“The most profitable print shops we work with all have one thing in common — they never depend on a single technology, a single client, or a single revenue stream.”
After 26 years supplying the industry, we’ve seen shops thrive through recessions, supply chain disruptions, and market shifts. The ones still standing — and growing — all diversified. Here’s how they did it.
3× More Revenue • 67% Less Seasonal Risk • 5+ Revenue Streams
01 — The Single-Technology Trap
One Machine = One Point of Failure
Shops that rely on a single printer or ink system tie their entire revenue to one machine’s uptime. When it goes down for maintenance, when that substrate trend fades, or when a competitor undercuts your pricing — your whole operation feels it. The fix isn’t working harder on one thing. It’s spreading across multiple technologies.
02 — Revenue Streams You May Be Missing
6 Technologies Worth Adding
DTF Printing
Forever Paper & DTF films. Booming market for garments, bags, and promo items with no minimum orders. Shop DTF Inks →
UV Flatbed
Mimaki & EFI UV printers. Print on rigid boards, glass, metal — open high-margin packaging and signage work. Shop UV Inks →
Dye Sublimation
Sawgrass inks for apparel, mugs, phone cases. Personalization market is exploding — great recurring revenue. Shop Sawgrass →
Heat Transfer
Stahls & Forever Paper. Fast turnaround on team uniforms, corporate apparel, and event merchandise.
Wide Format
Epson & DGI eco-solvent. Banners, wraps, window graphics — outdoor signage never goes out of style. Shop Eco-Solvent Inks →
DTG Garment
Direct-to-garment for on-demand custom apparel. No screens, no minimums, high-margin small runs. Shop DTG Inks →
03 — The Ink Investment Mindset
Inks Are a Strategic Asset
Smart shops treat inks as a strategic investment, not just a consumable. Stocking STS, Sawgrass, Mimaki UV, and Epson inks alongside your printer lineup means you can pivot to new applications without waiting weeks for supplies — and you’re never at the mercy of one ink supplier’s stock levels.
STS Inks • Sawgrass • Mimaki UV • Epson • EFI
04 — How to Start Today
4 Steps to Diversify Your Shop
- Audit Your Current Revenue — Identify your top 3 revenue sources. If any one of them accounts for more than 40% — that’s your vulnerability.
- Find Adjacent Markets — Your wide-format printer can already do vehicle wraps, backlit graphics, and floor graphics. Are you offering all of them?
- Add One Complementary Technology — If you do wide-format, add sublimation. If you do DTG, add DTF. One machine, a whole new client base.
- Partner with a Full-Service Supplier — Work with one supplier who stocks Mimaki, Epson, EFI, Sawgrass, Stahls & Forever Paper. Less juggling, more growing.
“Ready to diversify? Allprintheads carries Mimaki, Epson, EFI, Sawgrass, DGI, Stahls, and Forever Paper — all under one roof, backed by 26 years of expertise.”
— Jaime Ghisays, CEO · Allprintheads LLC
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