Vastex has added a rear-mounted exhaust hood for its D-100 dryers to remove harmful fumes and collect glycol residue during direct-to-film (DTF) printing.
Independently powered, the exhaust hood snaps onto the rear of any D-100 infrared conveyor dryer and is offered as an option on new units, or separately to retrofit existing units.
It helps tackle the fumes released from the inks and chemicals during the DTF printing process which are emitted as a mist composed of microscopic droplets.
The new hood follows January’s launch of two Vastex EconoRed dryers with a washable mist separator that removes glycol – a toxic synthetic fluid emitted by DTF adhesives – from contaminated vapour and collects its condensate in a removable receptacle.
Commenting on the new hood for the D-100, Vastex president Mark Vasilantone said: “The rear exhaust removes harmful DTF fumes from the shop environment while collecting glycol condensate, protecting the operating staff as well as the dryer’s heating elements, making it a ‘must have’ for safety-conscious DTF printers.”
The D-100 dryers feature variable controls for both heat intensity and conveyor speed, allowing fine-tuning of the curing process and the rate at which items are being coated with DTF adhesives.
The dryer is equipped with a 45.7cm by 117cm conveyor belt and a 40.6cm square, 1,625-watt infrared heater which carries a 15-year warranty.
Available in 120V or 240V versions, the dryer can be placed on a tabletop or utility cart and can be paired with a Vastex PTF-100 powder applicator to both coat and cure DTF-printed films.
The dryer is also suitable for curing up to 110 plastisol-printed garments per hour, or 50 garments per hour screen-printed with water-based ink or discharge.
Vastex also manufactures larger floor-standing models of specialised conveyor dryers for DTF, direct-to-garment (DTG) and screen printing applications, as well as screen printing presses, athletic numbering systems, flash cure units, screen exposing units, screen drying cabinets, screen prepress equipment and washout booths.
