“But can you REALLY print 100 shirts in an hour?”
Like most other companies, we monitor the buzz and interact with customers through social media. Recently one discussion led to a suggestion: if we can really print 100 shirts in one hour, why don’t we PROVE IT?
We truncated the “order size” down to 25 so that we could encapsulate it all in a video of reasonable length. I asked one of the participants of the discussion, an actual AnaJet customer, to send me a graphic that might represent a typical customer image. We would run 25 shirts and show the complete process, from opening the graphic file in AnaRIP to the final heat press. Multiply by four to get an approximate time for 100 garments.
Well, we didn’t know for sure what would happen. The image was larger than our speed test file – 13″ x 13″ rather than 12″ x 11.5″ – so it would take longer than 16 seconds. We had been told by other customers that they could jam out 50 shirts in an hour on the mP5 with one operator.
25 shirts in 18 minutes
See for yourself. At a smooth, steady pace, Deana and Gabe ripped, printed and pressed 25 white shirts in just under 18 minutes. We fast forwarded most of the production for you, so it’s about 7 minutes.
Now, would you normally run 100 shirts in Speed mode? It depends on the market and the expectation. Each job and each customer dictates the necessary speed and quality.
Do you have a customer who was referred to you by a screen printer, because they wanted a 300-shirt, six-color print by tomorrow morning? Or is this a high margin retail job where you’re going to clear $13 per shirt for absolutely perfect results? Call now to speak with one of our representatives about the amazing features of the mPower Digital Apparel Printer at 877-626-2538 or fill out the Request Information page.
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- 25 shirts in 18 minutes
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- Closeup of the print
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- Speed test close up #2
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- Speed test closeup drop shadow
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- Speed test full graphic
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- Speed test full graphic #2
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How can get this’s machine.Do you have dealer in Thailand?
Sarawat, we do in Indonesia. Do you want to give them a shout? http://www.anajet.com/mpower/distributors/distributors-asia/
If they are not able to help, please visit this page and submit your basic information to our international business development team. http://www.anajet.com/mpower/request_info/
A word from the front line:
I have been a member of the AnaJet team for three and a half years. I’ve been thru two launches…the Sprint and the mPower. So I know what this company is made of and what it stands for.
I’m proud to say that in its class, the mPower offers the fastest speed, most vibrant color, softest hand and the least amount of maintenance…not to mention, the greatest amount of (lifetime) tech support. We are the only company that nails a 5 out of 5…and because it’s manufactured right here in the USA, it’s really 6 out of 6.
I’m very honored to work for the most elite direct to garment, digital apparel, printer manufacturer around. I love (and believe in) what I do. And I love how AnaJet believes in our customers & helps them make dreams come true.
This video is testament to our vision. Both, for us and for you.
Thank You for inquiring, we do not have a dealer currently in Thailand. We are always looking to branch out in other countries. Please fill out the form on this page and you will be contacted in a few days. http://www.anajet.com/mpower/request_info/
about the 100 shirts in one hour, should of invited people to see it live. i would of join in on the party. lets have another “100 shirts in one hour” party!!!
Choi Wong Great idea! Even better – if you buy an mPower, you can host. :)
We have had a Sprint AnaJet machine since nov.2011. And we don’t get no where that kind of shirts in one hour. We desighned a logo for a resturant with railroad track all the way around and a train and print work inside of the oblong rail road Track. And on color shirts it takes 3 1/2 mins per run so that is 7 mins. per shirt plus the pretreatment and drying time. our table is 11 1/2″ x 16″. so it takes us hours upon hours to print many shirts. We can’t get the money from a shirt that they get out west. We live in Savannah, Georgia. We would not have any Business if we tryed to charge $12.00 or more for a shirt. We tryed to sell a polo golf shirt with one front logo for $15.00 and they said they can get same shirt on line printed for $7.95. So we let them have it for $12,00. Just because they know us. I just can’t think of a 100 shirts in 1 Hr. We are a small home Based Co.
First you are correct, the SPRINT cannot print anywhere near 100 shirts in an hour. The only printer that we claim is capable of that is the mPower mP10, and to do it consistently for an 8 to 10 hour day, you need to keep it busy.
Second, like a lot of home based startups, it sounds like you are marketing to the absolute wrong customer, or taking any job you can for fear of saying no. Running dtg, you will never be profitable if you’re always trying to compete with screen printing shops or online services that provide a very narrow window of services for ultra-cheap. Did you happen to research the minimum order quantity to get the ultra low unit price? How about the standard shipping time?
I have been putting together a pricing model presentation that I hope to deliver in a webinar in the next few weeks. I will post the PDF online as well as the recording. It’s based on the pricing models of a lot of AnaJet customers – most of them SPRINT owners who have been very successful in their markets.
Until then the only suggestion I can offer is to decide where your “sweet spot” is – who were the last 5 customers you had that enabled you to capture the highest margins? Go online or use your social networks to find more of this type of customer – and sample them. Find out who your potential garment decorating partners and “coopetition” are. Have you reached out to every screen printer in the city or the county? I will wager that they would be happy to give you some referral business for short runs, digital image prints and on-demand jobs, in exchange for sending your higher-volume customers their way. Have you worked out any kind of lead-sharing arrangements yet?
With an FP-125 or a SPRINT, don’t ever try to compete on finished product price. You can always win the race to the bottom BUT you will lose money. You need to compete on your extremely valuable capabilities: 1) custom digital prints that screen printers can’t touch 2) No setup fees, no setup time: this means on-demand fulfillment, like same day or next day 3) NO MINIMUMS – unlike online offerings that lead with the 500-piece price of $6.99 or $7.95 and 4) high customer satisfaction – knowing who you are and where you live. If a customer doesn’t care about these 4 things, they are not your sweet spot.
Does AnJet ever have any shows any where near Savannah, Georgia. We would love to go. so it would have to be close because of our Primary jobs.
Not in Savannah but we do regularly exhibit at Orlando area trade shows. Atlanta once in a while. Please check out the events page and monitor our monthly newsletter for the announcement of our 2013 show schedule. http://www.anajet.com/mpower/events/trade_shows/
im intersested in the anajet tshirt printing machine how much does it cost
Alex please visit our Request Info page so that we can gather a few bits of data and an appropriate regional manager or distributor will follow up with you with that info.
http://www.anajet.com/requestinfo