Re: Reveal-w White on to dark cotton @ Promotion and Branding Show 2018
Posted: 10 Jun 2018, 11:13
Hi Simon, Just to clarify a few points yes you are right it is a 1 step print process and either a 1 or 2 step press for instant curing a second press is needed however if it is just left it will cure without the need for the second press.
In a production environment with 1 operative we think 60+ t shirts an hour would be possible if there were 3 printers printing the film.
You may feel that is excessive and expensive but at £1,061.85 for the printer, ink and rip x 3 total £3,185.55 + vat i may be wrong and please correct me but is there anything else on the market at those prices even if you went with the 3 machines which would give you a constant flow of printed film.
Also don't forget it is a regular A3+ 6 ink sublimation printer so if its not printing reveal film just pop sublimation paper in and you can sublimate any blank on the market.
Regarding the video yes that was the idea to show the exact time nothing to hide no editing or messing about.
Also Adam has thought about filming a comparison video in the future with a split screen showing the printperfect system, DTG and Possibly laser say 20-30 minutes how many t shirts could be produced on each system in that time.
Steve
In a production environment with 1 operative we think 60+ t shirts an hour would be possible if there were 3 printers printing the film.
You may feel that is excessive and expensive but at £1,061.85 for the printer, ink and rip x 3 total £3,185.55 + vat i may be wrong and please correct me but is there anything else on the market at those prices even if you went with the 3 machines which would give you a constant flow of printed film.
Also don't forget it is a regular A3+ 6 ink sublimation printer so if its not printing reveal film just pop sublimation paper in and you can sublimate any blank on the market.
Regarding the video yes that was the idea to show the exact time nothing to hide no editing or messing about.
Also Adam has thought about filming a comparison video in the future with a split screen showing the printperfect system, DTG and Possibly laser say 20-30 minutes how many t shirts could be produced on each system in that time.
Steve
socialgiraffe;132497 wrote:So I have just seen the video and my immediate reaction is "goodbye DTG". it really has blown me away.
These days with sublimation and digital printing in general there isn't much left to come up with. White ink has always been one of the holy grail's. I have never been that much into garments as I never thought I could compete with other suppliers in my industry who own machines such as a Kornit (about 40 grand). But this system could potentially put me up against them.
One step printing process, a two step pressing process (press image, peel and then press again) means its very easy and very very quick. Unlike a DTG, you could potentially print 50 odd sheets while doing something else and then 50 garments in white will take you about an hour, possibly one hour and 10 minutes ish. A quick calculation in my head based on rough prices of both this system and the DTG system would suggest about the same unit cost. Materials on REVEAL are more expensive, but labour and speed are considerably quicker.
If anyone has a decent DTG and knows their material costs and times then post them here and we can do a better analysis.
Going to keep my eye on this one as it is a winner.
P.S. Steve, keep the video "RAW" like you have, it is good to see the press count down etc etc as it shows how easy the process is and not some marketing BS video that has been edited.
