Live printing turns the merch table into something to watch. A guest picks a design, sees it printed, and walks off wearing it about two minutes later. In New York the printing is the easy part. Getting the press into the building is where the planning goes.
Before the event
You send the logo or artwork. We proof it and prep screens or transfers in La Habra, confirm garments, sizes and which stations fit your schedule, then freight everything east. The crew flies in the day before.
On site
- Load-in and setup: cases come off the dock or up the freight elevator, and each station builds in about 10×10 ft.
- Guests choose: a size, a garment, a design, a patch. Picking is what makes them care about it.
- We print live: each press turns out up to 60 pieces an hour, and the standard two-press setup clears 100+.
- They wear it out: a finished piece, still warm, straight out onto the sidewalk.
What the venue provides
About 10×10 ft per station, two dedicated 120V circuits, a level floor, and room for a line that doesn't block a door. Indoors or out both work. In a Manhattan building, add a freight elevator reservation and a load-in time. See venue requirements.
Picking a method
Volume favors screen printing, full color or short runs favor DTF, and a hat bar or embroidery adds a premium tier. Read how live printing works or tell us about your New York event.
New York planning
The New York part of the plan
We plan the station around your actual room: the loading dock or freight elevator, the circuits we'll get, where the line goes, and where guests choose garments before they reach the press. A Javits booth, a Midtown ballroom and a Williamsburg warehouse each need a different answer.
The kit is the same everywhere: presses, flash dryers, heat presses, blanks, tables, signage and trained printers, all shipped from La Habra. A standard station needs about 10×10 ft and two 120V circuits.