Difference between revisions of "Industrial/Commercial Embroidery Machine"
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
===Single heads=== | ===Single heads=== | ||
A ''Single Head'' embroidery machine is just a one station embroidery machine. This type of machine only has one head. | |||
====Pros==== | |||
A single head embroidery machine can only do one garment at a time. Single heads are very productive because when the machine stops (example, a thread break) only one head stops. On a Multihead machine when one head has a thread break or stops for any reason, all of the heads stop cutting production back. | |||
Single Heads are ideal for small areas. | |||
===Multiheads=== | ===Multiheads=== | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 16 August 2013
An Industrial or Commercial Embroidery Machine is an embroidery machine designed for production, or commercial embroidery. An industrial embroidery machine generally has more than one needle where each needle is used for a different colored thread. An industrial or commercial embroidery machine is different from a home or family type machine. Generally Home or Family machines have only one needle or, are more plastic based. Industrial machines run much faster than home machines and are built much more durable for production work.
Examples of Home or Family machines include Bernina, Janome, etc. Examples of commercial embroidery equipment includes Tajima, Barudan, SWF, Melco, Toyota, Brother. Note, that Brother also makes home and family machines.
Industrial embroidery machines require that the files be digitized on a computer and then uploaded to the embroidery machine as a data file. The data file includes information on each single stitch and the direction the machine needs to move to make the stitch. In the data file there are also all the commands such as the needle up commands to make the machine lift the needle up without sewing, trims, color changes, etc.
Accessories & Attachments
Embroidery machines use several types of Embroidery Accessories for creating embroidered goods, or making life easier on the operator. Depending on the age of the machine certain accessories may or may not be available.
Brands of Commercial Embroidery Equipment
There are several different major commercial embroidery machine companies across the USA. These same models are generally popular across the entire world wherever production embroidery is done. The most well known models include:
- Barudan
- One of the most popular brands in the world. Also one of the longest lasting brand names.
- Brother
- Very well built machine from a well known and trusted name.
- ButterFly
- Butterfly has been a player in the embroidery machine market outside the USA for over 30 years and Butterfly machines are extremely popular in Africa and India. The Chinese-made machine was released in the American market in 2010.
- Happy
- Happy is a very solid Japanese machine. Happy has also been around about as long as the more popular Japanese models.
- Melco
- Melco machines are from the USA, Switzerland, and England. Melco machines are generally built completely different than the Asian made machines.
- SWF
- SWF machines are built in Korea and are of higher than expected quality. These machines are a bit less expensive than Japanese machines, but just as good.
- Tajima
- Tajima Industries Ltd of Japan is regarded as one of the most well-known and well-regarded embroidery machine manufacturers in the world.
- Toyota
- Toyota machines were made in the USA under the supervision of the Toyota company. The Toyota brand has since been purchased by Tajima.
Types of Machines
There are a few different types or nomenclatures used when describing embroidery machines.
Home Machines
A home, personal, or family embroidery machine is generally an embroidery machine with only one needle and a very small embroidery area. Home machines are usually very inexpensive compared to industrial or commercial machines.
Single heads
A Single Head embroidery machine is just a one station embroidery machine. This type of machine only has one head.
Pros
A single head embroidery machine can only do one garment at a time. Single heads are very productive because when the machine stops (example, a thread break) only one head stops. On a Multihead machine when one head has a thread break or stops for any reason, all of the heads stop cutting production back.
Single Heads are ideal for small areas.