Tips for New and Used Commercial Embroidery Machines

If you're in a business that involves custom embroidery on clothing and fabric accessories, choosing the right commercial embroidery machine can make a big difference in your bottom line. If you're buying your first commercial embroidery machine, it might be confusing to pick the right machine, especially if your choice is among all brands of new and used commercial embroidery machines. This information and these tips can help you choose the right embroidery machine for sale.

Embroidery Machines for Business Use

An embroidery machine for your business is going to have to put up with a lot of use and abuse. The typical embroidery machine in a pro shop will end up sewing 50 to 500 copies of the same design, day after day for years. In fact, most commercial embroidery machines will end up stitching well over 1,000,000 stitches per month. A hobby machine just isn't built to be that kind of workhorse. Your first step in deciding on the best embroidery machine for your business will be ruling out the lower end embroidery machines that are designed for hobby use rather than heavy commercial use.

The Importance of Field Size

Field size is the term used for the dimensions of the area the machine will embroider without having to readjust the hoop on your design. Home machines come with field sizes that range from 4"x4" to 10"x16". Most commercial embroidery machines can embroider the entire back of a jacket without having to re-hoop the design in order to complete it. The ability to work with larger field sizes is an important advantage for commercial machines. It cuts down on the chances for errors as well as on the time it takes to complete a single iteration of each design. If it takes 2 minutes to re-hoop the design and you're embroidering 100 shirts, the job will take you more than three hours longer than if you only have to do the setup once for each shirt.

Budgeting for Commercial Embroidery Machines

Prices for commercial embroidery machines start at about $7,000 - the top margin for home machines. That's for a single-head machine - an embroidery machine that will sew one garment at a time. Single head machines range up to about $20,000, and are a reasonable choice if you're planning to do mostly small orders or single custom designs.

If you're planning to produce large numbers of single designs, a single head machine will seriously limit your production ability. Double head machines, starting at about $30,000, will double your capacity - which essentially means cutting your production time in half. The ability to turn out twice as many pieces in the same amount of time can make the additional investment in your machine pay off. In fact, it can make the difference between taking on orders that make your business profitable and being stuck doing small orders that barely turn a profit at all.

Those prices may cause a bit of sticker shock for the casual browser, but there are ways to make your first commercial embroidery machine more affordable. If you check online, for example, you'll find many websites that offer all brands of new and used commercial embroidery machines for sale. Many of them offer great prices for used embroidery machines as well as lease and credit terms to make your commercial embroidery machine purchase much more affordable.

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