Wednesday, 28 October 2026 03:20 AM
Product Announcements
Built with industrial embroidery experience, HALO-5 combines automatic color changes, a massive 10 × 16-inch embroidery area, professional cap embroidery, and continuous operation in a compact desktop machine.
CARMEL, IN / ACCESS Newswire / October 28, 2026 / HALO today announced the launch of the HALO-5 , a compact, high-efficiency embroidery machine designed for creators, embroidery professionals, and small businesses. Featuring five-needle automatic color change, in-app auto-digitizing, a 250 × 400 mm embroidery area, professional cap embroidery support, and industrial endurance , HALO-5 helps users move from time-consuming manual workflows to faster and more efficient production.
HALO-5 is now live on Kickstarter. To learn more, visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/haloemb/halo-5-embroidery-machine?ref=8xlms2
For many embroidery creators, a single-needle machine is a practical place to start, but it can quickly become a bottleneck as projects and order volumes grow. Multi-color designs require repeated thread changes, smaller embroidery areas limit the size of each project, and professional digitizing software often demands additional cost, experience, and training.
Conventional commercial embroidery machines can provide greater productivity, but their size, weight, complexity, and cost may put them beyond the needs of independent creators and growing businesses.
HALO-5 was developed to bridge this gap. Drawing on HALO's experience in industrial and commercial embroidery equipment, the machine brings multi-needle efficiency, professional embroidery capabilities, and a more accessible design workflow into a compact format that fits on a work surface.
"We took what we've learned building industrial machines and put it into something that fits on your counter," said Arthur, COO at HALO. "HALO-5 is designed to help creators spend less time changing threads and preparing files, and more time completing projects, fulfilling orders, and growing their businesses."
Five-needle automatic color change for maximum efficiency. Most conventional personal embroidery machines use a single needle, requiring users to stop and manually replace the thread each time a design changes color. HALO-5 allows five colors to be threaded in advance and switches between them automatically during stitching.
By reducing repeated manual thread changes, HALO-5 helps creators complete multi-color designs with fewer interruptions. Users can prepare their next order, work on a new design, package finished products, or manage customers while the machine continues stitching.
In-app auto-digitizing turns images into stitch files. Digitizing is one of the biggest barriers for people entering embroidery. Traditional workflows often require users to learn specialized software or pay an experienced digitizer to convert an image into a stitch-ready file.
HALO-5 simplifies this process through in-app auto-digitizing. Users can import an image, generate an embroidery file, and preview a simulated stitch result before starting the project. This makes it easier for beginners to move from an idea to a finished product while helping experienced creators prepare straightforward designs more efficiently.
For users who prefer their existing professional workflows, HALO-5 also supports commonly used embroidery file formats, including DST, DSB, TBF, and PES.
A massive 10 × 16-inch embroidery area. HALO-5 provides a maximum embroidery area of 250 × 400 mm, approximately 10 × 16 inches, giving creators more room to complete larger projects in a single hooping.
Instead of dividing a large design into several smaller sections and manually aligning each part, users can complete more ambitious artwork in one continuous workflow. The expanded area supports larger apparel designs, tote bags, decorative textiles, workwear, patches, and other customized products.
Professional cap embroidery without a dedicated commercial machine. Caps are among the most challenging products to embroider on conventional personal machines. Limited clearance, unstable tension across curved surfaces, difficult positioning, and potential contact with the cap brim can all affect the final result.
HALO-5 is designed with additional embroidery clearance and support for a professional cap embroidery system. The setup helps users position caps more efficiently, maintain consistent tension, and produce cleaner embroidery across curved surfaces.
With cap embroidery speeds of up to 800 stitches per minute, HALO-5 supports customized hats for sports teams, events, companies, fashion brands, clubs, and on-site personalization businesses.
Industrial endurance for uninterrupted creativity and production. HALO-5 uses a DC brushless motor on its main shaft, supporting continuous operation without routine cooling interruptions. This makes the machine suitable for larger designs, small-batch orders, and longer production workflows.
For garment embroidery, the machine reaches speeds of up to 1,000 stitches per minute. The stable motor system helps maintain smooth performance during detailed and high-density embroidery while giving small businesses the endurance needed to keep orders moving.
Embroider everything from caps to apparel and accessories. HALO-5 is designed to support a wide range of embroidery projects, including T-shirts, sweatshirts, workwear, tote bags, caps, socks, patches, gifts, accessories, and other textile products.
Its combination of multiple needles, professional attachments, and an expanded embroidery area allows creators to move between personal projects, customized gifts, event merchandise, and customer orders using the same machine.
A real-time preview helps reduce costly mistakes. Before stitching begins, users can preview the simulated embroidery result and review the design placement. This additional step helps creators identify potential issues before committing time, thread, and materials to the final project.
For small businesses working with customer-supplied garments or limited inventory, previewing the design can help reduce wasted materials and improve confidence before production begins.
A 7-inch touchscreen keeps essential controls within reach. HALO-5 includes a 7-inch, 1024 × 600 touchscreen with an icon-based interface. Users can select embroidery files, adjust supported settings, position designs, monitor progress, and control the stitching process directly from the machine.
The interface supports more than 20 languages, making HALO-5 accessible to embroidery creators and businesses across different markets.
Flexible file transfer through Wi-Fi and USB. Designs can be transferred to HALO-5 through Wi-Fi or USB, allowing users to choose between a wireless workflow and traditional file transfer.
With user authorization, HALO can also provide remote assistance for certain setup and operational issues, helping users resolve problems without relying entirely on trial and error.
Compact enough for studios, workshops, and events. Commercial multi-needle machines often weigh between 50 and 80 kg and are intended to remain in a fixed production environment. HALO-5 weighs approximately 59 lbs, making it easier to reposition within a studio or transport to selected events.
Its compact desktop format makes it suitable for creative studios, small workshops, market booths, community events, and on-site customization. This mobility gives independent creators greater flexibility as their workspace, product range, and business needs evolve.
Designed as a productivity tool for growing creators. HALO-5 is built for embroidery enthusiasts upgrading from a single-needle machine, Etsy sellers and independent makers expanding their businesses, embroidery professionals seeking additional capacity, and market vendors offering personalized products.
For these users, greater efficiency means more than higher stitching speed. It also means fewer manual thread changes, easier design preparation, larger project capacity, and more time to focus on customers and business growth.
HALO-5 brings these capabilities together in one platform, giving creators a practical path from personal embroidery projects to more consistent order-based production.
Built with industrial embroidery experience. HALO has years of experience in industrial and commercial embroidery equipment, with products serving customers in more than 100 countries.
HALO-5 applies this manufacturing and engineering experience to a more compact embroidery machine. Its five-needle system, DC brushless motor, professional cap embroidery support, large working area, and connected design workflow reflect a broader goal: making professional-level embroidery capabilities more accessible to independent creators and small businesses.
HALO-5 is now live on Kickstarter. To explore the machine, available launch packages, included accessories, and estimated delivery schedule, visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/haloemb/halo-5-embroidery-machine?ref=8xlms2
About HALO
HALO is an embroidery technology brand with years of experience in the industrial and commercial embroidery-machine industry. Its products serve customers across more than 100 countries.
HALO brings the engineering experience of industrial embroidery equipment into more compact and accessible machines for creators, embroidery professionals, and growing businesses. Through multi-needle systems, simplified digitizing workflows, professional embroidery capabilities, and connected support, HALO helps creators turn ideas into finished products and creative skills into productive businesses.
Contact Information
Name: Arthur Kong
Email: [email protected]
SOURCE: NEEDLEBYTE TECHNOLOGIES INC