How We Do It

One of the largest apparel and product decorators in America, we connect you to our manufacturing using modern technology and an emphasis on service.

Our capacity includes 500 embroidery heads, 10 automatic screen print presses, an 80-foot laser bridge, digital heat transfer machines, and direct-to-garment printers. We also have laser etching machines, UV printers, and pad printers, giving us the ability to decorate on a wide range of apparel and products

Current tagswag facility

While we’ve been operating out of two 35,000 square ft facilities for the last decade we are excited that in 2024 we’ll be moving into our dream building in the heart of Louisville. Check out the renderings and follow our progress on social media.

Future tagswag facility
Future tagswag facility
Future tagswag facility
Future tagswag facility
Future tagswag facility

While the offices are cool, not pictured is the best part, the 60k sq ft of manufacturing! “We’ll be moved in by Christmas!”

Capacity and Equipment

  • Our capacity includes 500 embroidery heads, 10 screen print presses, an 80-foot laser bridge, digital heat transfer machines, and direct-to-garment printers. We also have laser etching machines, UV printers and pad printers, giving us the ability to decorate on a wide range of apparel and products.

  • ✔ 1 — Proel LaserBridge CO2 Applique Cutting Machine

    ✔ 21 — Barudan Single-Head Machines (15 Needles per Head x21)

    ✔ 2 — Happy 4-Head Machines (12 Needles Per Head x2)

    ✔ 6 — Happy 6-head Machines (10 Needles Per Head x1, 12 Needles Per Head x5)

    ✔ 7 — Happy 12-Head Machines (8 Needles Per Head x7)

    ✔ 3 — Barudan 12-Head Machines (15 Needles Per Head x3)

    ✔ 1 — Barudan 15-Head Machine (15 Needles Per Head x1)

    ✔ 6 — Happy 16-Head Machines (10 Needles Per Head x5, 12 Needles Per Head x1)

    ✔ 2 — Happy 18-Head Machines (8 Needles Per Head)

    ✔ 4 — Happy 20 Head Machines (7 Needles Per Head)

  • 6 Automatic Screen Print Presses
    Capacity: 18,000+ Impressions per shift (roughly 3k impressions, with same logo, per shift) / 6+ Garments printed per press, per minute

    ○ M&R Sportsman 14-Color

    ○ M&R Sportsman 6-Color

    ○ M&R Sportsman 10-Color

    ○ Anatol Volt-M 10-Color

    ○ Anatol Volt-M 10-Color

    ○ Anatol Volt-M 14-Color

    2 Manual Screen Print Presses
    Capacity: Based on logo size/color count

    ○ Anatol Thunder 8-Color

    ○ Anatol Thunder 6-Color

    Computer to Screen Imaging Technology
    Capacity: 200+ Screens Imaged/Exposed per shift

    ○ Exile Spyder II

    ✔ Custom Pantone Ink Mixing System
    Capacity: Based on # of colors in formula/revisions to color to ensure Pantone Matching

    ○ Willflex DM4 Carousel

  • 2 Direct-to-Garment Printers
    Capacity: 430+ garments printed per shift

    ○ Brother GTX Pro-B (x2)

    ○ Shulze Pretreat Cabinet (x2)

  • 2 Direct to Film Printers/Dryers
    Capacity: 80,000 SQ. inches of film printed per shift / 800 10"x10" transfers printed per shift

    ○ Coldesi DTF-24H2 printer and sharker/dryer combo (x2)

  • 12 Heat Press Stations
    Capacity: 3,600+ transfers applied per shift / 1.5 applications per minute

    ○ Hotronix Dual Air Fusion IQ - 2-Station (x2)

    ○ Hotronix Auto Claim

    ○ Hotronix Fusion IQ (x2)

    ○ MEM Automatic Carousel - 4-Station

    ○ Hotronix 360 Fusion IQ (Hat Press)

  • 2 Flatbed UV Printers - Capacity: Based on printing method/logo size

    ○ LogoJet UVx40%

    ○ LogoJet UVx60

  • 2 CO2 Laser Engravers
    Capacity: Based on engraving method/logo size/pass count

    ○ Trotec Laser Speedy 300 (x2)

Meet the people behind the machines. The Tag Team is our secret sauce.