Konfeksiyon Teknik March 2023

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PANORAMA
Econored VI series dryers cure
up to 2,700 garments per hour
New EconoRed Series VI conveyor dryers in 76, 137
and 198 cm widths are equipped with six infrared
heaters in a single chamber for high-volume curing
of plastisols, water-based inks, discharge and DTF
adhesives, it was announced by Mark Vasilantone,
president of Vastex International. “This addition
to the EconoRed series offers greater power and
high production speeds for screen printers and
DTF printers, and the flexibility to print on oversized
garments or flat goods,” explains Vasilantone. The
ER-VI-30 dryer, with 15,600 watts of power and a 76
cm wide belt, cures up to 900 garments/h printed
with plastisol ink at 25 seconds dwell time, and
up to 300 garments/h printed with water-based
inks or discharge at 70 seconds dwell time. Model
ER-VI-54, with 31,200 watts of power and a 137 cm
wide belt can accommodate two rows of garments,
curing up to 1,800 garments/h printed with
plastisol ink at 25 seconds dwell time, and up to 600
garments/h printed with water-based inks or discharge
at 70 seconds dwell time. With 46,800 watts
of power and a 198 cm wide belt, Model ER-VI-78,
can cure up to 2,700 plastisol-printed garments/h
placed in three rows, and up to 900 garments/h
printed with water-based inks or discharge. Each
EconoRed VI dryer model can also cure DTF adhesives
at correspondingly high rates. The modular
design permits users to readily add one or multiple,
independently-controlled heating chambers and
extend the conveyor belt, increasing capacity
in direct proportion to each heating chamber
added. Conveyor extensions can also be added to
the infeed or discharge end of the dryer to optimise
loading and cooling/unloading of garments.
Heaters come with a 15-year warranty and are
height adjustable to accommodate flat or bulky
items. Closely spaced coils provide high-density,
medium-wavelength infrared heat for maximum
cure speed without cold spots or under-curing. A
focused exhaust system evacuates moisture and
air contaminates from the heating chamber, and
cools the enclosure’s outer skin and control panel.
The 404 cm long conveyor runs true by means of a
low friction belt aligner patented by the company,
with belt speed controls allowing infinitely adjustable
dwell times from one to five minutes. Optional
accessories include front and rear belt extensions,
a Conveyor Air Bar to speed the cooling and folding
of printed garments and handling of hard goods
as they exit the dryer’s heating chamber, and
an exhaust hood that can be mounted to the rear
of the chamber or on the conveyor bed to exhaust
fumes of adhesives, inks and other coatings that
continue to off-gas after exiting the dryer.
KONFEKSİYON TEKNİK MART | MARCH | 2023