We had been in business for 15 years and had worn out our original four-head six needle embroidery machine. Like a lot of people who are new to a business, we didn't know a lot about embroidery machines when we started. After 15 years we knew what we wanted in an embroidery machine. We knew the right questions to ask, we knew the features we wanted, and we knew how to test an embroidery machine to find out if all the claims are true. We talked to and tested every major manufacturer on the market. We decided on the AMAYA. Notice I said decided not settled on. The AMAYA was superior in every way. Quality and consistency of design, sewing speed, sewing field, ease of sewing caps, software (both the AMAYA OS and DesignShop). It was user friendly and easy to train our operators on. Three years later we are still 100% sure we made the right decision. The AMAYAs have been a major factor in the growth of our embroidery business.