Fernando, I have had the older machine over 2 years and it's been great. What are your business plans?
Ian
__________________ imprimeo! ....Digitizing, DTG and Embroidery..FREE Embroidery SOFTWARE Sierra Consultant, Stitch ERA Universal Dealer, Digitizing trainer for GUNOLD USA
__________________ imprimeo! ....Digitizing, DTG and Embroidery..FREE Embroidery SOFTWARE Sierra Consultant, Stitch ERA Universal Dealer, Digitizing trainer for GUNOLD USA
I am in the process of buying an Anajet Sprint as well amd would love feed back. Are there any specific things I need to focus on or ask when I got out for the training? I am currently contracting out all my screenprinting. Are there any concerns I should have about converting my current customers? Any feed back would be appeciated.
I wont disclose my feelings as Anajet owner as have no idea if sprint was better than older machine I had.
However things client should know is, screen printing will be much cheaper ink wise for larger order and single/two color jobs..especially on dark garments.
Also over printing cost is higher and limit of platen size may be an issue for certain jobs
You cant always print exact spot colors like screen printing.
That being said DTg is great for multicolor jobs, short run jobs, ect.
I am in the process of buying an Anajet Sprint as well amd would love feed back. Are there any specific things I need to focus on or ask when I got out for the training? I am currently contracting out all my screenprinting. Are there any concerns I should have about converting my current customers? Any feed back would be appeciated.
It's important to understand the difference between 4 color process and spot color printing. The Anajet will blow away screenprint CMYK on small runs(price and quality), but if you do a lot of athletc type printing with spot colors, or you need to match PMS tones for corporate work, you'll need to understand the process and if it would be a good fit for the particular graphics you do. Because throughput is slower and the ink is costlier, generally a DTG printed garment needs to cost more than the screened one. True, you will not have the traditional screen set-ups, but in screen printing once the job is set up, you can do 6 to 40 dz per hour, where with DTG this is pieces not dozens. DTG is great, but it will not replace all printing.
One thing I show traditional customers is how I can enhance what screening can do. If a school is used to getting 2 color imprint, I'll show them the same mascot with gradiations, fades and extra colors, then sell them the idea that, if they need "just one more" or personalizations, I can do it.
Ian
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Last edited by zoom_monster; November 9th, 2009 at 05:03 PM.
I have been mulling over whether or not to jump into DTG printing myself. I've visited them in Costa Mesa multiple times to have some samples printed. I even brought along some of my own designs and art works to see how they would come out. I have since decided to pay $275 for the 1 day training session they hold every friday. It is usually for Anajet users and its free for them, but I would like to get a better understanding of everything. I figure if I go through the session and decide DTG printing (or Anajet) isnt for me, then I would have only lost $275 instead of $20,000. However, I am conviniently located in the area, so it is probably easier for me than others who are also interested.
I have been mulling over whether or not to jump into DTG printing myself. I've visited them in Costa Mesa multiple times to have some samples printed. I even brought along some of my own designs and art works to see how they would come out. I have since decided to pay $275 for the 1 day training session they hold every friday. It is usually for Anajet users and its free for them, but I would like to get a better understanding of everything. I figure if I go through the session and decide DTG printing (or Anajet) isnt for me, then I would have only lost $275 instead of $20,000. However, I am conviniently located in the area, so it is probably easier for me than others who are also interested.
I think that is a great investment. Even for someone out of town, Investing a fraction of the money for "hands on" can help someone really understand what this is all about.
Ian
__________________ imprimeo! ....Digitizing, DTG and Embroidery..FREE Embroidery SOFTWARE Sierra Consultant, Stitch ERA Universal Dealer, Digitizing trainer for GUNOLD USA
So I attended the Anajet University Training Session last Friday. The session ran from 9:00am to 5:00pm and it basically goes over everything from installation, RIP software, and maintenance in detail. Since I was not a current user yet, I was more interested in the free time we would have to play around with the printer and pump out print samples. Unfortunately, we were not given as much time as I would have liked. Overall, we probably got maybe an hour to mess around with the printer towards the end. I contacted my sales rep and I asked him whether or not I would be able to go in sometime during the week to play around with the printer and try to get an idea of what the printer can do. I think thats only reasonable considering most of the prints I've received from all the demo sessions and most of the prints i came out with last Friday did not come out as I hoped whether there were banding issues or the colors were off. So hopefully I will be given the chance to see what the Sprint can really do and decide whether or not to go that direction. But as of right now, I am still 50/50 with this printer.
So I attended the Anajet University Training Session last Friday. The session ran from 9:00am to 5:00pm and it basically goes over everything from installation, RIP software, and maintenance in detail. Since I was not a current user yet, I was more interested in the free time we would have to play around with the printer and pump out print samples. Unfortunately, we were not given as much time as I would have liked. Overall, we probably got maybe an hour to mess around with the printer towards the end. I contacted my sales rep and I asked him whether or not I would be able to go in sometime during the week to play around with the printer and try to get an idea of what the printer can do. I think thats only reasonable considering most of the prints I've received from all the demo sessions and most of the prints i came out with last Friday did not come out as I hoped whether there were banding issues or the colors were off. So hopefully I will be given the chance to see what the Sprint can really do and decide whether or not to go that direction. But as of right now, I am still 50/50 with this printer.
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