M&R’s Digital Squeegee excels in high-speed short runs with many colors and demanding requirements. The printer powers 21,248 nozzles in eight industrial-strength printheads capable of firing up to 30,000 times per second. In less than five seconds, a Digital Squeegee can print a full-size 40.6×50.8cm (16x20in) digital image in one out-and-back pass, making Digital Squeegee the industry’s fastest digital print head – by far.
Digital Squeegee, in concert with one of M&R’s i-Image CTS (computer to screen) imaging or imaging/exposure systems, nearly eliminates the digital portion of pre-press setup. When Digital Squeegee rips a digital art file, it sends a white underbase separation file to the i-Image where the operator can generate a screen pre-registered for Tri-Loc’s Tri-Sync Registration Pallet. At the same time, Digital Squeegee generates a CMYK file for the digital print to be stored in a folder until it’s time to run the job.
Digital Squeegee can print on a wide array of fabrics, including synthetic and performance, and it’s compatible with environmentally friendly screen inks like HSA or Urethane inks and water-based digital inks. Digital Squeegee inks can be cured in conventional gas convection dryers, and it works with most newer M&R automatic screen printing presses.
Dave Roper is the UK agent for M&R products.