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Commercial Embroidery Machine | Multi-Needle Embroidery | High-Speed Stitching | A987-58
£10.50
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£12.60/ inc vat
- Multi-Needle System
- High-Speed Stitching
- Large Embroidery Area
- Intuitive Touchscreen Control
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Product Overview
Stepping up your branding game? This isn't your average sewing machine. It's a proper workhorse designed for businesses ready to bring high-quality, professional embroidery in-house. Capable of handling everything from intricate logos on polo shirts to bold designs on jackets, this commercial embroidery machine is your ticket to offering premium personalisation, fast. It's built for consistency and speed, letting you turn around custom jobs without relying on third parties.
This powerhouse is aimed squarely at small to medium-sized UK businesses. Think uniform suppliers, promotional merchandise companies, creative start-ups, and even sports clubs wanting to professionalise their kit. If you're looking to add a profitable, high-demand service to your offering, or simply want to take full control over your brand's apparel, this is the tool that makes it happen. It bridges the gap between a hobbyist machine and a giant industrial unit, offering professional features in a manageable footprint.
Featuring a state-of-the-art multi-needle system and seriously impressive high-speed stitching, you can tackle complex, multi-coloured designs without the faff of constant thread changes. The robust construction means it's ready for a full day's work, every day. Stop outsourcing your branding and start building a reputation for quality and speed with an embroidery machine that's built for business.
Key Features and Benefits
- Multi-Needle System: Effortlessly produce multi-coloured designs without stopping to change threads.
- High-Speed Stitching: Gets jobs done faster, increasing your output and profit.
- Large Embroidery Area: Easily handles bigger designs like jacket backs and banners.
- Intuitive Touchscreen Control: Simplifies operation, making it easy to queue up designs.
- Automatic Thread Trimming: Saves you time with clean, professional finishes on every item.
- Robust All-Metal Frame: Ensures stability and durability for consistent, high-quality results.
- USB & Network Ready: Transfer your digital designs to the machine with total ease.
- Specialised Collar Flag Function: Comes pre-programmed to perfectly stitch St. George's Cross flags.
Technical Specifications
- Brand: Personalisation
- SKU: A987-58
- Stitching Speed: Up to 1,200 Stitches Per Minute
- Max. Embroidery Area: 500 x 350 mm
- Needle Count: 8 Needles
- Control Panel: 10" HD Colour Touchscreen
- Power: 550W, 13 Amp Plug (Single Phase)
- Dimensions: 850(H) x 750(W) x 700(D) mm
- Weight: 95kg
- Connectivity: USB Port, LAN Port
- Supported Formats: .DST, .PES, .JEF, .EXP
Expert Review and Insights
For any hospitality business that takes its branding seriously, bringing embroidery in-house is a logical next step. This unit from Personalisation hits a real sweet spot. It's robust enough for daily use on aprons and chef jackets but doesn't have the intimidating footprint of a massive factory machine. The multi-needle setup is the star, making quick work of logos that would be a headache on a single-needle model.
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- Top-Tier Consistency: Perfect for ensuring every staff uniform looks identical and professional.
- Initial Learning Curve: Digitising your designs properly takes a bit of practice to master.
Case Study: Real Business, Real Results
Derby-based 'Grime to Shine Contract Cleaners' needed to upgrade their staff uniforms to reflect their premium service. Outsourcing the embroidery for 50+ employees was becoming slow and costly, with inconsistent quality.
"Bringing the A987-58 in-house was a pivotal move. We now turn around new starter uniforms in a day, not a week. The quality is spot on every single time, which is exactly the professional image we want to project to our clients."
Michael Davies – Managing Director
This move eliminated their outsourcing costs and reduced uniform provisioning time by over 80%.
Installation and Maintenance Guide
Setting It Up
- Ensure the machine is placed on a solid, level, and stable table that can handle its weight to prevent vibrations.
- Before running your first job, use a test piece of fabric to check thread tensions are correct.
- Familiarise yourself with the control panel and how to load a design via USB or network cable.
- Install the required hoops and ensure they are securely fastened but not over-tightened.
Keeping It Going
- Regularly clean out lint and dust from the bobbin case area to prevent jams and ensure smooth operation.
- Follow the manual's guidance on oiling key moving parts to keep everything running smoothly.
- Change needles after every 8-10 hours of solid embroidery to avoid skipped stitches and fabric pulls.
- Keep the machine's firmware updated to benefit from any performance improvements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What materials can this high-speed embroidery machine handle?
A: It's designed for a wide range, including polo shirts, denim, canvas bags, jackets, towels, and aprons. With the right backing, it can handle most fabrics.
Q: Does it come with design software?
A: The machine reads design files, but you will need separate 'digitizing' software to turn your images into a stitch file (like a .DST). Many excellent options are available.
Q: How many needles does the A987-58 embroidery machine have?
A: This model is equipped with eight needles, allowing you to load up to eight different thread colours for a single design.
Q: Can I embroider onto caps and hats?
A: Yes, cap embroidery is possible with the addition of a specialised cap frame attachment, which is an optional extra for most machines of this type.
Q: How do I get my logo designs onto the machine?
A: You can load design files easily via a standard USB stick or connect the machine directly to your computer network using the LAN port.
Q: Is a machine like this difficult to operate?
A: While there's a learning curve, the large colour touchscreen simplifies the process. Once your design is loaded, it's mostly a matter of pressing 'start'.
Q: How often do the needles need to be replaced?
A: For best results, we recommend changing needles after approximately 8 to 10 hours of active stitching time to maintain stitch quality.
Q: What is the main maintenance I'll need to do?
A: The most frequent tasks are simple: keeping the bobbin area clean of lint and applying a drop of oil to moving parts as recommended in the user manual.
The Personalisation Advantage: Built for Your Business
When you invest in a Personalisation machine, you're buying more than just a list of specifications; you're investing in business independence. This unit is engineered from the ground up for commercial environments, not hobbyist craft rooms. Its robust internal mechanics and solid frame are designed to withstand the demands of a full workday, delivering consistent, professional results that build your brand's reputation. The real value emerges over time: by bringing your embroidery in-house, you gain complete control over quality, slash turnaround times, and eliminate recurring outsourcing costs. This isn't just a machine; it's a strategic tool that unlocks new revenue streams, enhances your professional image, and gives you the agility to say 'yes' to more customer requests, building a more resilient and profitable business.
Explore more from PersonalisationWhy a Multi-Needle System Slashes Your Job Times
Ever wondered what makes a multi-needle embroidery machine so much faster? It’s all about eliminating downtime. On a single-needle machine, you have to stop the entire process, un-thread the needle, find the new colour, thread it up, and restart every single time the design calls for a different colour. For a simple 4-colour logo, that's three separate manual interventions.
This machine, however, has eight needles ready to go at all times. Think of it like a painter having all their colours on the palette at once, instead of having to unscrew a paint tube cap every time they want to switch. The machine automatically selects the next required needle and continues stitching seamlessly. This simple difference turns a fiddly, stop-start job into a smooth, automated process, dramatically increasing how many items you can finish in a day.
Who Should Buy This?
- Uniform Suppliers: Offer rapid customisation for workwear, school uniforms, and corporate apparel with this industrial embroidery machine.
- Promotional Merchandisers: Add high-value embroidered logos to bags, towels, and other merchandise for corporate clients.
- Independent Fashion Brands: Create unique, high-quality embroidered garments and build a distinct brand identity without outsourcing.
- Sports & Social Clubs: Professionalise your team kits and supporter gear by adding embroidered crests and sponsor logos in-house.
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