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The factory

Thirty years of cutting and sewing in West Palm Beach.

Ocean Tec is a family owned manufacturing facility. Design, marker making, cutting, sewing, screen printing and shipping all happen at 4390 Westroads Drive. That is the whole story, and it is why the shirts are good.

Made in the USA

Why a Florida factory beats an overseas order.

  • Quality control. We see every panel before it is sewn and every print before it ships.
  • A close relationship with the manufacturer. You talk to the people who make it. Jesse runs production, Kurt runs sales and artwork.
  • Shorter lead times. Typical production is 21 to 60 days, and there is no container to wait on.
  • Adapt to the market faster. New color, new cut, re-order mid season. We can turn.
  • Oversee your own production. Drive over. Watch it happen. Tours by appointment.
American flag over Caribbean water
30+years supporting independent retail shops and services
From the floor

A closer look at how it is made.

Stacks of cut neoprene panels
Cut panels
Paper patterns stacked in the pattern room
The pattern room
Finished wetsuits on the rack
Finished wetsuits
Close up of a sewing machine needle
Flat lock stitching
Shears and pattern tools
The cutter's tools
Cutting a stack of fabric with a straight knife
The straight knife
Fabric swatches
Swatches
Wetsuit zippers
Zippers
Rolls of performance fabric
Fabric
Inside the building

Rolls in. Boxes out. Everything in between is ours.

Designing a marker on screen at Ocean Tec

Design and markers

Patterns are graded and markers nested in house, which is how we keep even size runs efficient.

Cutting fabric on the table

Cutting

Every panel is cut on our tables from the fabric rolls you see in the photos. Cut variations are nearly endless, so we consult.

Sewing a flat lock seam

Sewing

Flat lock stitching and seams, double needle hems, no scratchy neck label. The construction that made the name.

Screen printing a logo

Screen printing

Stretch inks, film positives, screens burned and set on the press in the next room over from the sewing floor.

Stacks of cut neoprene panels

Neoprene

Wetsuit panels cut and stacked for assembly. 1.5 mm tops, 2/3 mm spring and full suits, all Super Stretch.

Warehouse and shipping at Ocean Tec

Shipping

Orders leave from this dock by UPS, FedEx, USPS or freight, whichever is the best rate for your location.

Snorkeler over a reef in the Caribbean
Sustainability

A shirt that replaces sunscreen is already doing the reef a favor.

UPF fabric means less sunscreen runoff in the water your guests swim in. Ocean Tec is a 1% for the Planet member, we buy from local and sustainable sources where we can, and the products are made to last so they are not replaced every season. Made here also means the jobs stay here.

The people

Small team. You will know their names by the second order.

Production and order tracking

Jesse Underhill

Chief Operating Officer. Runs the floor and every order on it.

Sales and artwork

Kurt Downs

Your logo, your proof, your placements. Artwork goes to kurt@oceantec-usa.com.

Digital brand and retail

Lily O'Leary

Runs the retail side and the brand online.

Accounts receivable

Gina Bates

Credit applications, invoices and terms for established accounts.

Start a project

Come see it made.

Tours by appointment at 4390 Westroads Drive, Suite 1, West Palm Beach. Bring your logo and leave with a plan.

Start a wholesale inquiryCall (561) 845-0030
Factory phone(561) 845-0030
Salesjesse@oceantec-usa.com
Artwork and proofskurt@oceantec-usa.com
West Palm Beach, FloridaFactory tours by appointment.