I have employees that need to work, so hiring another company and paying them more than if we made them ourselves using standard sublimation printing isn't what I had in mind. Thanks for the tip though.

<t>This is not a process I am familiar with but I am open to anything that works, so long as we can do it in-house on a variety of mug styles. <br/>
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A google search of ceramic printing and ceramic printing machines brings up nothing, so I am assuming the machines required to do this are not ...

weston;122981 wrote:Mate - why dye sub for the amount - just ceramic print - ££££££££££££

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you mean by that?

I can always replace my Sawgrass Printer, it wasn't too expensive. Thanks for the tip! The would explain my problem with the black mugs

Is there a particular printer you would suggest?

<t>I appreciate the warning also. I don't mind wasting a few mugs here and there testing our temps and times - I think that is a given. I used a mug press and went through 20 black panel mugs before being told by the company who sold me the mugs that the machine is fine, but the mugs must be bad, so ...

socialgiraffe;122953 wrote:don't bother with white panel mugs and Sawgrass ink).

What do you mean by this?

<r>That is great news, and so cheap too! My next question was going to be in respect to the gaps at the top, bottom and handle of the mug - I'm pleased to hear it doesn't have any issues there. I've made a mental note to get more sturdy trays, I'm sure I can find them somewhere.<br/>
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Thank you ...

<t>The reason I want more presses is because I have a very limited number of staff. I would rather pay more for equipment than hire more people. But you're telling me a single person can't handle more than 5 heads?<br/>
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But if the results are ''okay'' then the 5 Mug Press won't be suitable ...

<t>A very good point.<br/>
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I have seen mug presses which can do 5 at a time and take around 5 minutes, that would result in 60 per hour. So I would need three of the 5 mug presses. Do you recommend any particular model?<br/>
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There is also the problem that I can only print white mugs. The ...

<t>We will be making a variety of mugs, durham, travel, and so on for sublimation. One issue we do have currently is if we want a black mug then we have to use those horrid photo mugs with a white panel (we need a way around this). So long as it can print 150 mugs per hour, it is fine. I expect the ...