Independent

Heat Transfer Systemsfor Dye-sublimation

onto Textiles viaTransfer Paper

March 2013Maria Renée Ayau

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ContentsIntroduction 1

Advanced Innovative Technologies 2

DigiFab 3

Eastsign 4

Graphics One 5

Kala Finishing Systems 6

Klieverik 7

Monti Antonio 11

Mutoh 16

Pengda 17

Practix 19

Sublimax 21

Texpro 22

Transmatic 23

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Independent Heat Transfer Systems for Dye-sublimation onto Textiles via Transfer Paper 1

Fixing images onto textiles can be achieved by using:• Flat heat presses for T-shirts.• Integrated transfer systems for direct-to-fabric printing

(the system is attached to the printer and uses dry heat or hot cylinders). The most sophisticated ones have a sticky belt.

• Roll-to-roll heat transfer systems for transfer paper.• Flatbed heat transfer systems, basically a roll to table

system with a take-up roll at the end.

Introduction

For dye sublimation wide-format printing you can use different heat transfer systems: roll-to-roll or flatbed. This report covers roll-to-roll heating units which can be used to transfer images printed on transfer paper to the fab-ric or sometimes to fix the color after printing directly onto the fabric.

Some brands use heated cylinders for this process, others use self contained oil cylinders for even temperature and lower electricity consumption. Usually the temperature used to fix the color or transfer images is 220˚C.

On the next pages you will find the mayor manufacturers of roll-to-roll heat transfer systems for dye sublimation.

Heat Transfer Systemsfor Dye-sublimation

onto Textiles

via Transfer Paper

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Advanced Innovative Technologies

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DigiFab

DigiFab DigiHeat 6763-X3

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Eastsign

EastSign MOT-1700

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Graphics One

GO Calender DS67

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Kala Finishing Systems

Kala DS-67 calendering machine.

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Klieverik

GFC 81

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Maria Renee Ayau has worked with FLAAR for many years now and attends most major international trade shows to take notes on textile printers and dye sublimation workflow.

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Klieverik GTC 101-3500

Klieverik 81-2300

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Klieverik GTC 81/3400.

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Monti Antonio

Mod 75

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Mod 75C

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Mod 72

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Mod 72 (3.2 meters)

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Mod 77

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Mutoh Unifixer 65.

Mutoh

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Pengda

Practix MFG heat fixation unit.

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PD 2600

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Practix

OK 12

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OK 10

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Sublimax

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Texpro CT 260-09-117-50 09 OC

Texpro CT 260-09-117-50 09 OC

Texpro

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Transmatic

Trans 7240, calendering machine and dye fixation.

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Trans 7360/7372, calendering machine and dye fixation.

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