Model printer payback before you buy the machine.
Use U.S.-style job assumptions for drinkware, acrylic, awards, cornhole tops, phone cases and UV DTF labels. Then ask us for a quote that matches the numbers.
UV printer ROI calculator for U.S. print shops.
Start with a common product mix, then adjust the numbers to match your shop. The model is directional, not a financing offer.
How to read the model.
The calculator is intentionally conservative: it separates blank cost, ink/film/coating, labor, ad spend and monthly waste/service assumptions.
Selling price minus blank, ink/film/coating and direct labor. This is the margin that has to recover the machine.
Contribution multiplied by monthly jobs, minus maintenance/waste and paid ad assumptions. Taxes and financing are not included.
Machine, freight and setup divided by monthly net. If the result is too long, change the product mix before changing the printer.
The best printer is the one your product mix can feed.
A UV flatbed can be profitable, but only when jobs arrive often enough. We help buyers match bed size, head count, ink set and workflow to the work they can actually sell.