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Event heat press stations for shirts, patches, jerseys, totes & sponsor merch.

Book the press station the way you'd book a band: one line on the run-of-show, a 10x10 on the floor plan, and an activation your guests queue for instead of walking past.

Merch Troop covers the whole rider — merch sourcing, artwork, crew, travel, and load-in — so your production checklist gains one vendor, not five.

Backstage with brands that book live merch

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Today's lineup

Five stations on the schedule.

A festival-style set list of what we press at your activation — pick the stages your crowd will line up for. One 10x10 booth runs a single stage; bigger programs stack two or three side by side. Each press clears about 60 pieces an hour with a two-person crew, and the whole rig runs on two standard 120V circuits — no generator, no special power drop.

  1. 01

    Heat Press & DTF Transfers

    Full-color shirts, hoodies, and totes pressed live from custom transfer files — vivid, durable, and ready in the time it takes to grab a drink. Transfers are produced and QC'd before doors open, so the fiftieth press matches the first.

    MAIN STAGE
  2. 02

    Patches & Name Drops

    Sponsor patches, jersey numbers, and personalized name menus pressed onto caps, jackets, and team gear at the table. Names are typed, read back, and pressed exactly as confirmed.

    PATCH PIT
  3. 03

    UV DTF & Hard Goods

    Tumblers, bottles, and rigid swag wrapped with peel-and-press UV DTF graphics for premium giveaways.

    SIDE STAGE
  4. 04

    Jerseys & Team Merch

    Number kits, sponsor blocks, and roster names pressed on show for tournaments, leagues, and team activations.

    FIELD
  5. 05

    Sponsor Merch Bar

    Co-branded blanks, sponsor logos, and event marks pressed to spec so every guest leaves a walking billboard.

    VIP

Scan the flow

Pick. Press. Cool. Handoff.

PASS 01

Guest Pick

Guests choose a product and design from a clear menu. No chaos at the table — just a tidy queue. Menus stay tight on purpose: three to five designs move a conference line twice as fast as an open catalog.

PASS 02

Transfer Matched

The right transfer is aligned and staged. Operators handle the heat; guests stay safely on the other side.

PASS 03

Press & Cool

Heat zones and timing are dialed in advance, then the piece hits the cool rack before anyone touches it.

PASS 04

Clean Handoff

Each finished item is checked and handed back — no pileup, no mix-ups, just a great-looking giveaway. At close you get a count of pieces pressed by design, a number that drops straight into the post-event recap.

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Will call

Common event heat press questions.

How much does event heat press cost?

Staffed stations start around $5,000 for Orange County, LA, and San Diego dates, with crew at $250 per hour and a flat $900 travel fee beyond Southern California. The number moves with event hours, guest count, product choice, and whether Merch Troop sources the blanks — and a real quote always includes setup, teardown, operators, equipment, and production prep.

How fast is event heat press at an event?

A staffed press clears roughly 60 pieces an hour, and a two-press setup passes 100. The planning target is the line, not only the machine: product staging, art menus, guest names, and pickup flow decide how quickly the station feels.

Where does Merch Troop travel for event heat press?

Southern California is the home market — Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego book most often, with Las Vegas close behind. For dates elsewhere in the country, build extra weeks into the planning calendar and the crew will route to you.

ADMIT ONE request a live merch quote

Send the event details once.

Drop in the date, venue, expected attendance, and what you want pressed. You'll get back a floor-plan footprint, a power checklist, and a station plan that fits your run-of-show.

Merch Troop will review the event details and follow up with the right live merch setup.