What is commercial embroidery machine for hats and Why Do We Use Them?

Hat Embroidery Machine (s) are commercial or professional embroidery machines that are designed to do well embroidering on caps and hats as well as traditional flat garments.

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So basically, a good professional machine is a good hat and shirt embroidery machine too.

Embroidery machines for business in general are different from those meant for home or hobby use. Even though consumer embroidery machines are getting more sophisticated, and expensive they are not designed to create custom caps and hats.

Home machines like the Viking / Husqvarna or Brother machines for the PRS100 are not designed to last like the big boys.  Neither are many of the 6 needle machines made by commercial machine makers ' they reduce the reliability,the commercial TOUGHNESS that even a small business needs when the reduce the number of needles.

So if you're serious about doing business you'll want to look into the commercial hat embroidery machines.

Hat Embroidery Machines you can find in shopping malls across the US and Canada.

Look in any mall and you've got a good chance you will find a hat kiosk . Or one of the popular Lids custom embroidered cap stores, often combined with a DTG t-shirt printer. 

There are even more you'll never see in home based businesses and at big commercial cap manufacturers.

Here's are some of the features that set them apart from their sewing machine cousins.

There really TWO ways to get an embroidery design onto a cap or hat for sale. The first you've already seen ' embroider a design directly onto a cap.

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But the second way is a secret tip that's especially valuable for new embroiderers. Embroidery FLAT designs onto Colman and Company's Patch Kit material, then heat press them onto the cap. 

Creating custom patches that you can apply to a cap instead of direct embroidery has a few real advantages:

1. It's simpler. Many people learn how to embroidery on flats first ' those include polo shirts, sashes, blankets, etc. Doing direct embroidery on caps is different. The PatchKit lets you create flat designs, 'cut' them out, then press them onto hats. Easy. 
2. It's faster. Many times, even using a professional hat embroidery machine, you're going to slow your machine down to embroidery a cap. When you're making patches you can run the machine at your regular speed ' very productive!
3. More flexibility. Because you take that same patch and press it onto a cap, a shirt, a bag ' a lot of different materials! And more options means more money!

Now, as you can see from the pictures above, applying a patch does not give you the same look as direct embroidery ' but it's a great option.

Patches are SO popular we created a special bundle: the Avancé PatchKit Pro Bundle. All you need to do is add a hat heat press to it!

As you can see, Melco EMT16X professional embroidery machines are built to produce quality embroidery on hats, at high speed. In addition to these specific features for hat embroidery, there are other standard features that make EMT16X an excellent investment for those interested in industrial embroidery machine applications. Consider the following:

EMT16X is a modular embroidery system

This means that multiple embroidery machines can be linked together using the Melco Operating System, or MOS. MOS controls ALL the embroidery machines on the network, so that they can run SIMULTANEOUSLY, yet independent of each other. This is a great advantage in production efficiency! Traditional multi-head embroidery machines require all embroidery machine heads to operate in unison. This means that a bobbin change, thread break, or other issue on one head requires ALL other heads to stop until the issue is resolved. In contrast, with Melco EMT16X embroidery machines, a bobbin change or thread break does NOT require all the other heads to stop sewing'they keep working even when one head has stopped.

This is a scalable embroidery system that grows with your business!

Some of Melco's biggest customers started with only one or two machines. However, as mentioned above, the modular design allows for future growth. It's easy to add more embroidery machines to your network as production demands increase! This powerful and unique feature is a huge benefit when looking for the right commercial embroidery machine for hats.

EMT16X is a 16-needle embroidery machine

We like flexibility, and so do our customers! With 16 possible color options, you have lots of flexibility in how you set up each embroidery machine. Many people use the same color on multiple needles, reducing down-time for cone changes as thread runs low. However, each needle can also have a different color, allowing for smooth, seamless embroidery on more colorful designs, without tons of cone changes!

Choosing the right commercial embroidery machine for hats is important. Perhaps equally important is the company behind the equipment. Embroidery machines are a big investment, especially in the commercial/industrial embroidery machine field. Melco embroidery machines are supported by an amazing staff of people that sincerely care about each individual customer. At Melco, we truly wish to see every customer succeed, fulfilling their dreams of owning and operating a successful embroidery business. From sales to training, customer service, and technical support, Melco is based here in the United States, just outside of Denver, Colorado. When you need to contact us, you can expect to be in touch with a real person, ready to assist and address your specific needs.

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