Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
I don't see how you think that the labor is longer to heat press on some transfers than to print a 6 color front and 1 color backPrepare the separationsprint the screensimagetape offmix inkregister screensput in inkprint (2-3 people)take out inkwash screensreclaimre-coat screensFor transfersget them in the mailheat press them onbox them upAnd have your catcher or someone do this in their downtime while the operators are setting up for a more lucrative job.The only thing that I would have the dilemma with is transfers do not feel equal to a screen print, so is the customer ok with the feel vs screen print, and secondly transfers if big are expensive so in some instances they end up "more expensive" than printing but that its not really a fair assessment because the true cost of printing isn't the cost of ink it's all the labor involved.Both will work at the end of the day, but just because a heat press with 1 operator will take 2-3 hours to complete this project, I'd say for a 6 color front 1 color back you are looking at 6-8 man hours or more if you are fair with how you calculate it. Yes presses can hypothetically print 1000 pieces an hour, but I'd bet most places on average depending on their order size average 150-200 an hour or so.Without seeing the art I'd say that screen print is the better option, but if you are super busy and the artwork isn't heavy coverage then a transfer is a great option.I just did a similar one at 24 pieces with a back print and left chest where we could've screened it but I did it as transfers since it just made sense from a labor standpoint.I say do it as a transfer for fun and then do a time study on the true cost of labor on this run, and then a similar one in the future, I think you may be surprised.
What size transfers are you putting on these shirts?
since we have dtf in house, that's how we'd roll with it. DTF the front, screen the back. Cake job, we're doing something similar now but only 24 pieces. I really don't feel like separating this horrendous art so I put it in the "eff-it" column and sent it upstairs to digital.
Quote from: Homer on October 20, 2021, 07:41:01 PMsince we have dtf in house, that's how we'd roll with it. DTF the front, screen the back. Cake job, we're doing something similar now but only 24 pieces. I really don't feel like separating this horrendous art so I put it in the "eff-it" column and sent it upstairs to digital.Got a job now I would like to do transfers on, but the customer don't like the feel of the transfer, but boy if they did I'd slap the crap on there quick, because there screen print job is a booger.