Livingston Systems, LLC Information

Livingston Systems has been a developer and manufacturer of innovative and easy-to-use screen printing equipment since 1989. The vision for our company is, and has always been, to develop the highest quality garment-holding platens and cap-holding systems for garment decorating industry. Specializing in hold down equipment for printing on double-layer garments, hats, shirts, jackets, pockets, umbrellas, tote bags and other substrates, we strive to match precision manufacturing with unparalleled service and support. We're proud to have had our products featured in leading trade magazines and displayed at trade shows for the Screen Printing and Direct to Garment industry. The company's founder, John Livingston, started working in the screen printing industry making parts for a local press manufacturing company. He quickly saw the need for new designs that streamlined productivity and started Livingston Systems in 1989 with his wife Carol. Livingston Systems was soon designing and producing innovative screen printing press attachments for the industry. The first piece of equipment developed was a highly adjustable jacket hold-down, followed by a hat holding system that has become the industry standard. The need for this expertise grew into manufacturing platens and hold-down systems for almost every substrate and screen printing press. The emergence of direct to garment printing started a new line of products for Livingston Systems, the TucLoc platen. John's knowledge of the industry and experience with garment holding design allowed him to position himself as the premier printing surface manufacturer for the DTG industry. John's patented TucLoc design gave the direct to garment industry the largest printing surface and the quickest cycle times in a light, durable, and economical unit. John Livingston comes from a family of engineers. His grandfather and two of his brothers were all engineers. Two of his three boys became engineers, Darren and Jason. All three of his sons grew up with a sheet metal shop at their ...