The Impressions Product Guide


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	June 2, 2010 • Vol. 7, No. 10


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In the screen printing industry, equipment and supplies are key. Whether it’s a new press, a more efficient folding system, or updated stock art collection, everything in your shop matters in the production process. This year’s Product Guide showcases the latest in equipment and supplies. Here, you can find just what you need to put your shop in position to create that perfect final product that keeps your customers coming back.

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The Amscomatic K-895 automatic folding system from M & R features electronically adjustable folding plates and wide transfer belts for more consistent folding with less maintenance. It also contains a patented bottom pulling dual-belt transport system, making it possible to fold garments printed with HD or gel inks.

International Coatings’ newest line of non-phthalate textile screen printing inks, Centris, prints like plastisol but has non-phthalate plasticizers. The eco-friendlier ink meets major U.S. and international regulatory standards for phthalates, metals and other restricted substances and can be used on cotton or cotton/poly fabrics.

The Star Foil Package from Graphic Solutions Group is a special effects package that can bring fashion and flair to your garment designs. Included are a gallon of Wilflex Epic HD clear, transfer foil, an application squeegee and instructions for this simple method of adding “pop” to any design.

The HomeBased 5-foot conveyor dryer from Atlas Screen Supply Co. has a heat-resistant, Teflon-coated, 20-inch-wide belt and a five-year limited warranty. It is part of the HomeBased Equipment line that includes flash cure units, presses and exposure units.

Digital Art Solutions presents Design Studio Volumes 3 and 4, a collection that redefines the concept of production-ready art for apparel graphics. Created for anyone wishing to elevate their graphic design capabilities, it combines all the tools needed to create custom apparel graphics like those of professional design studios.

Murakami’s S-thread mesh from Smartmesh by Nittoku provides a softer hand, brighter prints and finer detail. This mesh offers a difference in open area and mesh thickness. Greater open area and thinner mesh height reduces the squeegee pressure needed to transfer the ink to the fabric.

The EconoRed I-54 conveyor dryer by Vastex provides 48 inches of heating area on a 54-inch-wide belt, making it ideal for smaller shops needing a wider belt to do oversized and allover prints. It can output at least 300 plastisol-printed shirts an hour and features energy-saving dual-zoned heating areas.

Ryonet’s All Over Silver Press provides the capability to print all over a shirt, with side clamps to hold the oversize screens needed for allover printing. It also has a neoprene surface so shirts can be placed directly onto the pallet for printing.

The collection of stock art by Great Dane Graphics now includes a new motorcycle, dragon, snake and gambling collage, along with other images. The package contains images designed for screen printing, digital direct-to-garment printing, transfers and graphics printing and is updated often.

Jalema’s Grafi System, a vertical filing system, has one-point suspension job files with dual compartments that hang from a T-bar. The system includes color-coding organization, which allows for easy storage and retrieval of film, artwork and proofs, among other things.

The Falcon M from McBee Supply is a high-production press that includes servo indexing, AC heads, pneumatic screen clamps, pneumatic squeegees/flood clamps and central off-contact. It has an 18" x 18" print area and Plug ‘N’ Go Flash technology and comes in six-, eight-, 10- and 12-color models.

The MHM Synchroprint S-Type AC 10-Color is an automatic textile screen printing press from Hirsch Intl. It includes intuitive feedback from the touch screen display, as well as print heads that lift, adjustable screen holders, instant pallet release and quick release squeegees/flood bars with no clamps.

American M&M’s Centurian, now part of The A.W.T. World Trade Group product line, incorporates new technology into the high-speed, automatic textile printer. It contains a PLC controller with a touch-screen interface, using screen menus that list press commands in simple language, and A.W.T.’s patented remote diagnostics.

Workhorse Products offers the Falcon Duplex, a standard area automatic screen printing press that can be configured to print 40” x 50” images on ever other print station, allowing any printer to print oversize products. Fast set-up features include screen holders for the Newman Roller Frame pin system.

The HIX NP Premier Printer is an all heads-down manual press that is expandable from one to six colors and one to six stations. Standard features include on/off contact and inclination adjustments, tool-less micro registration and 15’’ x 15’’ wood laminate shirt boards.

Matsui’s Color Matching System application allows the user to calculate the amount of ink in weight or volume, based on the Pantone color code provided by the user. It also includes a “Customize Formula” button, which allows users to modify a color’s percentage and save the formula for later use.

The new double control panel from Laser Targeting Systems powers two lasers on D batteries and is mounted with magnets. It has extended battery life and is easy to use to help printers and embroiderers save time and money.

PanelFrame from Aftershock is an earth-friendlier concept in mesh-to-frame installment and reinstallment. It allows screens to be assembled by installing a specially designed mesh panel using a hand tension tool. Mesh installment requires no glue or chemicals and is accomplished in less than one minute at high tension levels.

Charles M. Jessup, Inc., in conjunction with Matsui Intl., has introduced a series of introductory kits for screen printers interested in eco-friendly, waterbased textile printing. The kits include all components needed to do in-house testing and evaluation of waterbased textile ink technology.

Challenger III, the newest in M&R automatics, features a formula-based servo-driven belt drive indexer that enables double indexing in one uninterrupted motion, increasing production speed for oversize work. It also includes M&R’s Ink-Dip Ink Retrieval System and the Revolver Print Program.

M&R’s i-Screen Computer-to-Screen (CTS) Imaging System from NuArc generates opaque images on emulsion-coated screens. It eliminates the need for vacuum hold-down during the exposure process and for light to penetrate layers of film and glass, reducing the exposure time by up to two-thirds.

The 880 Series 8’ infrared dryer (880IC) from Printa Systems contains dual zone heat with variable air volume and can output approximately 180 garments per hour. The dryer features 8’ x 24’’ Teflon belt has a 24-inch lead in and lead out with forward and reverse direction as well as variable belt speed.

The XPO 2331, the newest in the Ranar Mfg. Co.’s line of vacuum exposure units, is designed for high-production screen making. It has 10 20-watt unfiltered black light fluorescent bulbs and comes with a digital countdown timer and a neoprene blanket with vacuum.

Sefar’s e’Mesh is designed for short exposure times. It is manufactured under ISO 9001 Certified production tolerances, meeting the quality standards of the textile and ceramics industries. It is available in optimum specifications, including multiple widths and lengths and either white or yellow color.


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