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ProcoloredUV & DTF Decoration PrintersEquipmentSelect Score8.0 / 10

Procolored VF13 Pro UV DTF Printer

Best for · A3+ UV DTF sticker / transfer hybrid

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Typical price range

$6,399.00

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A3+ dual XP600 UV DTF 2-in-1 for sticker/transfer workflows that need UV DTF film paths rather than direct flatbed only.

Business economics

Compact estimates for this machine. Catalog price is a merchant fact when published. Operating cost, labor, materials, and volume are editable assumptions—not nameplate wattage, rated throughput, or promised revenue.

Catalog price

Typical price range

$6,399.00

Merchant / manufacturer fact
Cost profile
DTF / UV DTF printerEquipmentSelect assumption · operating $95/mo · not from a spec sheet

Complete setup cost

Total investment is more than sticker price. Amounts are catalog facts, cost-profile assumptions, or quotes you enter — never guessed accessory SKUs.

Equipment price
$6,399
+ Required setup
$160
+ Initial consumables
$0
+ Other startup costs
$580
Estimated initial investment
$7,139

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Why the total investment can be higher than the machine price

DTF kits are often the printer alone. Powder, film, oven or shaker, RIP, and ink sit beside that price.

  • Film, powder, and ink are required to produce transfers.
  • A powder shaker or curing oven may be a second machine on the same invoice.
  • RIP software and a computer are commonly extra if not bundled.

Estimated cost/job

$31.75

Materials, labor, and allocated operating cost

Estimated monthly contribution

$1,805

After materials, labor, and monthly costs

Estimated payback

4.0 months

Complete setup investment ÷ monthly contribution

Estimated first-year ROI

303.4%

Annual contribution ÷ total investment

All four figures are estimates under your expected jobs/month—not accounting results.

Estimates

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Conservative, Expected, and Optimistic change monthly jobs (utilization vs the volume you entered). Selling price, purchase price, labor, and materials stay as entered. Utilization is not rated machine capacity. All figures are estimates.

  • 60 jobs/month expected
  • $63.50 average selling price
  • $6,399 equipment purchase
  • $25.00/hour labor
  • $18.00 materials/job
  • $350 estimated monthly labor

Conservative

36 jobs/month

60% of expected volume

6.1 months

Estimated payback

Estimated monthly revenue
$2,546
Estimated monthly contribution
$1,173
Estimated first-year ROI
197.2%

Expected

60 jobs/month

100% of expected volume

4.0 months

Estimated payback

Estimated monthly revenue
$3,810
Estimated monthly contribution
$1,805
Estimated first-year ROI
303.4%

Optimistic

84 jobs/month

140% of expected volume

2.9 months

Estimated payback

Estimated monthly revenue
$5,074
Estimated monthly contribution
$2,437
Estimated first-year ROI
409.6%

Bar length tracks estimated monthly contribution (higher is stronger). Payback and ROI are estimates, not accounting results.

What changes the decision?

One shock at a time versus your expected assumptions. Each row reuses the same payback engine.

  • +25% utilization

    3.2 months

    Jobs/month vs your expected volume — not rated machine capacity

    0.7 months faster

  • -10% selling price

    5.0 months

    Shock to the selling price currently used

    1.1 months slower

  • +20% equipment cost

    4.7 months

    Shock to purchase price, not setup

    0.7 months slower

  • +20% labor cost

    3.8 months

    Shock to hourly labor rate

    0.1 months faster

  • +20% material cost

    3.5 months

    Shock to materials per job

    0.4 months faster

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Key specifications

Print technology
uv-dtf
Print width
13 in
Print width class
medium
Machine type
hybrid-2in1
Print heads
Dual XP600
Workflow
print + laminate 2-in-1

EquipmentSelect Score

8.0 / 10

Best Procolored first-wave pick when UV DTF stickers/transfers drive the shop.

Shortlist VF13 when UV DTF transfers are the product. Compare V11 Pro first if most revenue is direct flatbed UV on hard goods.

Affiliate commission and merchant relationships do not affect this score. It is editorial fit, not modeled profit or payback.

Why

One editorial judgment across these dimensions—not five separately calculated sub-scores.

  • Capability
  • Value
  • Business fit
  • Production potential
  • Ecosystem/support
  • UV DTF 2-in-1 positioning distinct from flatbed-only V11
  • Dual XP600 A3+ width for sticker/transfer catalogs
  • Stand kit optional — STARTING_AT without stand is documented

Potential drawbacks

  • Not a textile DTF substitute (F13/K13) — different film/powder path
  • With-stand kits raise total cost on the same PDP
  • Hybrid complexity versus a single-purpose UV flatbed

Best for

A3+ UV DTF sticker / transfer hybrid

  • Shops selling UV DTF stickers and transfers more than flatbed-only prints
  • Teams that want a 2-in-1 UV DTF path on an A3+ dual XP600 platform
  • Buyers comparing UV DTF against pure UV flatbed peers

Not ideal for

  • Not a textile DTF substitute (F13/K13) — different film/powder path
  • With-stand kits raise total cost on the same PDP
  • Hybrid complexity versus a single-purpose UV flatbed

Technical specifications

Machine

Machine specifications
Print technologyuv-dtf
Print width13 in
Print width classmedium
Machine typehybrid-2in1
Print headsDual XP600

Workflow

Workflow specifications
Workflowprint + laminate 2-in-1
Included film31 cm × 50 m A/B film
Stand optionoptional stand kit

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Where to buy

Sorted by landed price when merchants publish one. The recommended click is the tracked primary offer — not always the lowest number.

Merchant offers for Procolored VF13 Pro UV DTF Printer
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