Print every size.
Change zero screens.
Bill for 2,000 labels/hr.
The RapidTag Lightning is the only tagless-label machine that prints XS through 3XL, 7 sizes on a single screen, switching automatically. Your press never stops. Your revenue never stops.
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Enter your current operation numbers. See what the Lightning means for your bottom line, in real dollars.
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⚡ Your Lightning ROI
Every size-change costs you an hour.
Lightning ends that forever.
😤 Without Lightning, right now
- ✕ Burn a new screen for every size, 45–60 min per changeover
- ✕ Pay operators to stand idle during screen swaps
- ✕ Turn down mixed-size orders because setup cost kills the margin
- ✕ Your $200K automatic press sits idle while you relabel
- ✕ Small mixed-size jobs are unprofitable, you pass on them
- ✕ Register each design by hand, human error on every run
⚡ With Lightning, starting day 1
- ✓ Touchscreen selects the size, the machine switches automatically, instantly
- ✓ Operator stays productive through every size change
- ✓ Take any mixed-size order profitably, minimum viable quantity drops 80%
- ✓ Your big press keeps running, Lightning handles all relabeling
- ✓ New revenue: full-brand relabeling contracts worth $5K–$50K/yr each
- ✓ Automatic registration, consistent quality, zero rework cost
From delivery to full ROI
here's exactly what happens.
Machine arrives. You print the same day.
ASPE ships in a heat-treated, ISPM-15 certified crate. Setup takes hours, not days, and the video guide walks your operator through every step. The touchscreen needs no programming background, operators learn in under two hours.
🎯 First labels out of the machine on Day 1Your big press is free. Revenue increases immediately.
The jobs that were tying up your main automatic now run on the Lightning. Shops report freeing up 8+ additional jobs per day on their main press within the first week.
💰 Immediate press capacity unlocked, new jobs start flowingYou start winning contracts competitors can't touch.
Full-brand relabeling contracts (XS–3XL, every size on one PO) become profitable for the first time. Quote aggressively, you're the only shop with Lightning economics.
🏆 New contract type: full-brand relabeling at competitive pricesThe machine has paid for itself. Everything after is profit.
Between labor savings, freed press time, and new contracts, most Lightning owners hit payback in 6–8 months. From here, the machine generates pure margin with one operator.
🎉 Average payback: 6–8 months. Pure profit after that.Conservative year-1 impact: $27K–$60K net positive.
Labor savings alone average $27,000/yr for a one-operator shop. Add new revenue and freed press capacity. At 2,000 tagless labels/hour, even 4 hrs/day at $0.40/piece = $80,000/yr from a single machine. This isn't marketing, it's arithmetic.
📊 Conservative net year 1: $27K–$60K above machine costWhat each part of the machine
means for your bottom line.
Automatic label changing
All 7 garment sizes (XS–3XL) on one 10×34″ screen. Size selected via touchscreen, the machine switches with no operator intervention.
2,000 tagless labels per hour
Industry-leading throughput on tagless labels (full-front shirts lay down more ink and run slower). A shirt detector ensures the machine only prints when a garment is present, zero wasted strokes.
Touchscreen interface
Controls size selection, indexing speed, curing time and stroke length. Operator training under two hours.
Automatic size counting
The machine tracks pieces per size automatically, no manual counting, no tally sheets, no end-of-shift errors.
Flash cure on every head
A dedicated flash-cure unit per print head, colors cure independently with no wet-on-wet buildup.
Hoodie arms + shirt detector
A dedicated hoodie arm handles the hood cavity without disrupting production; the detector prevents printing on empty pallets.
What your peers say about
their RapidTag investment.
"Since we started using the ASPE RapidTag we have one dedicated person who handles all our labeling, and he spends just a few hours daily doing what used to take several days. One of the best ROI machines we have ever bought."
"The RapidTag machines started saving us money the minute we turned them on. We were tying up a 6-color press and an 8-color press doing inner tagging, now we can complete 8 more jobs every day!"
"I've made a few equipment mistakes over the years and this machine is NOT one of them. Best investment I've made in a decade. We print with it every day, all day."
We back this investment completely.
Every Lightning ships with a 2-year warranty on non-consumable parts and a team that answers the phone. Not sure it's right for your shop? Let's walk through your numbers together.
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