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:: GENERAL INFORMATION ::

Service Notes
  • $5.95 Per 1000 Stitches for 4-5 Business Day Service.
  • $7.95 Per 1000 Stitches for 3 Business Day Service.
  • $10 Per 1000 Stitches for 2 Business Day Service.
  • $14 Per 1000 Stitches for Next Business Day Service
  • $20 Per 1000 Stitches for Same Day Service (8-12 Hours)
  • Next Day Orders Placed before 3 PM (Eastern Standard Time) will be ready by 5 PM (Eastern Standard Time) the following day
  • Orders Accepted 24 Hours x 7 Days
  • Orders are only processed during business hours on business days, excluding US National holidays
  • The "clock" for each service levels begins once we have clean art and all design questions answered.  We do not always count from the moment that you place the order
  • In most cases we only charge up to 50,000 stitches. In some case where the design is more complex, we may charge more for the design. If we feel we need to charge more we will contact you with a quote and wait for your approval to proceed.
  • Minimum Tape Charge: 4,000 Stitches or $40, whichever is higher
  • $10 minimum charge for additional sewouts not related to quality issues, i.e. color combination changes.

Note: Special Pricing is available for customers who place more than 10 orders per month. Contact us for details.

Design Archive

  • You can choose to have your designs saved on our secure server
  • This allows you to control your tapes.  Get to them whenever you want.
  • All designs are archived for one year after submission.

Accepted Art Formats

  • We can accept .jpg, .gif, .tif, .psd, .eps and .ai formats. .jpg format is the safest and most often used format.
  • If sending vector art files (.ai, .eps), be sure to convert all text to outlines.  If a file is not converted to outlines, you will be notified and will need to resend a outlined version of the art.
  • MS Word documents will not normally work as art files.  Due to the fonts changing from computer to computer, we cannot be certain that typed text will be in the same font that you or customer originally intended. 

Output Formats

  • Tajima  (.dst)
  • Melco Expanded  (.exp)
  • Barudan  (.dsb)
  • Wilcom EMB  (.emb)
  • Pulse Outline Format (.pof) + .dst ($10 extra)  (.zip)
  • Wings Version 3 (.mls)  (.mls)
  • Wings XP (.ngs)  (.ngs)
  • Melco Condensed  (.cnd)
  • Brother PES  (.pes)
  • Pulse Outline Format (.pxf) + .dst ($10 extra)  (.pxf)

Payment Options

  • Credit Card
    • Master Card
    • Visa
    • American Express
  • Net Terms
    • Terms are available if you are part of a large national organization with centralized billing that has opened an account with us.  Contact your home office to receive the group code to be entered when you create an account. 
    • You can also apply for terms after 30 days, once your current business with us exceeds $1,000 in one month.

    Artwork Services

    • Minimum Art Charge (15 Minute Minimum): $15
    • Additional Art Time (in 15 Minute Increments): $15

    Fast Embroidery Tapes Logo Liability Policy

    In the event of an error on Fast Embroidery Tape's part, we limit our liability for any order to an amount up to the digitizing and/or artwork charges already applied to that order.  In the case of an error being made in a tape and that tape is then applied to a garment, we will only refund/credit an amount up the amount of the charges.

    Edit Policy

    Corrections – No Charge:

    • The correction must be requested within 30 days of completing the tape order.
    • A correction may be requested at no charge if there was a mistake in interpreting or applying the customer’s tape instructions.
    • A correction can be requested to fix quality problems that arise during the sewout process. If the quality problem exists because of a change in fabric or location from that requested in the original order, Fast Tapes is not responsible.
    • Request for trims.
    • Note: No new order number is created.

    Edits – Minimum Cost $25:

    • Edits may be requested at any time.
    • Edits may be requested for the following reasons:

    o Change size up or down, less than or equal to 10%, provided no redigitizing is required
    o Add or remove color breaks
    o Change horizontal alignment or vertical spacing of design elements
    o Remove individual threads (EG: fill, text, or any other discrete design elements that do not require re-digitizing).

• Edit charge is $25 for in-house tapes, $30 for outside tapes or the difference in added or altered stitches (computed at the standard 2-3 day service price), whichever is greater.
• New order number is created.

    Tape Modification (New Tape Created Based on Existing Tape) – Minimum Cost $30:

• New tapes based on existing tapes may be requested at any time.
• New tapes may be created based on existing tapes for the following reasons:

o Customer has revised (but not completely altered) the original artwork
o Add/remove text or other design elements
o Change size up or down, greater than 10%
o Increase or decrease background fill density
o Change relative spacing of various design elements either vertically, horizontally or diagonally
o Change machine format
o Any other change that significantly modifies an existing design.
o If new tape is substantially different from the existing tape so that no part of the existing tape can be re-used, please enter a new tape order and upload modified artwork.

• Charge is based on amount of new work that has to be done on the original tape, computed at the original service level.
• Minimum charge is $30. Maximum is whatever the actual stitch count is, up to our maximum stitch charge, less the stitches re-used on the original tape.

    NOTE:

    Some designs require individual review and custom pricing. A service representative will contact you in this case.

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