Dropbox link in the notes. Multiple artboards go in one zip.
23 stocked · custom on request
Matsui, Union, Wilflex, FN-INK, Avient, Perkins, Permaset — or send a spec sheet for your house ink.
DELIVERABLE · STEP 03
What Lands in Your Inbox
One zip. One proof sheet. One job-ticket PDF. Everything your press operator needs to load the job and start running shirts the morning the email arrives.
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Channel separations, named
One file per color —
cyan_plate.tif,magenta_plate.tif, underbase, highlight. Numbered to match the proof sheet, never scrambled. -
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Simulated-process proof sheet
CMYK build of the final garment image, plus side-by-side swatches against the named ink set so your client can sign off before production.
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RIP-native file + ICC profile
Native to the RIP you named (AccuRIP, Wasatch, FlexiSign, Onyx, Caldera). ICC profile included on request so colors hit the same on your press they did on ours.
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Job-ticket PDF
CCU job number, ink targets, mesh count suggestion, flash cure notes, and the artist's direct extension if you want to call the bench with a question.
94% of jobs ship same-day · standard tier 6–24 hrs · rush tier 4 hrs (before 3 PM ET)
PRE-FLIGHT · STEP 04
Five Quick Checks That Shave a Round-Trip Email Off Your Order
Run your file through this list before you hit submit. Each fix is a 10-second job — and it's the difference between a same-day ship and a 24-hour back-and-forth.
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Color mode is set, not assumed.
If the brief says "CMYK print" but your file is RGB, we'll separate against the right target — but tell us in the notes so we don't guess. Spot-color jobs should ship as RGB or grayscale with PANTONE swatches referenced.
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The white isn't missing.
Dark garments need an underbase. If your design has light colors and you didn't include a white plate, we add one — and email you about it. Save the round-trip by flagging it in the notes.
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Fonts are outlined (or attached).
Outline all live text in AI/EPS/PDF before you export. If outlining breaks a variable font, attach the .otf/.ttf in the same zip. We don't ship substituted fonts back to your press.
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Raster is at print resolution.
300 dpi at final print size, not 300 dpi at screen size. A 14" wide tee graphic needs 4200 px wide minimum — not 1500 px from a Pinterest save.
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Garment count and substrate are real.
"48 — black tees" tells us mesh count and ink choice. "TBD" makes us email you for it. Garment brand + color + count = press-ready the first time.
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Separation files shipped since CCU-000001 in 2009
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Standard turnaround · 94% delivered same-day
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