Focus on Transfer Printing & Heat Presses THEMAGICTOUCH
The transfer revolution I
magine being able to produce a full colour transfers from a toner-based laser printer that can be applied to almost any garment or promotional product regardless of composition or colour, does not require any cutting or weeding and has superb durability. Well no need to imagine because reality is here, the transfer revolution continues. TheMagicTouch image transfer process has developed and evolved into an integral part of the garment decoration industry worldwide. The process is reliable, durable and very affordable. In todayʼs competitive market place digital image transfer offers a great opportunity for decorators to really add a new dimension to their business and increase their product range to existing and future customers without any real major capital investment. TheMagicTouch offers a range of nine different transfer papers all compatible with selected toner based colour printers. These include the award winning WoW and
T.One transfer papers with their unique low fusing temperature of 110°C enabling most fabrics including nylon, neoprene, leather, cotton and polyester to be easily decorated in full colour without scorching or marking. The other seven transfer papers offer the ability to decorate PU surfaces, leatherette, glass, metal, wood, tattoos in fact almost anything, any colour, any time. Entry-level to TheMagicTouch is simple with a TMT/OKI CMYK or CMYW A4XL or A3 printer, a good quality swing head heat press and the transfer papers.
TheMagicTouch also offers sublimation transfer solutions together with a
comprehensive range of flex, flock and glitter materials for single colour garment decoration, with lots more new innovation to follow for many years to come.
TheMagicTouch’s range of papers M&R Virtually wrinkle-free printing T
extura 1800 is designed for unattended roll-to-roll high-speed transfer dye-sublimation printing. Itʼs capable of printing four- colour CYMK and true greyscale at resolutions up to 1200dpi, and it can manage substrates 1.8m wide at high-productivity speeds up to 140sq m/hr and at sustained production speeds up to 120sq m/hr. It employs variable-drop printing using water-based dye sublimation inks for exceptional image quality and bold, vibrant colours. Novus dye sublimation inks are made in the United States and designed for low cost per print. Textura 1800 can print individual image art and seamless patterns at full width
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system to be loaded with files for unattended non-stop printing of unrelated jobs.
Textura 1800 incorporates an anti-crash print head carriage with a self-cleaning,
Textura 1800
and any length. The robust material feed design allows virtually wrinkle-free printing without the need for operator supervision. The system supports printing on a wide range of heavy and thin papers, allowing flexibility on a variety of applications. Batch-queueing allows the
self-wiping system. It also includes an integrated unwind/rewind mechanism designed to hold jumbo-size paper rolls up to 200kg, and its industrial media-handling system allows long print runs to proceed unattended. A multi-section heating system provides exceptional drying capacity on all substrate thicknesses.
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Enter a growing market With the growing demand for personalisation at an all-time high TheMagicTouch offers a unique heat press designed for transferring images onto thicker products. Over the past six months TheMagicTouch has perfected the full colour transfer process to a range of stools, tables and other wooden products creating yet another unique
opportunity for the users of the technology. The Insta 256Plus manual swing-away heat press machine with its adjustable 40x50cm platen enables items up to 35mm thick to be evenly decorated. Jim Nicol, managing director, said: “The market for personalised stools, tables and wooden products generally is huge and covers many markets. Our new idea for a birth stool is something we believe will be a must have product for any newly born child as a keepsake for the rest of their lives. The personalised tables for traditional board games and product branding look and feel amazing.”
The Insta 256Plus has been meticulously crafted to accomplish and evenly distribute high pressure
throughout the entire platen. Its cast-in tubular heating element heats the metal from within for a
consistent and long- lasting heat and is supported with a lifetime guarantee.
The Insta 256Plus is made from a combination of materials, making it lightweight without sacrificing the strength and durability for which Insta machines are known.
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