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CAP EMBROIDERY
Headache - or A Fantastic Opportunity?
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There is much to learn about producing high quality embroidery onto finished caps, but once you have the knowledge, what used to be a headache can become a real pleasure and a fantastic opportunity for your business to win new and loyal customers.
As I have mentioned before, the finished quality will always be affected by the weakest link in your production system. In many cases the weak link is the equipment you use. It may be a bit too old or even if it's new it might simply not be designed or constructed well enough in which case you will have a never ending, up-hill battle ahead of you. |
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SO WHAT HAS CHANGED?
Since Barudan designed and built the very first cap embroidery machine & hoop back in the 80's, things have changed dramatically I'm pleased to say.
# Cap hoop design and construction have improved out of sight
# Embroidery machine design & construction has also come a very long way
# Understanding of cap embroidery digitising techniques has expanded
Once upon a time there was 'The tractor driver's Cap' with its high, flat, front panel. Then came centre seams, low profile, unstructured front panels with no stiffening, visors, floppy sun hats, & bucket hats - every one presenting its own unique set of challenges.
BARUDAN HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO DEVELOP THE BEST CAP EMBROIDERY MACHINE ON THE MARKET |
| 1. Get the cap down as close to the needle plate as possible. While other makes might require that you raise the level of the needle plate by adding a special cap plate nipple, Barudan simplified this task by making their needle plate curved - so you don't have to change anything. You use the same plate for garments and for caps. |
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2. Many machines users complain that they struggle with designs that are any bigger in height than around 50 to 55mm.
The new Barudan V series cap models overcome this limitation with a combination of design features including a reduced distance from the needle hole to the end of the bed. You can embroidery much closer to the top of the cap before the end of the bed contacts the inside of the cap. (See example above - 73mm high with 3D lettering) |
3. Another design problem with many machines is that the thread holding fork sticks out from the end of the bed. This reduces even further the machine's ability to embroider close to the top of the cap.
It can also lead to major design distortion & thread jam-ups if the top of the cap pushes the thread fork in whilst the machine is running.
Barudan's thread fork never protrudes out past the end of the bed! |
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