Special Report
It’s easier than it looks! D
uring my visit, both Andy Rogers, marketing manager, and Martin Borley, managing director, were keen for me to use a heat press and to produce my own transfer printed garment.
First of all, Andy walked me over to the Hotronix Air Fusion IQ heat press. We lined up the screen-printed transfer on the T shirt, waited for the heat press to get to temperature, lowered the press, applied the correct pressure and waited. There’s no need to even think about what you are doing, as with real-time feedback, the heat press controls the time, temperature and pressure for you, ensuring perfect prints every time. We then peeled back the transfer paper to reveal the print underneath and hey- presto, I’d produced my first transfer printed T shirt.
I then followed the same process with the Hotronix Auto Open Clam heat press. Another extremely user-friendly heat press.
For Target’s UltraColour Heat Transfers the following settings are recommended: press for 12 seconds at 120˚C using a medium pressure. For screen printed heat transfers it is recommended you press for 10 seconds at 160˚C using a medium pressure. Both transfers can be cold peeled. To me, heat presses always look heavy and cumbersome to operate, so it was a
Andy Rogers explains to P&P editor Melanie Attlesey how to use the Hotronix Air Fusion IQ heat press
Believe it or not, during my seven years as editor of P&P, I have only used a heat press once or twice, but during my visit to Target Transfers in December, I was encouraged to have a go – and I must say it’s easier than it looks!
The big reveal
pleasant surprise when I realised how easy they were to use and how little strength and pressure is needed to press the garments. If a novice like me can work these heat presses with very little training, then it is easy to see why many start-up businesses see heat transfer printing as a great way to get started in garment decoration.
Using the Hotronix Auto Open Clam heat press
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