How is my apron printed using plot printing (Flex / Flock)?
You have designed yourself an apron, chosen from flex or flock printing methods and sent off the order. We would like to give you a small glimpse as to what happens here behind the scenes to the point where your have your personalized apron in your hands: The Plot Foil First a special cutting machine, the plotter, cuts out your design from a plot foil. Every color is individually cut from its respective foil. Then comes the “weeding” This is where employees require a great deal of patience, dexterity and a metal stylus to remove the unnecessary pieces from the foil by hand. The Raw Materials In the meantime, our “stock dudes” search for the still unprinted t-shirt of your choice from the stock shelves and put it together with the design. Before it moves onto the next step, we give it a scrutinizing look over at quality control. Everything there? Great, then off to the press with the apron and the foil. The Press Now the t-shirt and the foil are pressed together. The pressing process is