Futong Machinery

• Bring your own caps, garments and flat pieces to the demonstration so the sample matches real orders.

Futong presents the CT embroidery series as a machine for caps, T-shirts and flat work, built with one head or several. The catalogue keeps the standard CT machines apart from two multifunction arrangements, FT-CT1201+1MJ and FT-CT1201+1PD. Start with the articles in your order book. The fixture you load and the size of your biggest design decide more than the series name.

Then settle the head count and needle count. A shop doing short cap runs needs different hardware from a contractor filling large repeat orders across many heads. If you are also weighing other sewing and embroidery machinery, use the table below to note what each job needs, then compare the configurations line by line when quotes arrive. [2] [3]

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Needles: the CT web page offers 9, 12 and 15 needles. The single-head table in the catalogue shows 12 or 15 for the models it lists. Read the 9-needle option as a series-wide choice and ask Futong to state the needle count for the model you select.

Single-head models: the catalogue table names FT-CT1201H, FT-CT1201HXL and FT-CT1201HXXL, each with its own embroidery area, gross weight and dimensions. Another spread uses the labels FT-CT1501H to FT-CT1504H and gives package sizes. Package size and machine footprint are different numbers, so ask for both for the model on your quote, and keep each model name with its own figures.

Caps: Futong describes a 270-degree cap system, and a comparison row gives the cap area as 270 × 70 mm. The Chinese and English feature blocks quote cap speeds of 850, 650 and 600 rpm. Ask Futong for the cap area and cap speed of your exact configuration in writing, and plan output on that figure. [2] [3]

The CT page shows sequin, bead, cording, boring, chenille and laser-cutting devices, along with magnetic frames and garment frames. Each one changes price, set-up and sometimes the usable area. Write into the order which devices come with the machine, how many of each, whether any of them shrink the working area, and what training covers them.

The catalogue marks some shoe, sock and magnetic fixtures as optional and shows a large hoop meant for single-head machines. Ask for a packing list for your model and the usable embroidery area when the actual fixture is fitted.

On controls, the website says two systems are standard but names only Daho. Ask Futong which controller brand and model ships with your machine, which languages and design-file formats it reads, and how backups and updates work. See it running on the same version you will receive. [2] [3]

A buyer can use these steps as the acceptance plan for a Futong CT machine. Agree the artwork, materials, settings and quality limits with Futong before the run starts, so both sides judge the result the same way. [2] [3]

1. Send real articles

   Supply the caps, garments or flat pieces you sell, with your digitised files, thread and backing.

2. Record the setup

   Note the machine label, heads and needles, controller, fixtures and every optional device fitted.

3. Sew the whole design

   Include colour changes, small lettering, dense fills and seams where your job has them.

4. Check every active head

   Look at registration, thread tension, puckering and finish against the limits you agreed.

5. Test recovery

   Follow the agreed procedure for thread-break detection, restart and returning to the design position.

6. Time the full cycle

   Count hooping, loading, stops, unloading and finishing. Keep the samples, settings and the number of good pieces.

The contact page lists separate China contacts and an Africa local-team contact, and Futong says it has agents in several countries. Ask Futong to name the company that will support your machine in your country and to state whether that company handles warranty work.

Put commissioning, controller and digitising training, installation requirements and a stock list of wear parts into the contract. Say whether support is remote or on site, who pays travel and freight, and what a warranty claim must include.

The website also mentions quick delivery, customer totals, output figures and years of experience. For your order, get a dated quote that sets the lead time, price and warranty for the build you choose. [1] [2] [5]

The company page names Zhuji Futong and China Fortune Group, with the STEVEN name also in use, and gives 2009 as the start date. Other counters on the site quote longer experience. Make sure the contract names the legal seller, 诸暨市福通机械有限公司 or another entity, and check the company documents against that name.

A Zhejiang government-hosted attachment listing level-three work-safety standardisation enterprises includes 诸暨市福通机械有限公司 on page 7, row 48, marked as an initial assessment. The list concerns workplace safety at the company. It says nothing about CT stitch quality or product conformity, and the attachment carries no notice date.

The website pages cited here were captured on 7 October and the catalogue was viewed on 11 October. The dates for each source are listed below. [1] [3] [4] [5]

Equipment & specifications

Published model or series information. Open the equipment record for its full scope and configuration notes.

Equipment series

CT embroidery series

Futong's CT series covers cap, garment and flat embroidery machines with one or more heads. Three single-head models offer 400 × 600, 500 × 800 and 500 × 1200 mm embroidery areas with 12 or 15 needles, and multi-head versions carry the labels FT-CT1501H to FT-CT1504H. Garment speed is listed at up to 1200 rpm, while the cap speed changes between language versions. Send your caps or garments, artwork and preferred head count to get an offer for one exact model.

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