Save Your Printing Business 86 Days Every Year
As a garment decorator, you know that time is money. But did you know you could save 86 working days a year by tweaking your t-shirt printing process? Let's turn your printing efficiency to one hundred and give you those days back!
Timing Is Everything
When was the last time you clocked how long it takes to print a t-shirt? If you haven't, it’s high time you did! Every second counts and those seconds add up.
Here’s how you can cut down on time, step by step, from loading a garment onto the heat press to perfecting placement.
Load Faster, Print More
1. Loading the Garment
First up, let’s talk about the loading process. If you're using a clamshell heat press, it typically takes about 50 seconds from start to finish. That’s a lot of time, especially when loading and aligning manually.
2. Threadability Magic
Enter threadability! Available on all good heat presses, this allows you to slide the garment onto the press, isolating the layer you want to print on. Add a Counter Caddie or Caddie Stand, and voila! You shave off precious seconds, bringing your time down to 47 seconds per t-shirt.
3 seconds every 500 shirts = 14 days back every year.
3. Slip and Slide with Quick Slip
Next, let's introduce the Quick Slip. This handy cover for the lower platen protects it and makes loading and unloading the garment a breeze. With the Counter Caddie Stand and Quick Slip combo, you’re down to 41 seconds per t-shirt.
9 Seconds every 500 shirts = 43 days back every year.
Time Saved Equals Days Gained
Saving 9 seconds per shirt might not sound like much, but if you’re printing 100 t-shirts a day, that’s a week and a half back every year! Ramp up to 500 t-shirts a day, and you're looking at a massive 43 days saved annually.
Precision Counts Too
4. Perfect Placement
Getting the placement right quickly can be tricky. Enter projection alignment, that latest efficiency hack heat printers are using. Having a heat press with overhead projection, tackles the biggest problem decorators have – ‘How can I make sure every shirt looks the same, every time?’. Projection alignment eliminates the error by projecting your transfer image (in full colour) onto the platen, ensuring perfect placement every time. This innovation cuts your time down to 37 seconds per t-shirt, saving you even more time.
13 seconds every 500 shirts = 56 days back every year.
Dual Workstations – Double the Fun
5. Twice the Output
Now, imagine using a dual-platen heat press. With projection alignment, you’re looking at just 30 seconds per t-shirt! This means you save a jaw-dropping 20 seconds per shirt.
The Big Reveal – 86 Days Back!
Printing 500 t-shirts a day with a dual platen heat press and projection alignment means you save 86 out of 250 working days each year. That’s right – 86 days to grow your business, take on more jobs, or even take a well-deserved break.
So, gear up and get those extra days back. With a few smart upgrades and tweaks, you’ll be blazing through t-shirt orders and watching your efficiency soar. Happy printing!
Check out the below video for an a more in-depth explanation: