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In the sublimation world, there's no
simple solution to building a system that
guarantees a profitable pricing structure.

of $1,250. In other words, you need to
bring in at least this amount of money in
net dollars each week for 48 weeks per
year. Divide this number by five to figure
out the daily operational cost ($250) and
divide that by eight to determine the
hourly cost ($31.25). For the purposes
of this article, let's round that number
down to $30.
Now, you realistically can see what
it costs to run your business daily. This
information makes it easier to track performance because it provides a series of
production goals that must be met to
generate the required amount of annual
revenue to pay the bills and yourself.
3. Compare production against operational costs. Once you have usable
operating-cost figures, you can compare
them to your "logical" production capabilities to see what it really costs to
generate sublimated images.
Unlike many other decoration processes, sublimation usually is constant in
terms of production time. Regardless of
the image size, the pressing time remains
the same - about one minute for most
applications. Sublimation printing time
can vary with image size and the printer
being used. Printing time rarely exceeds
one minute for most jobs but there are
exceptions, like ceramics.
Assume it takes one minute to print,
one minute to prepare the substrate for
press and one minute to press per item.At
three minutes per item, you theoretically
can output a maximum of 20 pieces per
hour. If your hourly operational cost is $30
and your potential maximum production
is 20 pieces per hour, then the production
cost per item is $1.50.That includes ink,
paper, labor, insurance, utilities and more.
In fact, the only thing it doesn't include
is the cost of the substrate and, of course,
a sizable markup.
These numbers assume your equipment
continuously is running all day, but that
won't be the case. Every job requires setup and finishing, which means pre- and
post-production downtime that can be
longer than the actual production time
for small orders.
Let's say you have to produce 12 plaques,
each taking about three minutes to print

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Impressions - March 2020

Impressions - March 2020
First Impressions
From the Show Director
Overheard
First Look
Expo Scene
What Women are Wearing
‘It’s in My DNA’: A Roundtable Q&A
Fewer Problems with Poly
Tuning in to Social Channels
Shop Talk
Embroidery Production
Screen Printing Technique
Sublimation
Ad Index/Classifieds
On Design
Impressions - March 2020 - Intro
Impressions - March 2020 - CT1
Impressions - March 2020 - CT2
Impressions - March 2020 - Impressions - March 2020
Impressions - March 2020 - Cover2
Impressions - March 2020 - 1
Impressions - March 2020 - 2
Impressions - March 2020 - 3
Impressions - March 2020 - 4
Impressions - March 2020 - 5
Impressions - March 2020 - First Impressions
Impressions - March 2020 - 7
Impressions - March 2020 - From the Show Director
Impressions - March 2020 - 9
Impressions - March 2020 - Overheard
Impressions - March 2020 - 11
Impressions - March 2020 - 12
Impressions - March 2020 - 13
Impressions - March 2020 - 13A
Impressions - March 2020 - 13B
Impressions - March 2020 - First Look
Impressions - March 2020 - 15
Impressions - March 2020 - Expo Scene
Impressions - March 2020 - 17
Impressions - March 2020 - What Women are Wearing
Impressions - March 2020 - 19
Impressions - March 2020 - 20
Impressions - March 2020 - 21
Impressions - March 2020 - ‘It’s in My DNA’: A Roundtable Q&A
Impressions - March 2020 - 23
Impressions - March 2020 - 24
Impressions - March 2020 - 25
Impressions - March 2020 - 26
Impressions - March 2020 - 27
Impressions - March 2020 - Fewer Problems with Poly
Impressions - March 2020 - 29
Impressions - March 2020 - 30
Impressions - March 2020 - Tuning in to Social Channels
Impressions - March 2020 - 32
Impressions - March 2020 - 33
Impressions - March 2020 - Shop Talk
Impressions - March 2020 - 35
Impressions - March 2020 - Embroidery Production
Impressions - March 2020 - 37
Impressions - March 2020 - 38
Impressions - March 2020 - 39
Impressions - March 2020 - Screen Printing Technique
Impressions - March 2020 - 41
Impressions - March 2020 - 42
Impressions - March 2020 - 43
Impressions - March 2020 - Sublimation
Impressions - March 2020 - 45
Impressions - March 2020 - 46
Impressions - March 2020 - Ad Index/Classifieds
Impressions - March 2020 - On Design
Impressions - March 2020 - Cover3
Impressions - March 2020 - Cover4
Impressions - March 2020 - ISS1
Impressions - March 2020 - ISS2
Impressions - March 2020 - ISS3
Impressions - March 2020 - ISS4
Impressions - March 2020 - ISS5
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https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/impressions/20210809
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/impressions/teamactivewear_2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/impressions/202106
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/impressions/202105
https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/impressions/imp_0421_digital
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/202103
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/20210102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/202012
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nxtbook_bhtest/impwessons
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/202002
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/202001
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201912
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/dd_2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201910
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201909
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamactive_2019fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201908
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/20190607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201905
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201904
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201903
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamactive_2019spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201902
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201901
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201812
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/dd_2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201810
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2018fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201808
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201806
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201805
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201804
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201803
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2018spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201802
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201801
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201712
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201710
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201709
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2017fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/20170607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201705
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201704
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201703
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2017spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201702
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201701
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/sportsfanretailer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201612
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201610
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201609
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201608
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2016fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/20160607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201605
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201604
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201603
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2016spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201602
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201601
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/sportsfanretailer_201512
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201512
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/digitaldecorator_2015fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201510
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201509
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201508
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2015fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/20150607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/digitaldecorator_2015summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/sportsfanretailer_201506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201504
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201503
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2015spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201502
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201501
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/sportsfanretailer_201412
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201412
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201410
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/sportsfanretailer_2014fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201409
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201408
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2014fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/digitaldecorator_2014summer
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/20140607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/sportsfanretailer_2014spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201404
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201403
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/teamspirit_2014spring
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/impressions/201402
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_201401
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_sportsfanretailer_201312
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_201312
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_20131011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_201309
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_201308
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_teamspirit_2013fall
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_teamspirit_2013spring
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_201301
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_201212
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_20121011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_teamspirit_2012fall
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_20120809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_20120607
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https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_201203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/impressions_teamspirit_2012spring
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