Start and grow with Melco by embroidery systems

A great place to start. A great way to grow

Intuitive commercial embroidery systems design to grow with your business. Take control of production from day one. Melco machines by Embroidery Systems combine professional speed and industrial reliability with ease of use - backed by local support.

Mastery Without Intimidation:

  • Professional Capability and Reliability
  • Canadian based support & training. Offices nation-wide
  • Melco Modularity is built to scale with you
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  • Easy to Use

    Acti-Feed technology and touch screen integration, with a user-focused design. Perfect for first-timers to seasoned vets.

  • Quality Build

    Durable, reliable and able to embroider virtually anything. Quality machine for quality embroidery.

  • Start Your Business

    Melco Modularity means your business can grow on your timelines. Starting a new business has never been easier!

So what exactly is a commercial embroidery machine?

Does not mean large, inaccessible, or difficult to operate. It means it's a step up in productivity, durability, maintainability, and speed.

Melco commercial embroidery machines are user-friendly and easy to learn while providing the durability and speed needed to meet your business goals. Plus, they can be put virtually anywhere: house (bedroom, office, basement), store, warehouse, church, and more.

Don't limit your self to a hobbyist machine. Melco machines, backed by Embroidery Systems, will allow you to unleash your creativity and unlock your earning potential.

Hobby machine or business machine?

Line by line, what changes when the machine has to earn its keep.

What changes Home / hobby machine Built for businessMelco commercial machine
Colour changes Stop and rethread the needle for every colour in the design. 16 needles. Load your colours once and let the machine change them.
Production speed Built for occasional use, with cool-down time between runs. 1,000 stitches per minute on the BRAVO, 1,500 on the EMT16X and Summit — run them all day.
Thread tension Manual dials you re-learn for every fabric, and re-check every time it puckers. Patented Acti-Feed™ auto-tensioning reads the fabric and feeds thread to match it.
Caps & thick goods Flat goods, mostly. Structured caps, jacket backs, leather and vinyl are a fight. Wide-angle cap frames are routine work, along with denim, vinyl, leather and bags.
Sew field Small hoops mean splitting designs, rehooping, and joins the customer can see. 12.6″ × 10.25″ on the BRAVO and larger on the EMT16X — most jacket backs in a single hooping.
Hooping Screw-tightened hoops, hoop burn on knits, and slow setup between every piece. Compatible with Mighty Hoop magnetic hooping — seconds per garment, no hoop burn, far less operator fatigue.
Growing More volume means buying another whole machine, and hiring someone to stand at it. Modular by design. Add heads one at a time and network them under a single operator.
Design software Consumer software and stock designs, with limited real digitizing. DesignShop digitizing, built for production lettering, appliqué and customer artwork.
When something goes wrong A consumer support queue — then box the machine up and mail it away. Technicians in English, French and Spanish, parts on the shelf, and our own Melco board-repair depot.

Ok...so why Melco?

Because a Melco is machine that you will not outgrow. It gives you professional speed and industrial reliability to scale your business. The only limit is your imagination. Don't settle for less, grow with Melco...

  • Grow Smarter

    Build your business with complete flexibility. Start with a premium
    single head setup and easily link multiple machines together as your
    startup’s order volume grows.

  • Launch Confidently

    Keep high-volume production smooth. Operators utilize simple
    touchscreens, auto-tensioning, and barcode scanning, Focus on your customer, not your machine.

  • Learn Faster

    Skip the frustration of manual adjustments. You can focus on creating and production while Acti-Feed™ thread tension handles the technical details for you.
The best training and support I've ever received for business equipment.
Lena Davies · LenaSseams

Questions people ask before they buy

The things we get asked most by people starting out. If yours is not here, ask us directly — the form below reaches a real person.

Can't I just start on a home embroidery machine?

Plenty of people do, and it is a good way to find out whether you enjoy embroidery. It stops working the moment embroidery has to pay you. Single-needle rethreading, small hoops and manual tension are fine for one gift; they are what makes a fifty-piece order take a whole weekend and still come back with misaligned colours. Most of our customers arrive after that weekend.

How much does a commercial embroidery machine cost?

It depends on the model, the accessories you need for the work you are taking on, and whether you buy new or certified pre-owned. Rather than quote a headline number that will not match your situation, we will put a written quote together for you — including financing options, so you can see the monthly cost against the orders it lets you accept.

Do I need to know how to digitize?

No. Digitizing is a learned skill and we teach it — DesignShop is included, and training is part of every machine we sell. Many shops start by stitching customer-supplied files and learn to digitize as the work comes in.

How long before I can take paying orders?

Most new owners are stitching sellable work within days of training, and quoting confidently within a few weeks. The limit is usually your sampling and pricing, not the machine.

I only have room for one machine. Is that a problem?

No — that is the normal starting point. A single Melco head is a complete commercial machine on its own, and because they network together, adding a second head later does not mean replacing the first or learning new software.

What support do I get after the sale?

Training, phone and remote technical support in English, French and Spanish, parts and supplies from the same store, and our in-house Melco board-repair depot. We have five offices across Canada and Puerto Rico, and we have been doing this since 1989.

Get your starter quote

Tell us what you want to make and roughly how much of it. We will come back with the machine we would actually recommend, what it includes, and financing options — in writing, with no obligation.

We only use your details to answer your enquiry. No lists, no resale.