Case studies
Real cases you can recreate
Every case shows before/after metrics, cash-effective payback, ROI and the lessons learned — and can be reopened in the matching calculator with prefilled inputs.
From 32 to 14 months payback: manual to automatic
A 14-person contract shop rebuilt its automation case on cash-effective labour and committed volume instead of released hours.
- Invest
- 118.000 €
- Payback
- 15 mo
- ROI
- 292%
Choosing between a DTG and a DTF line
A workwear decorator with a 63% polyester share compared a €142k DTG system against a €61k DTF line and stopped outsourcing at €2.90 per print.
- Invest
- 61.000 €
- Payback
- 19 mo
- ROI
- 223%
Reducing setup time by 40% without investment
Eight weeks of process work, no purchase order, 13.5 press hours recovered per month and short-run margin from 9% to 23%.
- Invest
- none
- Payback
- 0 mo
- ROI
- —
The theory behind these cases
Knowledge Center- Why released labour hours are not cash savingsTime freed on the shop floor changes the payroll only under specific conditions.8 min
- Payback vs ROI: two questions, two answersPayback measures risk exposure in time. ROI measures profitability in money.5 min
- Reducing setup timeSMED for garment decoration: move work off the machine before you speed it up.8 min
- DTG vs DTF machine classes comparedEntry, mid-range and industrial systems across throughput, labour and consumables.9 min