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PF DTG PRINTING www.images-magazine.com 64 images SEPTEMBER 2021 Vastex International: LittleRed X3D-78 Infrared Conveyor Dryer The LittleRed X3D-78 infrared conveyor dryer has a 198cm wide conveyor belt, and is designed to cure 185 garments DTG-printed with digital white ink, 1,080 garments screen printed with plastisol ink, and 555 garments screen printed with water-based ink or discharge per hour. “It features a high-powered pre-heating zone that boosts ink temperatures past 150°C within the first few centimetres of conveyor travel, curing moisture- laden DTG ink as well as all types of screen printing ink,” explains Vastex. “It can accommodate three rows of normal-sized garments or two rows of oversized garments, yielding higher capacity than any conventional dryer in the equivalent amount of floor space.” The LittleRed X3D-78 is 260cm long, 226cm wide and 137cm high, and features a 15.6 CMM targeted exhaust system as standard to rapidly remove moisture and air contaminates from the heating chamber, while keeping exterior surfaces and controls cool. It also offers precision- thermal-profiling to match curing conditions to the drying characteristics of each ink type, particularly “difficult to cure” inkjet- printed white ink, adds Vastex. The dryer’s three heaters yield a combined 26,700 watts at 240V, and are digitally-controlled and height-adjustable to maximise curing efficiency for bulky or over-sized garments. All Vastex heaters come with a 15-year warranty. Xpres: Epson SureColour SC-F3000 The Epson SureColour SC-F3000 DTG printer speedily delivers up to 60 full platen dark T-shirt prints per hour, says Xpres. The production-level printer features a nine-litre capacity bulk ink system alongside 1.5L ink pouches, with ink costs “as low as 9p per ml on both colour and white inks”. Featuring new Epson production head technology and Auto Platen gap adjustment, the SureColour SC-F3000 is designed to appeal to T-shirt printers with medium to high- volume output. Users can also ensure consistent up-time with a choice of CoverPlus service plans, which include user replaceable heads, adds Xpres. The LittleRed X3D-78 infrared dryer has a 198cm wide conveyor belt The Epson SureColour SC-F3000 comes with a nine- litre capacity bulk ink system