Run the dryer twice as fast as t-shirts.

 

Use an ink that has a lower cure temp, so you can lower the temp of your dryer as well as speed up the belt on the dryer. We have this problem with some tote bags. You just need to find the right temp and speed.

 

what ink do you recommend?

 

Maybe water based with warp drive?!?! Or maybe an air dry ink?

 

The neoprene can't take very high temps suggest you talk to Rutland you need to carefully control the amount of plastisol you put down and use the lowest temperatures you can. A rubber binder waterbased system can be touch dried with a hair dryer.

Good luck

 

Any poly ink will have a lower cure temp. around 270. We use wilflex epic poly white.

 

When I realized How easy it is to get perfect images heat pressing cozies, I stopped offering screenprinted ones. Vinyl really POPS in comparison. Digital on 3G allows unlimited detail and color. They can be dye subbed If you have a sub printer.

 

We also just use printed vinyl transfers. Way easier.

 

I do not have a vinyl printer

 

Have you ever thought about farming it out? If a customer orders at least 250 we just farm them out to someone who specializes in promotional products. They can usually print them cheaper than we can anyway. Then just mark it up a little bit. The customer doesn't need to know you didn't print them in house. Customer is happy, we are happy because we made money with very little effort, everyone is happy.

 

I agree with APlus Designs; the company we use will provide much lower quantities. Sometimes we do them ourselves, and have gone to either sublimation, print and sew (so you are printing and curing flat pieces, then sewing them up yourself), or we have a dozen pieces of cardboard cut to the size of the koozie that we spray lightly with adhesive and insert into the koozies before printing. Leave them in as you run them through your curing unit (at a higher speed, as others have pointed out -- these will not be getting washed often, if ever). Pull the cardboard out after they are cured (this is where the recommendation of a LIGHT spray of adhesive comes into play).