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EMBROIDERY
Make the most of your
business
Speed up framing times -
Hoopmaster framing
system
There are many headache-inducing
challenges facing the garment embroidering
industry. Peter Wright of Amaya examines
some of the pitfall to ensure you get the best
from your business.
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mbroidery production carried out efficiently unfortunately heads stop until it is re-threaded.
can save you £1,000’s per year. Many making many On a modular system only the one
factors contribute to making this process embroidery machines with the thread break stops, leaving the
as economic as possible. Area’s such as the type inefficient for most of the others in full production.
of machines you are using, the way designs are current type of business. Imagine the
created, threads, backing, framing and the waste when having to switch off heads for small Poorly Digitised Designs Can
organisation of your production room. runs. Greatly Affect Your Production
Many embroiderers have now downsized their No so long ago you could count the number of
Maximise Your Production with 12 heads to 8, 6 and 4 heads to allow for the digitising companies on one hand. Now, helped
Modular Embroidery Machines smaller volume of units per order. But even this by the fact that design systems are lower in cost
Embroidery production requirements have reduction in the number of heads per machine and easier to use, they seem to be springing up
changed dramatically in the past few years, still leaves very high in-efficiency with regards to all over the place.
production.
Using your own digitising The only way to achieve Using a digitising company.
company
total control and efficiency Look for a company that is well established and
is to use modular system have the experience to produce a design that
embroidery machines that will run well on your machine without
can be easily configured unnecessary stops for threads breaks etc. Paying
to match up with your a lower price per 1,000 stitches can sometimes
varied orders. Say you cost you much more in lost production. Many
have a 6 head modular factors can contribute to a design taking longer
system, you can split this to embroidery than is necessary. Factors such as:
up to any combination for too many stitches, too much underlay, too many
example 6 x 1 heads, 1 colour changes, too many jump stitches, too
and 5 heads, 2 + 2 + 2 many trims, incorrect stitch length’s and so on.
heads, 3 + 3 , 4 + 2 Be sure your designs are optimized for maximum
etc.etc. One day you production.
could have small unit
orders some with different Using your own digitising
names, another day you software.
could have a run of 500, Like most things, you get what you pay for.
so you could run the job Select one of the well known brands that you
on all heads. can upgrade to higher levels if and when
Thread breaks on a required.
conventional fixed head Always make sure that the company you buy
machine can cost a lot of from are capable of providing you with training
time because if one head from fully experienced personnel and offer
as a thread break, all the telephone support.
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