Three things to consider before buying a DTG printer

DTG printer is usually not all-encompassing. This means that you need to carefully consider the price tags of 3 major pieces of equipment above the MSRP you see online before buying a DTG printer. Before buying a DTG printer, you need to carefully consider 3 main pieces of equipment: a curing dryer, heat press, and pretreatment machine. Next, let's take a look at the t-shirt printer.

Here is the content list:

l Curing dryer

l Hot Press

l You must preprocess your DTG printed garments.

Curing dryer

Most established print shops already have curing dryers (usually with belt drive systems) to cure their screen printing inks. DTG prints are no exception and require curing at dwell times comparable to most water-based inks. If you think you can buy a DTG printer and start a business from scratch, don't ignore the price, size, and ongoing costs associated with curing your prints. Curing dryers are large, expensive, and powerful machines, but if your store already has one, great! Dual belt dryers are perfect for shops looking to get into DTG printing. You can run both types of ink with a single dryer with a split-belt setup.

Hot Press

Heat presses are a valuable addition to DTG printing. For curing inks (and pre-processing), heat presses are a more cost-effective way to run a digital printing machine in small batches or in stores with limited space. Most print shops already have heat presses for heat transfer, so the investment involved may be minimal. Otherwise, expect to spend less than $1,000 on a new heat press. Finally, the preprocessor was a surprise to many shops interested in DTG printing. It turns something complex into a simple picture.

You must preprocess your DTG printed garments.

Preprocessing increases the time of the DTG printing process. Preprocessing a shirt can take a minute! Apparel manufacturers try to solve this problem by offering pretreated garments, but pretreatment chemicals have a shelf life, so it is impractical to store large quantities of pretreated garments for extended periods. Preprocessing also increases the cost of DTG printing. Both the pretreatment chemicals themselves and the labor required to pretreat garments add a small but non-negligible cost to each print. A preprocessor is usually bundled with a DTG printer, and your local supplier can recommend the best preprocessor settings for you.

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