This isn’t new software. It’s software we already run our business on.
We run an established custom print shop in Coatesville, PA. Now we're opening that infrastructure to 8 B2B fulfillment partners. We've proven we can handle diverse production (contractors, restaurants, corporate…
Our Production Track Record
✓ $25k+ December revenue
(established print shop)
✓ 50-450 unit orders
(restaurants to commercial runs)
✓ 260+ Etsy orders
(88 five-star reviews, top seller)
✓ Multi-method production
(UV, DTF, laser, screen, wide format)
✓ Diverse client base
(contractors, restaurants, corporate)
✓ Adding 8 more partners
(Q1 2026 founding cohort)
We're selectively onboarding. Not all applicants will be accepted.
Print Pilot is the internal system we built at Print Habit to manage real-world personalized production, kitting, and fulfillment — now opening as a limited pilot.
We’re inviting up to 8 additional partners to help us refine, pressure-test, and shape the future of full-service personalized fulfillment.
What Print Pilot Actually Enables
Print Pilot enables a personalization-first micro fulfillment center.
A micro fulfillment center is a right-sized production and fulfillment operation designed to move fast, adapt quickly, and support customization without breaking down.
Unlike traditional 3PLs or print-on-demand platforms, this model combines:
- On-demand personalization
- Multi-step production
- Kitting and packaging
- Inventory accountability
- Shipping
…into one coordinated system.
We didn’t set out to build an MFC platform.
We built the system we needed to run our own operation — and discovered we had created one.
| POD Platforms | Traditional 3PLs | Print Pilot MFC |
|---|---|---|---|
Personalization | Template-based | Avoided | Native |
Printing methods | Single | None | Multi-method |
Kitting & bundles | ❌ | Limited | Built-in |
Customer-owned inventory | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Production guidance | ❌ | SOP PDFs | Station-based |
Flexibility | Low | Low | High |
DESIGN ONCE. APPLY EVERYWHERE. CREATE NEW SKU INSTANTLY.
This is how personalization works inside a micro fulfillment center — as structured data, not one-off designs.
Want the same design on:
- A t-shirt
- A mug
- A keychain
Duplicate a row. Change the substrate field.
Now it’s a kit.
Need variations?
- Change the image field
- Change the text field
That’s it.
The same workflow also creates new SKUs — instantly.
With Print Pilot, a “new product” doesn’t mean starting over.
Transitioning from: 🎃 Halloween to 🎄 Christmas
can be as simple as:
- Swapping the image field
- Updating variable text (names, messages, dates)
- Keeping the same substrate, packaging, and kit logic
Same process.
New SKU.
KITS, BUNDLES & PACKAGING (BUILT IN)
Print Pilot was built around:
- Multi-item kits
- Inserts and packaging
- Visual assembly & packing guides
- Repeatable, documented processes
You define the spec.
We execute it consistently.
What Founding Partners Get (And What We Need From You)
✓ What You Get
- → Pilot pricing: 30% below our scale rates, locked for 12 months
- → White-glove onboarding: Not self-service. We set it up with you.
- → Direct support: Phone/text access (no ticket system)
- → Influence the roadmap: Your feedback shapes what we build next
- → First access: New capabilities as we add them
- → Founding partner status: Recognition as we grow
✓ What We Need From You
- → 100+ orders/month minimum (we're not built for hobbyists)
- → 90-day pilot commitment (give us time to prove value)
- → Weekly feedback in the first month (help us improve)
- → CSV export capability from your platform (Etsy/Shopify/etc.)
- → Patience as we refine the system together
- → Willingness to collaborate (not just outsource and forget)
This is a partnership, not a transaction. We grow together, or it doesn't work.
Real Talk: Why Only 8 Partners?
We're not trying to scale fast. We're trying to get this right.
Each new partner helps us:
- → Stress-test the system with different product types and volumes
- → Refine our pricing model with real data, not assumptions
- → Build features based on actual needs from real fulfillment partners
- → Prove this works before we scale to more partners
If you're accepted, you're not just a customer — you're helping us build the fulfillment platform we wish existed when we started.
That's why this matters. That's why we're selective.
We’re selectively onboarding a small group of partners. Not all applicants will be accepted.
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