Automating your shop involves much more than simply buying an automatic press. From your art department through screen making and production, plan to re-design your work flow and upgrade other equipment to meet your long term production needs. Consult with your Workhorse representative and use our handy shop layout tool to create your ideal shop. Consider financing your purchase to maximize growth potential with minimal impact on your working capital.
Screen Making
Automatic printing requires standardized image placement for consistent and speedy setup. The ideal screen size is 23" x 31" (58 x 79cm). Including a high-speed, high resolution screen exposure unit in your automation package optimizes throughput and quality. See our Screen Making Product Guide to select the exposure unit that best meets your need.
Printing
Do you want to print a high volume of sophisticated designs, or do you just want to produce more simple athletic or corporate designs more quickly than you currently do manually? What is your ideal image size? See our Automation Product Guide for details that will help you make the best choice.
Flash Curing
How many flash curing units do you need? Most printers find that only two FlashBacks let them produce the variety of designs that their customers demand. FlashBack's unique ability to let you print, flash and cool all in the same print head gives you the option of flashing in any or all positions of the press.
Drying
A larger dryer can help you get the most out of your automatic press or support both manual and automatic printing while a smaller dryer may result in a production bottleneck. Additional Infeed / Exit can make it easier for the dryer to load garment from multiple presses.
An automatic press, larger dryer and exposure unit are often the largest pieces of equipment in your shop. A technician can help you assemble your new automatic press and teach you how to use it, but you are responsible for receiving, positioning, supplying the necessary electrical power, compressed air lines, and sample print job. Our Shop Layout Tool is a handy reseource.
Most exposure units and dryers can fit through a standard man-door, but a 34" (86cm)- Doorway Knock-Down is only available on certain 6 or 8 color automatic presses and must be pre-ordered. Be prepared with:
- Fork Lift- to unload machinery from the truck and position it in the desired location.
- Licensed Electrician- to properly put power to the machinery.
- Licensed Plubmer- to properly put compressed air to the machinery.
- Man Power- to assist the technician with the installation of the machinery.
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