Have you ever heard of a heat transfer machine? Are you looking for new cool and creative ways for a business to stand out and draw more attention? Do you want to try and drive more community support for your business, or create items that you can use as promotional materials? A heat transfer machine might be a great way to do this. A heat transfer machine is a piece of equipment used to imprint a design on another material or item, such as a piece of apparel. Specialty heat presses are good for businesses that would like to make its own promotional materials.

Heat press parts include a heating element and silicone pad, which are easily replaceable. The machines themselves are not very pricey, and can range from about $300 to over $1,000. For a smaller business, though, there is no need to invest in one that expensive at first. It might seem like a big investment, but it will totally be worth it in the end when you know that you can now manufacture your own items for your business. Replacement heat press parts are about $30 (heating element) to $60 (replacement pad) or higher.

Okay, so why would mu business want a heat transfer machine? Here are a couple of great reasons.

1. You can use it to make money

Your business can create apparel and sell it for a cause. For example, it can make shirts that support breast cancer awareness, and when you sell them online using an e-commerce platform, you can take that money and give some of the proceeds to a charity. The best thing is that since you already own the heat transfer machine, you don’t have to worry about going to ANOTHER vendor to make the shirts. These vendors generally are expensive because they charge a lot of fees and might have a minimum order. You have a lot more freedom as to how many pieces you want to make, etc.

As of August 2017, women’s apparel was the number one top-selling item on the internet. If you’re looking to make some extra cash, you can easily use your heat transfer machine to make custom pieces and sell them. Remember, each year, revenue for organic cotton-made textiles comes in at roughly $5,000,000,000.

2. You can use them to promote a business

Are you a coach for a local swim team? If you are, there is a good chance you are looking for a fun and creative way to promote your team. What better way to draw attention to your team than by creating shirts that each team member could wear? Not only does it let others who are looking to join a swimming team know that you guys are a team, but it also lets your team members feel like they are all a part of the group and show it off the world. It’s kind of like a uniform, if you will.

T-shirts had been worn for over two decades before the word was officially added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. There is no doubt that there is a lot of power in making a great shirt that promotes your brand, business, or team. You can sell them, use them as promotional products to give out at trade shows, etc., or you can make them to give to team members to bring members closer together. Heat press parts are easy to come by when they need to be replaced, making it easier to keep printing.

Would you invest in a heat transfer machine? Let us know in the comments!