Images October 2019 Digital Edition

PF HEAT TRANSFERS & VINYLS www.images-magazine.com 76 images OCTOBER 2019 One Flex is now available in black and white, with 40 more colours available from November Graphtec GB: CE Lite-50 Cutting Plotter Part of the wide range of digital cutters available from Graphtec GB, the latest CE Lite-50 has been developed to bridge the gap between the company’s Silhouette desktop and the CE6000 series of cutters. “With the addition only of an inexpensive heat press and a similarly low-cost desktop digital printer, the CE Lite-50 provides an ideal integrated print-and-cut solution for the customisation of sport, leisure and workplace clothing, as well as promotional products branding, at a fraction of the cost that would normally be incurred,” the company explains. The CE Lite-50 is reported to have a “faster than normal” cutting speed of 500mm/sec, and an ability to comfortably handle vinyl materials, including heat transfers, up to a width of 500mm. Graphtec says it will also handle media in multiple sizes, ranging from A3 up to Super A3, and comes with performance warranties. The new cutter includes the latest Version 7 of Graphtec’s Advanced Registration Mark Sensing (ARMS) system designed for media tracking and cutting accuracy. It also features Cutting Master 4 design and production software, which accommodates data created in Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw programs. www.graphtecgb.co.uk Dae Ha UK: One Flex PU Film Dae Ha UK says its One Flex and One Print are possibly the most user-friendly PU films ever produced. “One Flex combines all the features garment decorators – from home crafters to the largest commercial printers – look for in single-colour PU films.” The film has clearly visible plotter cut lines that enable users to weed out intricate designs. Its application temperature is said to be as low as 120°C, with a quick press of five seconds, so it’s “perfectly suited for reducing/eliminating press marks on temperature- sensitive garments, such as polyesters”, adds Dae Ha UK. Hot Peel speeds up the printing process further, leaving a thin (30 microns) soft transfer which is said to have superb stretch and rebound properties, so that the use of a separate stretch PU film is not required. Its other features include multi-layering, and no curling of the film when it’s cut into smaller sheets. One Flex is currently available in black and white, with the remaining 40 colours available from 2 November 2019. Other garment films available from Dae Ha UK include: Stretch Metallic, Glitter, Silicone, Brushed PU and coloured Reflectives, as well as Holographic and Metallic films for sublimation printing. www.garmentfilms.co.uk The Oki Pro 8432 white toner printer can be used with Forever Laser Dark transfer paper for full-colour printing onto dark garments The CE Lite-50 from Graphtec GB has a “faster than normal” cutting speed of 500mm/sec Amaya Sales UK: Sef Garment Film and Forever Transfer Paper Amaya Sales UK offers a wide variety of heat transfer methods, including the eco-friendly Sef garment film and Forever transfer paper. Sef has recently released its Blaze Cut holographic range, which Amaya says is the ultimate in eye-catching flex. Also available is the Sef Velcut Flock, as well as the Sef Tatoo opaque polyurethane film, which is suitable for eco-solvent, solvent and latex printing. All Sef films are produced using water-based formulations with no solvents. Amaya also offers a range of Forever transfer papers “to satisfy all your needs for full- and single-colour printing onto dark and light products”. These include two “no-cut, no- weeding” products – the Forever Laser Dark for full-colour onto dark garments, and the Flexsoft for single colours – both of which can be digitally printed with the Oki Pro 8432 white toner printer. “To finish off these films and transfers perfectly,” adds Amaya, “we also supply the range of Stahls’ heat presses. Our most popular model is the Hotronix Fusion IQ press with both drawer and swing options, which shows users the pressure readings for quality finishing. “For perfect cutting, we also offer the range of Graphtec equipment, which is accurate and easy to use.” www.amayauk.com