Konfeksiyon Teknik September 2020

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KONFEKSİYON TEKNİK
EYLÜL | SEPTEMBER | 2020
Compact DTG-capable dryer now
in 137 cm width
A new LittleRed X1D Dryer designed to cure
DTG-printed and/or screen-printed garments is equipped
with a 137 cm wide conveyor belt, offering
greater capacity and flexibility for smaller shops,
it was announced by Mark Vasilantone, president.
Equipped with a 122 cm wide heater, the new dryer
can cure up to 46 garments per hour DTG-printed
with digital white ink at 3 minutes dwell time, 162
garments per hour screen-printed with water-based
ink or discharge, and 324 garments per hour
screen-printed with plastisol inks. The LittleRed
X1D conveyor dryer is also suitable for curing of
DTG pretreatment, and offers greater production
capacity with less operator attention while eliminating
the flattened, ironed-on appearance of heat
pressed images. It is equipped as standard with
features found on the company’s larger DTG-capable
dryers including: belt-to-heater clearance to
accommodate bulky items; a 168 cm long X-Series
conveyor belt roller tracking system with Teflon-coated
fibreglass belt; and dual digital controls—the first
to rapidly attain optimum curing temperature, and
the second to safely maintain the ink and garment
at that temperature to finalise the curing process.
This model also has a newly redesigned air mapping
system that pulls fumes and moisture away from the
immediate environment while providing air flow to
cool the skin of the heating chamber for operator
safety. The heaters of all Vastex dryers carry an industry-leading
15-year warranty, and feature closely
spaced coils that provide high-density, medium-wavelength
infrared heat for maximum cure speed
without cold spots or under curing associated with
conventional units. Fully expandable, the X1D-54
can accommodate additional heating chambers
and belt extensions, allowing capacity/belt speed
to be doubled or tripled as needs grow. The company
also offer DTG-capable conveyor dryers in
widths up to 198 cm with capacities of up to 231
DTG-printed garments per hour, up to 555 per hour
screen-printed with water-based ink and discharge,
and up to 1080 per hour screen-printed with plastisol
ink. Vastex also manufacture heavy-, medium- and
light-duty presses, athletic numbering systems, flash
cure units, screen coaters, screen exposing units,
screen drying cabinets, pin registration systems, washout
booths and complete equipment packages
for entry-level to large commercial shops.