A DTF station is a printer, a stack of film transfers and a heat press. The guest picks the art, we press it onto the shirt, and it's done in front of them. For an Indianapolis event it's our pick whenever the artwork has gradients, photos or more colors than a screen can handle. It ships from Fullerton by freight with everything else, and the crew is in Indy the day before to set it up.
The station takes the same 10×10 footprint as a press, so it fits a Gen Con booth downtown or a pop-up on Mass Ave without asking for more floor. Since there's no screen to burn, we can change the design on the fly: add a guest's name, a team, a race-week date or a one-off graphic and keep the line moving.
When DTF is the right call in Indy
- Personalized pieces: names and numbers at a race-week hospitality suite, or character art for a fan convention crowd that cares about details.
- Full-color art: photo prints, gradients and sponsor logos with a lot of colors, printed without a color limit.
- A packed show schedule: fast design swaps suit a busy Indiana Convention Center floor where the art changes by day.
- Next to a screen press: screens take the volume design and DTF handles the custom orders, all in one footprint.
Not sure which method fits your art? Our DTF vs screen printing answer lays it out.