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If you plan on doing orders of 200 mugs at a time and want them done quick... You will want a tunnel oven...it has a conveyor and you wrap the mug at one end and when it comes out the other you remove the wrap and have a finished mug. It is very production friendly.Greetings everyone!
I work for a company that makes various products including T-shirts, stickers, fridge magnets and more. Just recently, we've decided to expand our media reach and are about to dive into Sublimation Mugs. With that in mind, I was put in charge of researchs for ways of producing our own Mugs and learned about Sublimation and the few ways of making it happen. Now before I start asking my endless sea of question, let me first explain why I came to this forum for my research and secondly where I am at now in my research.
First, I came to T-shirtforums for a few reasons. As I first began my researchs, it quickly became a fact to me that the various Mug press available have no documentation or reviews by the users, only by the dealers. This is a problem to my eyes as I do not exactly trust a company who wants to sell their product, rather than someone who paid to make dedicated use of it and learned the goods and the bads of it. However, I know many peoples on T-shirtforums are dealers and I won't reject their help whatsoever. Additionnaly, I have quickly realized that there are in reality only 2 mug presses on the market; the DK3 from Geo Knight and the chinese kit which dealers buy, change its color, slap their name on it and sell it for 200-400 (US$). Not to mention that even if you write down the name of the exact product (DK3 mug press for example), it's barely possible to get to find dealers for it. I have never seen a market being so obscure and impossible to reach in my life! It was by searching for some user advices that I ended up on this forum and I could almost say you guys are my only hope right now.
Now, as I said earlier, the company I work for is looking into sublimation Mugs in an average of 200 mugs for what I would consider a "huge" contract in comparison to our standards which would be more like a few dozens at a time. Mugs size are aimed to be 10 or 11oz and I don't expect any particular shapes or additionnal sizes to be added soon. I've found there are two ways of doing it; the Mug press and the wrap with an oven. I'm looking for the most appropriate method for my company's needs and most importantly, what and where to get the stuff.
The workshop currently has the necessary for sublimation printing along with the right sub paper and orca coated mugs. I'll give you more details if necessary.
So what I need now is:
-Which method to go for? (Press or Wrap)
-Specific names of models to look for
-Where to find them (Canadian dealer if possible)
Any help is welcome, thank you very much.
Just regular copier/office type paper. The point is to avoid mucking up the press itself with ink that would then get transferred to the next mug....
One more question for you guys, I've heard a lot about the need to wrap a sheet around the mug before placing it in the press. I'm talking about a second layer here, not the sublimation paper. Is that necessary at all? What method do you in your industry and what type of material is used for that second wrapping?
That makes so much sense. Thank you everyone! I'm glad I came here for answers.Just regular copier/office type paper. The point is to avoid mucking up the press itself with ink that would then get transferred to the next mug.
