All four stations run on site at Milwaukee events. Each one is best at a different job, so here's how we'd choose.
Live DTF printing
Full-color transfers pressed on the spot, with no screens, no color limit and no minimum. The pick for detailed logos, label art, gradients, names and mixed runs. See live DTF printing.
Live embroidery
Logos and initials stitched on site. Slower, and that's part of its appeal in a hospitality suite, a client dinner or a leadership offsite. It suits beanies and fleece on cold-month dates. See live embroidery.
Live hat bar
Guests choose a cap and a patch and we press it on. It's an easy second line at a festival tent or a game-night watch party. See the hat bar.
Live screen printing
Real presses and ink, pulled in front of guests. It's the most efficient for bold one- to three-color art on a long run, like a Baird Center booth or a lakefront festival tent. See live screen printing.
Short version: busy art or names, DTF. A gift, embroidery or the hat bar. One design on hundreds of shirts, the press. Most Milwaukee events pair one main station with one extra.
Still stuck? Read screen printing vs DTF or send your event details and we'll pick the mix.
Milwaukee planning
How the choice plays out here
Walker's Point brewery nights with busy can art lean DTF. Fiserv Forum suites and client dinners lean embroidery. Summer lakefront tents usually pair a press for the festival design with a hat bar or DTF table.
Whatever you choose ships from Fullerton ahead of the crew, and each station needs about 10×10 ft and two 120V circuits.