How Sawgrass Makes The Yes Easier
A customer sends you a link and asks if you can print it. Here is how to get to yes, no, or a better suggestion before you have committed to anything.
What Is It Made Of?
For garments, check the fiber content. Cotton, blends, and polyester all require different handling, and manufacturer specs are more reliable than marketplace listings.
For hard goods, the key question is whether the surface has a polymer coating for sublimation. Terms like “sublimation ready” or “print ready” are not enough. If the coating is not clearly confirmed, treat the item as uncoated.
Does Your Design Fit the Printable Area?
A design that fits your artboard may not fit your sublimation blank. Tapered tumblers require properly sized templates to prevent image distortion, while mugs, shirts and other custom products have handles, seams and edges that limit print placement.
Before printing, measure the usable print area, not the overall product dimensions. Accurate measurements help prevent sublimation printing errors, misaligned transfers and wasted blanks.
What Happens To It After It Leaves?
A design that fits your artboard may not fit your sublimation blank. Tapered tumblers require properly sized templates to prevent image distortion, while mugs, shirts and other custom products have handles, seams and edges that limit print placement.
Before printing, measure the usable print area, not the overall product dimensions. Accurate measurements help prevent sublimation printing errors, misaligned transfers and wasted blanks.
The Short Version Is The Whole Point
Traditional sublimation and heat transfer printing workflows often require multiple machines, ink systems and consumables, making custom orders more complicated.
With the Sawgrass VersiFlex System, switching between compatible materials is as simple as changing transfer paper, not printers. One printer, one ink set and one streamlined printing workflow make it easier to produce custom apparel, tumblers and other personalized products.
By reducing equipment changes and simplifying production, small printing businesses can save time, reduce costs and accept more custom orders without adding unnecessary complexity.
Three questions. One printing system. More opportunities to say yes.
One Printer, One Ink Set, One Set Of Questions
Cotton apparel and hard goods from the same machine and the same bench. The material tells you which paper to load, and that is the whole decision.
