For businesses to create amazing branded sportswear, they need to have the right industrial embroidery machine that suits their requirements and needs. Otherwise, they’ll fail to meet their customers demands and they’ll be left to source their personalised sportswear elsewhere.
Quite often, sports clothing businesses stock a wide variety of garments for different sports. Therefore, they need to invest in equipment that allows them to customise sportswear with ease and streamline their processes. If they fail to do so, orders will take too long to turn around and customers won’t take lightly to the long wait times.
So, if you’re wondering which industrial embroidery machines are perfect for creating branded sportswear, then this post will outline everything you need to know. We understand it can be daunting at first when starting to look, but don’t worry – we’ve got you covered.
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Entry-Level Industrial Embroidery Machines
When starting out, sports clothing businesses are unlikely to have the budget, buying power and customer demand to warrant splashing out on a multi-head embroidery machine. It wouldn’t be a cost-effective choice as they’d only be using part of the machine and not fulfilling its full potential. Therefore, they’d be paying for more than they need and wouldn’t be operating as profitably as possible.
So, it’s common for businesses entering the market to invest in single-head embroidery machines. They’re the cheapest price point of all machines available, yet they’re still more than capable of producing amazing quality branded sportswear. They’re powerful and high performance, so you can be sure that they’ll get the job done, every time.
Single-head embroidery machines are small and compact – which means they’re portable too. This is ideal for carrying out your embroidery jobs where and when you like. It also means that you aren’t limited to one workspace. So, you can take the machine home and work from there – should you need to put in the extra hours to turn around large orders.
This Happy Japan machine is the perfect starting point for branded sportswear. It’s made to last and is more than capable of producing industry-leading results. Keep your customers happy with the ability to produce a range of different sporting products. Although small in size, this machine shouldn’t be underestimated – it’s powerful and more than capable of getting the job done.
It’s key features are:
- Number of heads: 1.
- Maximum speed: 1000 revs per minute (RPM).
- Needles: 7.
- Tubular embroidery area: 285mm x 290mm.
- Low-profile cap frame (optional): 67mm x 180mm.
- Colour LCD touch screen control panel.
Technologically Advanced Industrial Embroidery Machines
The introduction of technology has propelled the capabilities of industrial embroidery machines even more. As a business, as you naturally start to grow, you’re going to be facing a higher volume of orders than ever before. So, any assistance that you can get from technology that allows you to focus on other areas of the business is ideal, right?
Well, with the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, industrial embroidery machines are now able to preset jobs themselves. That way, you don’t have to have somebody monitoring the machine at all times and can simply leave it to do its thing. The machine remembers previous jobs and makes recommendations based on your past performance.
The introduction of technology allows you to operate more efficiently as a business. If you don’t have to worry about your production output as technology is taking care of that itself, you can refocus your energy into other parts of the business. For example, whilst the machine is running in the background, you can be working hard on preparing the orders to be ready for shipment.
The HCU Series is the most technologically advanced machine of the HappyJapan range. Not only that but it’s also high-speed and ever-reliable. That way, you can always count on the machine to increase your business efficiency and improve your overall production process. If you can improve these factors, as a business you’re naturally going to progress.
It’s main features are:
- Colour LCD touch screen control panel.
- Single head: 15 colours.
- Maximum speed: 1,500 revs per minute (RPM).
- Tubular Embroidery Area: 400x600mm / 400 x 1200mm.
- Artificial intelligence technology.
High-Speed Industrial Embroidery Machines
The ability to turn orders around quickly is hugely important for sports clothing businesses – but they must be able to uphold a top-level of quality within their orders while doing so. After all, there’s no point in churning out orders at a rapid rate, if they’re only going to be recalled due to a lack of quality, is there?
Not only will this be a waste of time but money too. You’ll have to shell out for extra materials and the labour to rectify your mistakes. Plus, it’ll no doubt have a knock-on effect with your other orders and end up delaying them. You could go from having one disgruntled customer to a handful in a really quick time.
High-speed industrial embroidery machines are perfect for businesses that are growing exponentially. They’re built to run all day, so your production capacity will massively be increased. Therefore, if they’re flying through orders while maintaining high-quality levels, your machine will allow the leeway in capacity needed to successfully welcome new customers to the business.
As businesses start to grow and deal with new markets, the need for reliability in your equipment becomes all more important. After all, if your machines are down, you can’t create any branded sportswear – so, you have no products. Multi-head embroidery machines are durable and built to last – they’re popular with many small-medium sized businesses and their reliability is unrivalled.
It’s key features are:
- Number of heads: 6.
- Maximum speed: 1200 RPM.
- Maximum Flat Embroidery size 450mm x 500mm.
- Tubular Embroidery Area: 420mm x 440mm.
- Free PC connection software.
- Machine memory 40 million stitches – up to 250 design can be saved.
- USB and LAN network port.
Versatile Industrial Embroidery Machines
As we’ve briefly mentioned, sports clothing businesses often deal with various sports. So, they need equipment that allows them to work on various materials and item sizes. After all, your customers will want to be able to order from one place, rather than having to browse the web and various online shops to complete their order.
Branded sportswear isn’t just playing strips either – it’s not that simple. From large manager coats to netball skirts, sports clothing businesses may be required to sell a wide variety of items. Some items can’t be embroidered properly on regular industrial embroidery machines as you need a wider area to be able to handle them properly.
If you’re trying to embroider products on machines that aren’t suitable, there’ll likely be a compromise in the quality of your products. Therefore, your range of branded sportswear won’t reach the same quality levels and inconsistencies certainly won’t impress your customers. You don’t want to be the brand that’s remembered for all the wrong reasons, do you?
Poorly applied sportswear logos imply that your business isn’t well established and is unprofessional, which is a particularly undesirable brand reputation to have. Having a versatile industrial embroidery machine accounts for a wide range of products and reduces the risk of any inconsistencies in application and designs.
This wide-area embroidery machine is the perfect asset to any business that stocks a wide variety of branded sportswear. It gives embroiderers a wide working space to be able to carry out high-quality embroidery on a range of materials. If you’re stocking large coats, bags and any other awkward accessories, this machine is perfect for you.
It’s main features are:
- Multi-head: 15 colours.
- Maximum Speed: 1200 RPM.
- Maximum Flat Embroidery Size: 450 x 500mm (360mm).
- Tubular Embroidery Area: 420 x 440mm.
- Automatic Thread Trimmer.
- Automatic Colour Change.
- Automatic Thread Break Detection.
Choose the Perfect Machine To Create High-Quality Branded Sportswear
When creating branded sportswear, it’s important that you have the right machine in place that suits your business’ individual needs and requirements. When looking for the perfect machine, there’s no one-size-fits-all blueprint that works for all companies – so, what works for your competitors may not necessarily be a great fit for your business.
Investing in the ideal machine is not a decision that should be taken lightly – it requires in-depth thought and consideration of many factors. If you’re not sure where to start when looking for your solution, we’re here to help. We’ve created a free guide that outlines everything you need to know about industrial embroidery machines and how they can help propel your business forward.
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