Impressions - May/June 2024 - 17

With STAHLS' new ProPlace system, getting your
transfers in the right place every time is a snap. Photo
courtesy of Impressions Expo
In M&R's case, its latest moves include the M&R Quatro, an allin-one,
fully automatic high-capacity DTF printer, that in addition
to printing the design itself, adds the necessary adhesive as well.
Equally impressive was the new ROQ READY Automatic Pre-Treatment
Machine, off ering no fewer than eight separate stations for
pre-treating, heat pressing and fl ash-curing garments for DTG decorating,
all in one fell swoop-a technology that will undoubtedly
serve as a tremendous boost to larger-capacity decorators, in particular.
Also making its debut at the Long Beach show was the ROQ GO
DTG printer, a system capable of decorating as many as 150 pieces
per hour on white fabrics, 55 pieces per hour on darks.
Finally, there was the PTF-100 Powder-To-Film system from
Vastex, the same folks debuting the aforementioned Return-Belt
dryer conveyor. Small enough to place on a tabletop, in addition to
ensuring the requisite adhesive powder is evenly and effi ciently spread
on each and every one of your DTF transfers, it protects workers
from the airborne dust typically generated as a part of the process.
Embroidery, Heat Pressing
and Software
Pivoting to the heat-pressing, custom transfer and embroidery side
of things, the developments in play here include everything from
decorating equipment to the latest ordering and shipping options.
Leading the charge on the equipment side of things was veteran
heat-press and transfer specialist STAHLS' (stahls.com) with the
latest in the long list of devices it off ers to improve the precision and
effi ciency of the heat-pressing process: the Hotronix ProPlace IQ.
Available for retrofi tting to an existing Hotronix Dual Air Fusion
IQ heat press or fully integrated as a part of the new Hotronix
Dual Air Fusion ProPlace IQ press, ProPlace works by projecting
an image of the design being pressed onto the platen/garment being
decorated making accurate placement a snap. Per STAHLS',
" Simply upload your artwork into the Hotronix Cloud system and
at the touch of a button watch your design project onto the lower
platen. " Amazing!
Interestingly, over on the embroidery side, Germany's ZSK Stickmaschinen
GmbH (zsk.de/en) was exhibiting a similar projector-based
fi xturing system it calls its EPS Project to make precision hooping
similarly error-free in a fascinating confl uence of technologies (this
in addition to the company's super-fast, super-smooth Racer R,
which made its U.S. debut at Long Beach).
Also new from STAHLS' were a line of heat-applied chenille
patches and the company's Easy View LTE Designer online platform:
the latter a free online design service off ering a variety of
fonts, clip art, layouts and more, making it possible for decorators
with little to no design experience to create unique, personalized,
professional-quality logos for their customers.
As for the aforementioned Philadelphia-based custom-transfer
specialists Ninja Transfers (ninjatransfers.com), the company is
now off ering something it calls Ninja Printhouse: a brand-new
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