Equipment formats
Small hat presses, small-format flat presses, standard platen presses, and roll-to-roll equipment support varied product and program requirements.
Apparel decoration
Controlled heat application for products and programs that need flexibility.
Fifteen heat presses support vinyl, supplied transfers, names and numbers, labels, personalization, and specialty applications across varied product formats.
Inside the operation
Heat-applied decoration, up close.
Selected views from the equipment, finishing, inventory, and workflows connected to this work.
Direct to film decoration applied to various items.
Detailed direct-to-film decoration on finished apparel.
Finished product with a heat-pressed sublimated patch on the cap.
Controlled placement for heat-applied branding.
Laser cutting leather patches in an organized production run.
Post bed sewing machine used for patch application.
Direct-to-film transfers produced for approved on-demand decoration.
Applied patches extend decoration options for headwear.
Applied faux leather patches to provide different decoration options.
Full-color direct-to-film decoration on a finished garment.15Heat presses
Multiple formatsVaried products and placements
ControlledTime, temperature, and pressure
Overview
Equipment control matters to decoration life.
Time, temperature, pressure, platen consistency, product construction, and transfer specification all affect the finished application. Controlled settings and documented application requirements help keep those variables consistent.
Impress Designs can produce selected custom-cut materials and apply approved customer-supplied transfers, rhinestones, vinyl, neck labels, and roll-to-roll materials.
Capabilities & scope
Application capabilities.
IDI-produced materials
Single-color custom-cut vinyl, custom names and numbers, and selected stock numbers can be prepared for application.
Customer-supplied materials
Approved rhinestones, printed transfers, vinyl transfers, neck-label transfers, and roll-to-roll materials can be incorporated.
Program finishing
Applied graphics can continue into relabeling, folding, bagging, store packs, kitting, inventory, or fulfillment.
Operating model
Application planning.
- 01
Identify the product, fabric, coating, transfer type, placement, size, and quantity.
- 02
Validate compatibility and the required heat, dwell time, pressure, and peel method.
- 03
Produce or receive the approved transfer material.
- 04
Apply, inspect, finish, and pack to the documented program standard.
Requirements & controls
Important considerations
- Customer-supplied transfers require compatibility review.
- Heat-sensitive or coated fabrics may require testing.
- Names, numbers, and variable data require clean order information.
- Neck labels must preserve required garment information.
Customer fit
A strong fit for
- Names, numbers, identifiers, and variable decoration
- Specialty products and challenging placements
- Program relabeling
- Customer-supplied transfer applications
- Orders paired with finishing and fulfillment
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