David,
We've been involved with embroidery for years. We've had Toyotas, have older EMT Melco single and multi heads and will buy either Tajima or Baradun in the future.
All embroidery machines use a look ahead table to regulate speed based upon stitch length. Our Melcos are advertised at 1000 SPM but reality is they average about 750 for the typical design and for longer satin stitches they will slow down even further.
If the machines are well maintained and adjusted and if the designs are properly digitized to be machine friendly then let 'em fly.
Someone mentioned the flexibility of multiple single heads versus a multi head. Let me interject one thought along this line. While there may be some total output advantage to several single heads over a multi head, keep in mind what I call the "Chaos factor." If you have one operator trying to keep up with four or more single heads there is no way to maintain a rythmn. By this I mean that if an operator is running a multi head they can settle into a rythmn of hooping, trimming and changeover. When running multple singles it is very stresful trying to find that rythmn.
Buy the machine that matches your typical order size. Larger orders call for larger machines.
Mark
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