Thursday, November 21, 2013

Blending Digital Printing with Screen Printing is a Beautiful Necessity.


RhinoTech is SCREEN printing!


RhinoTech is DIGITAL printing!
This is how we've expanded. This is how you can manage it.

ROOTS
RhinoTech’s roots run deep into traditional textile screen printing. Our expertise has been in offering eco-friendly, ‘green’ screen cleaning chemicals along with one and two-part adhesives (GLUE); washout booths, filtration, recirculation, screen stretching systems; soak tanks, screen frames, pressure washers, rolling racks, screen drying cabinets, automatic screen cleaning systems, ink removal systems, water vacuums, exposure systems, flash dryers, bucket cleaning systems and screen/graphics printing supplies. 

And then the advent of the digital era triggered new opportunities - and we were all in! the merger has been a beautiful thing!
 
THE NEW NORMAL
The immersion of digital printing into screen/graphics printing shops exemplifies the “new normal” in an expanding and changing marketplace. It is rooted in plain/practical economics; that by being fully engaged in meeting digital technology needs, a broadened business base is captured. Enlarging digital printing equipment and transfer paper options ensures that our customers have what they need to expand their shops. And, fulfill the clear demands of their current and future customers who have short-run projects (generally less than 100 items). 

The benefits are many for screen printers who include digital printing services: 1) set-up time becomes almost non-existent; 2) set-up fees for the customer are eliminated; 3) current customers are retained; 4) a larger customer base is realized as every project will be able to be fulfilled, not matter its size; 5) the bottom-line goal is increased as profits from digital printing boosts income.


EMBRACE IT WITHOUT STICKER SHOCK
Enter the digital printing arena for just $1,883 with a RhinoTech set-up that includes an OKI Data Color Laser Printer, RT-SW1515 Swing Away Heat Press RT-SW1515 Swing Away Heat Press, and SingleStep™ Weed Less Laser Paper. 100 pack 8.5"x11", smartDESIGNER™ X6 Creative Assistant  Digital Art Pack. 

With an 8’ table, a rack for nominal inventory storage and minimal floor space, a Digital Transfer Printing set-up can be up and running with little lead time. 

A NO HOLDS BARRED APPROACH
For $5,220, the RT Digital Transfer Business Pro Pack offers: a Laser Printer,
RT-SW1620 Swing Away Heat Press, RT-Mug Press, RT-Cap Press Swing Away, RT-Plate Press, SingleStep™ Weed Less Laser Paper 100 pack 11"x17", SinglePrint™ Multi Surface Transfer Paper 100 pack 11"x17", smartDESIGNER™ X6 Creative Assistant  Digital Art Pack. With this system, all bases are covered.

SinglePrint™ is a heat transfer laser paper that is used to print on multiple surfaces such as light color mugs, plaques, glass, ceramic, metal, leather, and acrylic. Print dog tags, guitar picks, wood and glass plaques. Imagination essential!

SingleJet is a heat transfer paper for ink jet printers that is a one step process. It prints brilliant color bursts of design on white and light color fabrics. The paper can also be used to print a photo, flat color design text, block graphics and spot colors. 

SingleStep™ is a weedless, heat transfer laser paper that transfers toner, not the background film onto light color fabrics. Embellish it with Textile Metallic Foil to print on DARK t-shirts, hats, pillow, towels and other fabric to add vivid color, drama and value!
 
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Perfect Screen Frame Cleaning Solutions!

They asked and Gregory Markus/president of RhinoTech answered in "Slam Dunk Solutions for Screen Cleaning"! Many thanks to Screen Printing magazine for publishing a step-by-step approach to screen cleaning and reclaiming.This straight-forward tutorial found on ScreenWeb also offers images of each stage in the process along with a simple explanation of each step.

START from here by carding all excess ink of the screen (refer to steps in article)...



APPLY water-soluble SCREEN WASH SWG145C that has a pleasant citrus scent. RINSE w/water to remove excess ink and screen wash (easy steps outlined in article).
 
NEXT, APPLY ERG8550L, a biodegradable, eco-friendly emulsion/stencil remover to fully reclaim the screen (article says it all).
 
RINSE SCREEN with a commercial-type PRESSURE WASHER like the RhinoSpray 1500A, heavy duty pressure washer for shops cleaning 20-50 screens per day or the
RhinoSpray 3901R that is a light-duty pressure washer for small, home based/studio type businesses. In the long-term, you'll save money by investing in a substantial pressure washer that will last and last and last (this is a must, as mentioned in the article).
 
 De-haze with HRG2400 (or HR2800) to remove any left over 'ghost' or haze images on the screen (instructions found in article).
 And there you have it; a fully reclaimed, reusable 
new-looking screen frame!




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Friday, October 25, 2013

RhinoTech + Dynamesh = an elite team!

Todd Michaels/ V.P. Operations w/ Carol from Dynamesh (who is a favorite of ours)!
SGIA/Orlando, 2013, ends today. This international trade show never fails to showcase dynamic, all-things-screen- and-digital printing!This show was no exception.

In teaming with Dynamesh, RhinoTech was able to further its exposure of its iconic RhinoClean Green screen cleaning products, super, super adhesive (GLUE), latest digital printing systems and many other products that offer amazing results for customers on a world-wide basis. The opportunity to spend 3 days together with the Dynamesh crew also solidified comaraderie and our common focus! Onward and upward!


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Friday, October 18, 2013

A simple, economical way to remove emulsion from a screen frame!



These are DIP Tanks!
With great authority, it is highly recommended that a screen frame that has been used by a screen or graphics printer be plunged into a DIP TANK that has been filled with the 'greenest' emulsion removal chemical, as possible, to remove the stencil and bring the screen mesh back to like-new condition!

Why use a 'green' chemical?
1.     Save time and money by cutting down the amount of cleaning chemicals used in a self-contained Dip Tank (Soak Tank).
      2.     By using a ‘green’ chemical such as RhinoClean Green² Emulsion Remover or  AP1000, an all-in-one Ink Degradent Emulsion Remover, all types
of emulsions can be eliminated quickly and safely from the screen frame!
3.     You are closer to becoming compliant with local city, Parrish, township, county, state &
federal guidelines regarding what goes down the drain.
4. Our industry’s carbon footprint is reduced with a self-contained 
screen cleaning system.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

What is a Screen Opener?

 The term Screen Opener references a product used in textile and graphics screen printing that helps to open up and loosen the mesh fibers on a screen frame that have been clogged with ink as a result of low or high volume ink passes during the printing process.

During a multi-color printing job or a one-color project, it's important that the screen frame mesh remain free and clear of ink jams! And, the results will be vibrant, sharp designs on T-shirts, hats/caps, sweat pants, hoodies, shoes, card stock, vinyl, plexiglass, metal and more.

Choosing the Screen Opener that's right for you!
When printing with water-based inks only, we recommend RhinoClean Green² SO100 that is biodegradable. For use on all types of screen printing inks, SO105 is a proven screen opener that quickly flashes off the screen without leaving film residue (it's also biodegradable). Featured on the RhinoTech and Catspit Productions youtube channels, these hard-working products are showcased in action!
Check this out for a Screen Opener demo w/ intro on Spray Tacks)
Benefits:
  1. Screen Openers work fast, saving on downtime!
  2. Once the ink is loosened and flashed off, the screen frame can be used over and over again!
  3.  Screen openers can be used with aluminum, wood, metal, rolling and retentionable screen frames. 
  4.  RhinoTech offers FREE SHIPPING opportunities on these (and all) products with an order of $50 or more (in contiguous U.S.)
  5. A 20% discount on Screen Openers is good from October 8-12, 2013. Use coupon code: SO2103. And, during this promotion only, if your order for one or both of these products is less than $50, just pay the regular $15 shipping charge. When your order ships, we'll refund $7.50 back to you.
Thanks for taking advantage of this information.
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