Ricoma

Ricoma: machinery and supplies for embroidery and garment customization

Ricoma is a manufacturer and supplier of equipment for custom apparel production. Its catalog includes multi-needle embroidery machines, direct-to-film (DTF) transfer printers, DTG and white toner printers, heat presses, industrial sewing machines and a wide range of supplies, accessories and software. The company presents itself as a provider of solutions for custom apparel businesses, from hobbyists taking the leap to production to high-volume operations.

Embroidery machines

The embroidery machine line includes 10, 15 and 20-needle models, with one, two and three-head options. Among the equipment listed are the EM series (EM-1010), the Creator, the Swift and the Swift 2, and the Marquee series, with 15 and 20-needle versions and two and three-head configurations. Several models feature a 10.1-inch touchscreen panel. The company also offers certified pre-owned models, such as the MT-2003-8S and the CHT2 series with 8 and 12 heads for high-volume production, presented as lightly used or demo units.

Textile printing: DTF, DTG and white toner

In the printing segment, Ricoma sells the Luminaris 200, an all-in-one white toner, DTF and sublimation printer; the Revel Aire 2, a DTF transfer printer; the Revel Go, a desktop DTF printer; the Revel 2 DTF-2402T, a direct-to-film transfer printer; and the Vision, a DTG/DTF printer. These machines are aimed at custom apparel production and at adding decoration methods beyond embroidery.

Heat presses and sewing machines

The catalog includes flat, cap, mug, plate and multifunction heat presses. In sewing machines, the offering covers bar tack, blindstitch, coverstitch, lockstitch, overlock and zigzag models.

Supplies, accessories and consumables

Ricoma supplies embroidery accessories and consumables, such as Mighty Hoops, hoopless embroidery kits for shirt pockets, sleeves, socks and cap backs, hoops for belts, collars and sashes, a precision laser tracing device and a manual robot frame for embroidering shoes and bags. It also offers embroidery thread, bobbins, Schmetz DBxK5 needles and spare parts such as tension springs, needle plates, bobbin covers, reciprocator units and thread tubes.

For printing, the company distributes CMYKW toner cartridges for the Luminaris 200, Simply-Peel transfer paper in steps A and B, transfer paper for hard surfaces, 12 and 24-inch translucent DTF transfer film, 1-liter water-based DTF ink, white adhesive powder and consumables for the Vision DTG/DTF, such as ink refill kits, platens, work table and cleaning and maintenance cartridges.

The vinyl section includes classic HTV, metallic, glitter and perfect puff, as well as vinyl accessories and cutters. Fabric cutters are also offered, such as the electric hand cutter and the industrial iKonix with alloy steel blade and automatic sharpening, for leather, fabric and multi-layer textiles, along with the round blade cutter series.

Blank apparel and items to customize

Ricoma sells blank apparel for customization: 100% cotton t-shirts, long-sleeve hooded sweatshirts, men's and women's polos. In home and gift items, it offers ceramic, glass and matte finish mugs, and stainless steel and aluminum tumblers in 12, 16, 20 and 24-ounce capacities, including models with handle and with straw.

Software

The company develops and sells its own software: Chroma, for embroidery digitizing, and VividRIP, for print management.

Customer profile and growth proposition

Ricoma segments its offering according to the customer's production level: hobbyists working with HTV or sublimation, single-needle machine users looking to upgrade, workshops that outsource embroidery and want to bring it in-house, entrepreneurs setting up their first equipment and high-volume enterprise operations. The company suggests that adding embroidery and printing allows expanding product variety, improving margin and controlling quality and turnaround times.

Promotions and logistics

The site analyzed showed seasonal promotions, such as discounts of up to 70% on sewing machines, heat presses, accessories, supplies and spare parts, and white toner transfer bundles. It also indicated free shipping on orders over $99 and a flat rate of $7.99 for spare parts orders below that amount, with two-day and overnight shipping options. The company also organizes its own event, DecoSummit 2026.