Equipment

Register your shop's printers, control each machine's availability, and log preventive and corrective maintenance records. Registered printers can be assigned to orders in the production queue.

Prerequisites

• An active Owner account on DTFPro
• Logged in to the admin panel at admin.dtfpro.com.br

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Access Equipment

In the side menu, click Equipment. You will see the list of registered printers with their name, model, print width, and current status.

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Register a New Printer

1. Click New Printer in the top-right corner
2. Fill in the form:
   • Name — internal identifier for the printer (e.g., "DTF Station 1", "Epson L1800 Main")
   • Model — equipment model (e.g., "Epson L1800", "Prestige A3+ DTF")
   • Maximum Width (cm) — maximum print width of the equipment. Used in sheet utilization calculations
   • Status — current state of the printer at registration
3. Click Save

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Printer Statuses

Status	Meaning	Can receive jobs?
Available	Printer is operational and ready for use	Yes
In Production	Printer is currently processing a job	Yes (queue)
Maintenance	Printer is under preventive or corrective maintenance	No

Only printers with Available or In Production status appear as options for job assignment in the production queue.

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Change a Printer's Status

1. In the equipment list, click the desired printer
2. Click Change Status
3. Select the new status
4. Click Confirm

The change takes effect immediately. Operators will see the new status in the production queue.

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Log a Maintenance Record

To log maintenance that was performed or is in progress:

1. In the equipment list, click the desired printer
2. Click Log Maintenance
3. Fill in the form:
   • Type — select Preventive (scheduled service) or Corrective (fault repair)
   • Description — describe the work done (e.g., "Print head replacement", "Ink system cleaning", "Color calibration")
   • Date — the date the maintenance was or will be performed
4. Click Log

When logging maintenance, you can also change the printer's status to Maintenance so it does not receive new jobs.

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Edit Printer Details

1. In the list, click the desired printer
2. Click Edit
3. Change the fields you want (name, model, width)
4. Click Save

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Printer History

Each printer keeps a complete record of:

• Maintenance — type, description, date, and who logged it
• Assigned jobs — orders that went through the printer during production

Use the history to plan preventive maintenance based on the equipment's actual usage.

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Tips

• Descriptive names — use names your team recognizes easily in the production queue (e.g., "DTF Station 1", "Sublimation Backgrounds")
• Register equipment individually — even if you have machines of the same model, create separate records for precise tracking
• Log all maintenance — keeping the history helps identify failure patterns and plan replacements
• Keep status up to date — operators depend on accurate status to know which machines are available
• Correct width — the print width affects sheet utilization calculations. Enter the actual print width, not the physical width of the machine

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Common Issues

"The printer is not showing as an option in the production queue"

Check that the status is Available or In Production. Printers in Maintenance do not appear as options for job assignment.

"I need to temporarily take a printer offline"

Change the status to Maintenance. Jobs already assigned to it are kept; new jobs will not be automatically routed to it.

"I entered the wrong print width when registering"

Open the printer, click Edit, correct the Maximum Width field, and save. The correction affects calculations for new orders — orders already created keep their original values.

"How do I know when to perform preventive maintenance?"

Track the maintenance history and consult the manufacturer's manual for recommended intervals. Many manufacturers recommend maintenance every X meters printed or X hours of operation.