Air Waves is an Ohio corporation. A major force in the heat applied graphics business since its inception in 1983, Air waves has grown into one of the most important companies in the textile imprinting business. Air Waves specializes in screen-printed and lithographically printed heat transfers, sublimation heat transfers, and decorative applique. Air Waves exports its products to over one hundred and twenty countries around the world. Air Waves designs and produces over three thousand different high quality American styled graphics as part of its stock transfer line each year. It’s Custom Products Division produces custom heat transfers for the largest apparel companies in the world. Brands such as Hanes, Disney, Nike, and many others make significant use of decorative heat applied graphics manufactured to specification at the Air Waves facilities in Columbus, Ohio.
Heat transfers are a proven just in time method of decorating a textile item, such as a t-shirt. While the traditional paradigm of direct screen printing is still the most common method for printing textile, the retail and promotional industries are requiring shorter lead times, faster turns and greater return on inventory investment. More and more companies around the world are turning to Air Waves, and it's heat transfers, as a profit solution for their imprinted needs. Air Waves' transfers decorate millions of garments each year.
Air Waves seeks to expand its roll as a supplier to the worlds pre-printers, manufacturers and major retailers. Air Waves provides the opportunity for a local business to add an American made graphic to a locally made graphic and to go to market with an advantage over a 100% locally made and printed garment. Through a partnership in creativity, quality, and productivity, Air Waves and its customers, together, enlarge the world of opportunity and enhance the probability of success and profitability.

