Augusta Sportswear, Founder Sport Group Launch Momentec Brands
Augusta Sportswear Brands and Founder Sport Group have announced their combined company’s new corporate identity, Momentec Brands.
FULL STORYVastex Intl., Bethlehem, Pa., has debuted a new Lo-E Dryer which cures DTG-printed inks and pretreatment, and water-based screen-printed inks and discharge, at high rates using 20% less energy than comparable dryers.
“We engineered the Lo-E for printers who have limited amperage, and those who simply want to cut energy costs and carbon emissions,” says Mark Vasilantone, president of Vastex International.
The dryer cures up to 45 garments/hr. printed with digital white ink at a three-minute dwell time, according to the company.
Modularity permits users to quickly add one or multiple heating chambers and extend the conveyor belt, multiplying capacity in direct proportion to each heating chamber added. Conveyor extensions can also be added to the front or back of the dryer.
Drawing only 22 amps, the dryer’s two 24″ x 18″ high-efficiency infrared heaters provide 4600 watts of power.
A 370 CFM exhaust system evacuates moisture and air contaminates from the heating chamber and cools the enclosure’s outer skin and control panel. The 30″ x 88″ long conveyor runs true by means of a low friction belt aligner patented by the company.
“Although the Lo-E Dryer is designed for curing of DTG garments, it can also cure screen-printed water-based inks and discharge,” Vasilantone says. “It’s the most energy efficient dryer in our lineup, and maybe the world.” — D.S.
Augusta Sportswear Brands and Founder Sport Group have announced their combined company’s new corporate identity, Momentec Brands.
FULL STORYWith another successful Impressions Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, now in the books, it’s time for apparel decorators, and screen printing, embroidery, heat pressing and digital decorating equipment and materials suppliers to start thinking about Impressions Expo Fort Worth.
FULL STORYImpressions Expo, the decorated apparel industry’s biggest trade show, brought fervor and exciting promise to Atlantic City (March 21-23).
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