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Decorated ApparelCustomer story

Cutting print defects by more than 90%.

Around 10% of prints needed rework, and every one of them was inspected by hand. The camera pays for itself seven times over.

A Shelfmark camera mounted on a direct-to-film printer, watching transfer film as it comes off the machine.
The camera on the printer, inspecting every print as it comes off the machine.
90%+
Defect reduction
Up to 18%
Annual savings
7x
Return on investment
100%
Product inspection

You turn customer designs into product at speed and scale.

Picture this. You manufacture digitally printed heat transfers at speed and scale, running a large printer fleet that transforms customer designs into products ready to appear on apparel around the world.

But defects are eating into your margins.

Around 10% of prints require rework, and every product must be inspected manually by employees earning $25 an hour.

The process is slow, inconsistent and expensive, yet defective prints can still make it through.

So you turn to Shelfmark.

An AI-powered camera is installed directly on the line, inspecting every print in real time with more than 90% accuracy. Defects are identified automatically, giving your team a faster, more reliable way to protect quality without depending on constant manual inspection.

Now your defective print rate is down by more than 90%.

You save up to 18% annually in rework and labor costs. Shelfmark has delivered a 7x return on investment, and the results have driven deployment across your entire printer fleet.

Your people spend less time hunting for defects, your business produces less waste, and more of what you print is right the first time.

Technical summary

The manufacturer put AI visual inspection on its DTF printer fleet, cutting the defective print rate by more than 90%, saving up to 18% a year in rework and labor, and returning 7x on the investment.

Decorated ApparelCausal Intelligence helps Decorated Apparel Manufacturer to Cut Defects by 50%Defect data correlated with environmental sensor data to predict defects.Industrial FilmScaling AI inspection across 100+ SKUs.One inspection model across 100+ SKUs, with no reference set per SKU.

Paying people to look at what a camera can see is the most expensive habit in the plant.

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In 30 minutes you’ll know whether we can catch your defects, on your substrate, and your line speed.
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