Webinars Library
APA provides access to a vast webinar library to help businesses thrive.
Each year, APA hosts approximately 6 webinars. Topics are selected based on interest expressed by APA members. Click on each year below to see the webinars in the library for that year.
Certification Enrollees: Webinars provide .10 CEU per webinar. Please track webinars that you view from the library on your certification tracker using the date that you viewed the webinar. CEU’s are tracked as either technical, marketing, or business topics.
Webinar libraries by year:
2025 Webinars
The Ultimate Personalization Duo: Combining UV Printing and Laser Engraving for Next-Level Customization
“The Ultimate Personalization Duo” will provide you with fresh ideas and practical applications to enhance your work. Learn how blending UV printing with laser engraving can unlock creative possibilities, improve workflow efficiency, and open up new product opportunities. Plus, you’ll see a live video demo showing the seamless transition from laser engraving to UV printing in real time!
Incorporating Embroidery into your Personalization Business
Machine embroidery is a great way to take advantage of a small footprint within your business that can yield a big return, allowing you to increase your average sales to the customers you already have. Whether you do corporate orders or personalized one-offs, embroidery is a great fit for businesses of all sizes to help make them more profitable.
Getting Started with AI : Transforming the Awards & Personalization Industry
Discover how AI is changing everything – from design to delivery. In this session, we will explore the foundations of artificial intelligence, touch on the tools used for creative design, and learn what AI tools can help your small business.
Make It Pop: Engraving Acrylic for Maximum Impact
Learn expert tips and creative techniques for engraving on a variety of acrylic styles, from classic two-tone to eye-catching iridescent. As well as how to elevate your laser projects with dual engraves on fluorescent acrylic, paint-filled mirror pieces, and more.
Understanding PDFs: A Guide to High-Quality Vector PDF’s for the Engraving Community
Learn the difference between vector and raster artwork, why file extension alone isn’t a guarantee of what you need, and how to work better with what you receive from your customers.
Beyond the Shirt: Unlocking the Epson F1070’s Full Potential
Step into the next level of printing with the Epson SureColor F1070 hybrid DTG/DTF printer. In this live webinar, we will guide you through the complete process – from pretreatment when using white ink, printing, pressing, and delivering high level results. This exclusive “show & tell” will spotlight stunning surprises printed on the F1070, proving this compact powerhouse can open doors to products you never imagined.
2024 Webinars
High Impact, Common Sense Hiring & Retention
You’ll learn very specific ways to create a hiring system that can help find the best candidates, and can continue to serve you as the company grows and build a company culture that increases retention and employee satisfaction, minimizes turnover and increases productivity
Enhancing Sandcarved Glass with Color Fill, Frosting, and Bricking Techniques
Explore advanced sandcarving techniques to enhance the beauty and value of etched glass including how to add a color fill, techniques for frosting and shading, and brick blasting.
Discover The Advantages: Adding UV Printing to your Business
Join us for an eye-opening webinar on the advantages of UV printing. Learn how UV printing can open a wide range of new markets and opportunities, the ease of integrating UV printing into your existing operations, and also why investing in a UV printer offers a rapid return on investment.
How to Sublimate with an Oven or Heat Press
Ideal for both beginners and experienced users aiming to optimize their sublimation techniques. We will review the basics of sublimation with an overview of the process and materials, compare the differences of using an oven versus a heat press, give step by step instructions for both methods, and review the benefits and drawbacks of each method.
10 Strategies to Scale Your Personalization Business
Discover 10 actionable strategies that will guide you through expanding your product line, optimizing your online presence, leveraging social media marketing, and more. Learn how to implement cutting-edge technology, engage effectively with your customer base, and explore partnerships that open new avenues for sales and growth.
2023 Webinars
Learn Sandcarving Techniques and Tips with a Live Demonstration
In this webinar you’ll learn sandcarving techniques for glass and stone and how to identify the proper thickness of photoresist film and understand how to know if you are blasting a suitable depth. The segment will also cover proper techniques for photoresist application on uneven and porous stone surfaces.
Unlocking the Creative Power of UV Printing and Laser Technology
Learn how to combine these two technologies to make unique projects to add creative elements that neither machine can do completely on their own.
What’s New and Old in CorelDRAW 2023
This webinar will cover some new features and enhancements available in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite and will review some basic and fundamental tools that almost any CorelDRAW user should have at their fingertips.
UV Printing: Top 3 Award and Trophy Applications and Techniques that Add Value
If you have a UV printer or are thinking about entering the world of unlimited color opportunities, you don’t want to miss this webinar where we feature the top 3 applications for the award and trophy industry. Learn techniques that add value for printing onto plaques, crystal, and acrylic awards and tumblers.
Looking for more webinars to support your learning?
Additional webinars from previous years are also available on request. Reach out to the Education Manager, Alisha Coplin, at [email protected].
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