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Old April 2nd, 2009 Apr 2, 2009 5:49:39 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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Hi Gang! I am setting up a medium sized shop for screen printing and was needing input on the size of conveyor dryers needed. I am looking at a 3500 Watt Vastec, EC-1 Dryer, 150 pieces/hour. Question: Is it worth it to upgrade to do a dryer that will do 250 pieces/hour and has two 3000 Watt chambers?

Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.

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Hi Gang! I am setting up a medium sized shop for screen printing and was needing input on the size of conveyor dryers needed. I am looking at a 3500 Watt Vastec, EC-1 Dryer, 150 pieces/hour. Question: Is it worth it to upgrade to do a dryer that will do 250 pieces/hour and has two 3000 Watt chambers?

Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.

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Are you running automatics?
 
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Old April 3rd, 2009 Apr 3, 2009 7:09:40 AM -   #3 (permalink)
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No, I am looking to do a manual shop. Maybe 4/6 manual press with an automatic flash dryer. I am concerned about the conveyor belt. Thanks so much.
 
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Running a manual press you wont be printing 150 shirts an hour on average. Atleast I dont.
 
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You are right! I mispoke, the goal is 120! Is that possible with a manual press?
 
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You are right! I mispoke, the goal is 120! Is that possible with a manual press?

Yeah its "possible" to do 120 an hour on a manual. Your question was whether to buy a dryer that does 150 or one that does 250 an hour. My point was that you wont print 150 an hour so you wont dry 150 an hour.
 
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Which ones could you suggest? I have been looking at the Vastec EC-1, but I fear that it will be not sufficient.
 
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Someone else will have to help you with that. Sorry.
 
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Do you mean the Econo Red 1?
 
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definitely have a dryer that can dry more shirts that what you can print. you might upgrade to two presses and setting the dryer between both presses. i wider belt would help too.
 
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The cool thing with Vastex is you can buy extensions for the belt and an extra infrared box.

Or you can switch from a 120 box to 220 depending on how you are set up.
 
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