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How to Make a Good Profit Printing Caps

multi cap pressmulti cap pressScreen-printed caps are one of the highest volume apparel items sold. They also are one of the most profitable. Ironically, while most screen printers print lots of shirts, few compete for cap business because they don’t understand what it takes to be profitable in the headwear game. Successful garment printing starts with an understanding of what is unique about the item to be printed. Cap printing is actually easy for those who have mastered its special requirements.

Cap Trouble Shooting Guide

CapCapThere are problems associated with decorating caps that are not experienced with shirts. Solve these problems, and the decorator has an opportunity to increase sales, and profit margins.

Here are some key solutions when selecting caps, decorating, and then selling the product of your work. There are so many options during each of these three phases, or should we say opportunities to make mistakes? The 10 solutions below will point you in the right direction.

Selecting Caps

How to Make Money with a Screen Printing Business

textile profit: profit imagetextile profit: Making money is simple. To make money, we need to know the numbers, and then make choices.

The first set of numbers to know are profit margin per piece, pieces per hour, and overhead. The relationship between these three numbers determines the profit or loss on an individual sale.

Profit margin per piece for the purpose of making money is defined as the difference between selling price and cost of the item being sold. A decorated shirt sold for $8 that costs $2 to buy has a profit per piece of $6. The costs of labor, overhead, ink, thread and such will be included later as part of overhead.

Quick and Easy Market Risk Analysis

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Risk analysis is a project selection model that helps us in the decision making
process by describing ambiguity. To illustrate an application in which a risk
analysis can be used I will address a simplified hypothetical situation in
which a company is looking to involve themselves in one of two markets.

Locate the Market for Screen Printing Caps

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Surveys indicate that caps are the 2nd or 3rd largest selling item after shirts.  Caps
can be an opportunity to increase your screen printing sales and profits
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Textured Images

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The hottest development in screen printed cap graphics is the 3-D image.  These
caps can really be cool.  This printing technology has great potential
for any screen printer who wants to develop new customers and sales.

Laminating Stencils

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All shops can expand their screen printing opportunities with simple stencil
making procedures that are sure to surprise even the veteran screen printer
with the graphic results.

3 Dimensional Images

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All images are 3 dimensional.  The thickness of the ink film determines
opacity and how the image feels.  Now with high density ink, there are
other opportunities to create very attractive new graphics and to increase
productivity.

Getting Started Screen Printing

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Most people starting out spend too much money.  If you are new to screen
printing, the risk is you will buy what you do not need or more than you need.

Local businesses and schools usually do not request more than two colors.  They may not
have the need or want to pay for more colors.

Cutting Power Costs

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Cutting costs is the quickest way to improve profitability.  The electric
bill can be cut easily in most businesses.

Studies our Company has conducted in shops large and small reveal that 50% of the power
bill typically comes from only one use of power – flash curing.  The
other half of the power bill comes from everything else –  indoor
and outdoor lights, conveyor dryer, automatic press, embroidery machines, and
more.