Axis Enterprises, Ludhiana. Machines since 2006. Call 8872188721 sales@uvprinterindia.com
Axis Enterprises logo AXIS DTFGarment printing technologies
For first-time buyers and everyone else

Before you shortlist a machine, answer these 6 questions.

Most first-time buyers start at the machine and work backwards. That is how a floor ends up with equipment that is too fast for the order book or too narrow for the fabric. Start with what you are going to sell. Axis has installed more than 1500 machines since 2013 across 44 industries, so we have watched both mistakes happen.

Not your business? Change it here

Nexus 600 6H DTF printer with powder shaker
Nexus 600 6H, 600 mm DTF printer with shaker

Orders got smaller. Designs got more. The dates got shorter. Everyone who decorates fabric in India is being asked to do the same work in smaller lots, with more design changes, on tighter dates, at last year's price. Most floors are running equipment that was built for the opposite of that.

1500+Installations pan India
44+Industries served since 2013
48Service people in 11 cities
21+Machine models on offer
2006Year Axis started

How do you choose a garment printing machine in India?

Choose in this order: what you decorate, how many pieces you need on your busiest day, how many pieces you get per design, what fabric you print on, how large the printed area is, and what happens on the day the machine stops. Those 6 answers narrow the technology before any brand is discussed. DTF suits mixed full-colour work from 1 piece upward. TPU and PU label printing suits raised brand labels and badges. Digital embroidery suits repeat logo work on caps and uniforms. Flocking suits raised velvet finishes. Axis Enterprises supplies all 4 across India from 3 lakh to 16 lakh depending on print width and head count, with live phone and video support during working hours and an engineer dispatched on site in 24 to 48 hours.

The 2 ways this goes wrong

What goes wrong when you start at the machine?

4 outcomes we get called in to fix, usually a year after the purchase.

MISTAKE 1

Too much machine

Capital sits on the floor at 20% use, and the EMI does not care. A machine sized for your dream year instead of your real year is the most expensive way to be optimistic.

MISTAKE 2

Too narrow

The width decides which orders you can accept. Buyers discover this on the first order they have to refuse, which is usually the first big one.

MISTAKE 3

No service reach

The cheapest quote is cheap for a reason that shows up in month 7. Ask where the nearest engineer sleeps before you ask what the machine costs.

MISTAKE 4

No consumable plan

A low machine price on expensive ink is a high machine price paid monthly. Ask who supplies ink, film and powder after month 3 and at what rate.

Where the market is going

Is the shift to short runs permanent?

The published numbers say yes. Demand is growing faster than the average floor is adding capacity, and the growth is arriving in small lots.

USD 2.7 billion

Global direct to film printing market in 2024, forecast to reach USD 3.9 billion by 2030 at a 6.0% CAGR, according to Grand View Research.

9.75% CAGR

India's custom t-shirt printing market grew to USD 176.6 million in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 407.9 million by 2034, per IMARC Group.

USD 225 billion

India's domestic textile and apparel market in 2025, projected at USD 350 billion by 2030, with over 45 million people employed in the sector, per IBEF, February 2026.

A market compounding at 9.75% a year while your capacity stays flat does not wait for you. The volume goes to whoever can answer first, and it usually stays there.

Answer these before you talk to any supplier

The 6 questions that decide which machine you need

Write your own answers down. Any supplier who quotes before asking these is quoting from stock, not for you.

1. What do you decorate?Garments, caps, bags, labels, home textiles, or a mix. The mix matters more than the main item, because the mix is what keeps a machine paid for.
2. What is your busiest day?Size on the peak day, not the average. The average day never lost anybody an order.
3. How many pieces per design?Under 200 pieces per design points to digital. Thousands of pieces of one design starts to justify conventional printing.
4. What fabric?Cotton, polyester, blends, denim, nylon, leather, canvas, velvet. Some processes are fabric-fussy and some are not.
5. How big is the printed area?Measure your largest print. Print width sets the ceiling on what you can accept, and you cannot raise it later.
6. What happens the day it stops?Hours to an engineer, and whether a replacement head is in India today. This question decides more of your profit than the purchase price does.
Reset your buying criteria

How should you compare 2 garment printing machine quotes?

Compare these 7 first. Most buyers compare price first, sign, and then find that 6 of these were never in the quote.

1. Service response timeAsk 2 things in writing. Can I get a live engineer on phone or video the same hour, and how many hours to an engineer at my address? Our answer: live support in working hours, on site in 24 to 48 hours.
2. Spare and head availabilityIs a replacement print head in stock in India today, or does it ship from abroad when yours fails?
3. Consumables supplyWho supplies ink, film and powder after month 3, and at what price?
4. Print head type and countHead model and quantity set both speed and repair cost. Ask for the model name, not the phrase industrial head.
5. Real output, not peak outputPeak speed is quoted at the fastest pass. Ask for output at the pass setting you will actually run.
6. Power and spaceA shaker can pull 7000W at 35A. Confirm the point and the floor area before delivery, not after.
7. Sampling before paymentWill they print your design on your material before you release the balance?
The part nobody else prices in

What happens the day the machine stops?

Support starts on the call, not on the visit. Ring us in working hours and an engineer takes your operator through it live, on phone or on video, while the machine is in front of him. Most stoppages clear on that call. When it needs hands on the machine, an engineer travels: 24 to 48 hours, same day or next day in metro and tier 1 cities, up to 3 days for remote locations, from a team of 48 people across 11 cities.

01

Live phone and video support

Call in working hours and an engineer diagnoses it with you on the spot, over phone or video. For a unit with a shipment tomorrow, even 24 hours is too long to wait, so the first fix attempt happens now.

02

Engineer on site in 24 to 48 hours

For anything the call cannot fix. Same or next day in metro and tier 1 cities. Up to 3 days remote. 48 people across 11 cities.

03

Daily nozzle test on WhatsApp

Your operator sends a nozzle test to our group every morning. We catch a clogged head before it becomes a stopped machine.

04

Sampling before handover

We install the machine and run your own designs on your own material, so you see the real output before you sign off.

05

Spares and consumables in India

Ink, film, powder, heads and spare parts stay in stock here. Buying the machine in India means you can keep running it in India.

06

One team for every machine

DTF, TPU label, embroidery and flocking are all supported by the same engineers on the same terms. You do not chase 4 suppliers.

Now, the machines

Which 2 machines get ordered most?

Nexus 600 6H DTF printer
DTF, 600 mm

Nexus 600 6H

6 i3200 A1 heads, 2400 DPI, CMYK plus white on PET film. 27 sqm per hour at 4 pass. Printer and shaker come as one line with automatic powder return.

Full specification
A3 UV transfer label DTF printer
TPU LABEL, 300 mm

A3 UV Transfer Label DTF Printer

HD 3200 head, 2400 DPI, CMYK with white and varnish on TPU or PU. Adjustable ink thickness for a raised label. Runs on a 700W single phase point.

Full specification

We stock 21+ machine models across widths and budgets, priced from 3 lakh to 16 lakh. Tell us your daily output and we will name the one that fits, including the one you should not buy.

Proof

Who already runs these machines?

Buyers who reorder are the only review that costs the reviewer something.

SamsoniteLibertyHavellsFerns N PetalsRabitat PrestoIGPBio+EmeraldKidkenPrayagPSG College of Technology

"We are using 3 machines of Axis Enterprises from last 5 years. Whenever we had any problem they took care of it right away. We feel Axis Digital Printing Machines are value for money with good after-sales service."

Kashyap ModiPromoz, Kolkata

"I visited Axis office in Ludhiana to see DTF machine, the experience was great. I am happy with my decision to buy the machine and I would highly recommend them to anyone."

GauravSau Group, Surat

"I am using Axis Machines since 2015 and few months back I got the latest DTF machine to expand my printing business. I would definitely say Axis DTF machine is best in market."

DeepakAkriti Enterprises, Delhi
Straight answers

Questions buyers like you ask us

What does a garment printing machine cost in India?

Our range runs from 3 lakh to 16 lakh depending on print width and head count. A 600 mm 6-head DTF line with an automatic shaker sits at the top of that band, and a narrow single-purpose machine sits at the bottom. Send your daily output target and we quote the exact model with the delivery time and the loan document list in one reply.

Which is better for a small business, DTF or screen printing?

DTF wins when your orders are small, mixed and full colour, because there is no screen, no plate and no setup cost per design. Screen printing still wins on very long runs of one single-colour design. If your average order is under 200 pieces with more than 3 colours, DTF is almost always cheaper.

Do you help with a machine loan?

We do not lend. We give you the document set your bank or NBFC asks for, and our sales team has taken buyers through that process many times. Ask for the loan document list when you ask for the quote.

Can I see the machine running before I buy?

Come to our Ludhiana office for a live demo, or send us your own garment and ask for a sample print. Buyers from Surat and Delhi have done both before ordering.

Which cities do you service?

We install and service across India from a team of 48 people based in 11 cities. Metro and tier 1 cities get an engineer the same day or the next day. Remote locations take up to 3 days.

Ask for price and a sample print

Our sales team calls you back with the price, the delivery time and the document list your bank asks for.

Or send the same details on WhatsApp to 8872188721 and get the reply on that chat.

Tell us what you sell, not what you want to buy.

We name the machine that fits, the delivery time, and the model you should not buy.

Different business, different answer

Run a different kind of business?

Still deciding? Take the last one. It opens with the 6 questions that decide which machine you need.

Sources

  1. Grand View Research, Direct To Film Printing Market Report
  2. IMARC Group, India Custom T-Shirt Printing Market 2026 to 2034
  3. IBEF, Indian Textiles and Apparel Industry Analysis, February 2026

Figures quoted on this page are reproduced as published by the source named in the sentence. Last checked 15 August 2026.

WhatsApp us