Specialized equipment utilizes heat and pressure to transfer designs onto headwear. This process involves placing a hat onto a lower platen, positioning a pre-printed transfer design on the hat, and then lowering an upper heated platen to apply both heat and pressure for a specific duration. This fuses the design permanently with the fabric of the hat.
This method offers a durable, high-quality finish, enabling intricate and vibrant designs on various hat types, from baseball caps to beanies. The ability to customize headwear has significantly impacted industries like fashion, sports, and promotional marketing, providing a cost-effective means of producing branded merchandise and personalized accessories. This technology has evolved from simpler manual presses to sophisticated automated systems, offering greater precision and control over temperature, pressure, and timing.