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Heat-press decoration and direct-to-transfer, or DTF, in particular, have been taking the decorated-apparel business by storm of late. That said, until recently the process has remained an overwhelmingly manual one. Even when using an auto press, an operator is still required to, among other things, place the transfer and then remove the backing medium when the process is finished.
Enter the ROQ PEEL, an automatic heat transfer peel-off device designed to remove DTF backing sheets from T-shirts reliably and efficiently. In conjunction with the ROQ FEED automatic DTF transfer placement machine and the ROQ IMPRESS multi-platen heat press, the ROQ PEEL closes the loop on a fully automated T-shirt heat-press system. All an operator need to now is thread the blank shirts on a platen and then remove these same shirts when they’re finished being decorated, that’s it!
With adjustable speed, stroke length and an integrated laser pointer for maintaining a precise pick-up position, when paired with ROQ IMPRESS, the ROQ PEEL can process up to 500 garments per hour, increasing productivity in high-volume production environments.
According to the company, “Once synchronized with the ROQ IMPRESS and the ROQ FEED, you just need to be prepared to load T-shirts and reach production speed cycles up 500 (pieces per hour) with guaranteed precision and consistent results.”
For more information on the ROQ PEEL, click here. For more on ROQ and its complete line of screen-printing, decorated-apparel packaging and direct-to-garment (DTG) equipment, click here.
