We mainly have two types of heat transfer machines: one is a straight heat transfer machine suitable for most products, and the other is a conical heat transfer machine suitable for curved products.
Straight heat transfer printing machine:
This type of heat transfer printing machine can print on regular cylindrical cups, jars, and buckets. With the addition of a flatbed device, it can print on flat products such as boxes.
If you have cylindrical cups, jars, or buckets, this machine is a good choice; it's affordable and easy to use. However, if you have flat products such as boxes, you only need to add a flatbed device to the machine to print boxes.
Conical Heat Transfer Printer:
This type of heat transfer printer can print on cups, bowls, or buckets with curved shapes. If your product has a larger top diameter but a smaller bottom diameter, resulting in a curved shape, then you need to choose this type of machine for printing. Because the Conical machine's print head rotates with the curvature of your product, it can effectively handle the seam issues of curved products.
Therefore, if you have curved products, you need to choose this machine. This machine can also print on ordinary cylindrical products, and by adding a flatbed feature, it can print on flat products.
Post time: Nov-21-2025