"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Quote from: 244 on June 27, 2014, 10:51:10 AMQuote from: screenprintguy on June 27, 2014, 10:30:03 AMQuote from: alan802 on June 27, 2014, 10:23:52 AMThe STE seems like a killer machine and not that a conventional CTS wouldn't work for us but the STE would cut our payroll by 30%, increase our productivity by 25-50% even after cutting payroll. The regular CTS with the regular exposure unit wouldn't give us those types of numbers so I'm VERY intrigued by the STE.Alan, the numbers you and I have discussed definitely shows you would rock more out with an STE. I know you could get it with the model we have, but you are already on that cusp of needing the second auto to have 2 presses running full time, the STE would be the right move for you for sure!!! I could only imagine the growth you guys would do literally shooting out finished screens. I know your pre-reg jig is tight and working flawless, but now eliminate that, think of just popping a screen in a holder, and in a minute it comes out imaged and exposed perfect for press. You'd be like a little kid in a candy store pushing those sales guys to start stacking up order and take those figures you've helped increase to a whole new level!! Not to mention, with the way you have dialed in your reclaim and coating, I bet you would be the guy who could literally use 4 pieces of tape only for your block out. Inside tape only, ready to rock, that saves more time and money as well. I'm not there with the taping yet, our recent screen guy isn't as good as the last one. He does good, but not flawless, so I still like to safeguard with tape so we don't have to stop on press, "just in case".We just installed an STE II in a shop that had 5 DTS units running around the clock and it is out producing all of them combined. They are producing 600 finished screens every 20 hrs and holding 2% dot.Flip a coin and hope it lands on its edge. You need both ASAP !Well that is impressive sir. I see that or a dryer as our next purchase. I hope this year.
Quote from: screenprintguy on June 27, 2014, 10:30:03 AMQuote from: alan802 on June 27, 2014, 10:23:52 AMThe STE seems like a killer machine and not that a conventional CTS wouldn't work for us but the STE would cut our payroll by 30%, increase our productivity by 25-50% even after cutting payroll. The regular CTS with the regular exposure unit wouldn't give us those types of numbers so I'm VERY intrigued by the STE.Alan, the numbers you and I have discussed definitely shows you would rock more out with an STE. I know you could get it with the model we have, but you are already on that cusp of needing the second auto to have 2 presses running full time, the STE would be the right move for you for sure!!! I could only imagine the growth you guys would do literally shooting out finished screens. I know your pre-reg jig is tight and working flawless, but now eliminate that, think of just popping a screen in a holder, and in a minute it comes out imaged and exposed perfect for press. You'd be like a little kid in a candy store pushing those sales guys to start stacking up order and take those figures you've helped increase to a whole new level!! Not to mention, with the way you have dialed in your reclaim and coating, I bet you would be the guy who could literally use 4 pieces of tape only for your block out. Inside tape only, ready to rock, that saves more time and money as well. I'm not there with the taping yet, our recent screen guy isn't as good as the last one. He does good, but not flawless, so I still like to safeguard with tape so we don't have to stop on press, "just in case".We just installed an STE II in a shop that had 5 DTS units running around the clock and it is out producing all of them combined. They are producing 600 finished screens every 20 hrs and holding 2% dot.
Quote from: alan802 on June 27, 2014, 10:23:52 AMThe STE seems like a killer machine and not that a conventional CTS wouldn't work for us but the STE would cut our payroll by 30%, increase our productivity by 25-50% even after cutting payroll. The regular CTS with the regular exposure unit wouldn't give us those types of numbers so I'm VERY intrigued by the STE.Alan, the numbers you and I have discussed definitely shows you would rock more out with an STE. I know you could get it with the model we have, but you are already on that cusp of needing the second auto to have 2 presses running full time, the STE would be the right move for you for sure!!! I could only imagine the growth you guys would do literally shooting out finished screens. I know your pre-reg jig is tight and working flawless, but now eliminate that, think of just popping a screen in a holder, and in a minute it comes out imaged and exposed perfect for press. You'd be like a little kid in a candy store pushing those sales guys to start stacking up order and take those figures you've helped increase to a whole new level!! Not to mention, with the way you have dialed in your reclaim and coating, I bet you would be the guy who could literally use 4 pieces of tape only for your block out. Inside tape only, ready to rock, that saves more time and money as well. I'm not there with the taping yet, our recent screen guy isn't as good as the last one. He does good, but not flawless, so I still like to safeguard with tape so we don't have to stop on press, "just in case".
The STE seems like a killer machine and not that a conventional CTS wouldn't work for us but the STE would cut our payroll by 30%, increase our productivity by 25-50% even after cutting payroll. The regular CTS with the regular exposure unit wouldn't give us those types of numbers so I'm VERY intrigued by the STE.
Well that is impressive sir. I see that or a dryer as our next purchase. I hope this year.
Quote from: GraphicDisorder on June 27, 2014, 10:53:35 AMWell that is impressive sir. I see that or a dryer as our next purchase. I hope this year.Why the delay?....Those items should make you more money from day one....
Quote from: dirkdiggler on June 27, 2014, 07:38:06 AMcant WAIT to get mine! Its ready to ship but we are closed next week for vacations so I told them to ship it on the 7th! So excited.Hey brother, did I miss a call from you this week?
cant WAIT to get mine! Its ready to ship but we are closed next week for vacations so I told them to ship it on the 7th! So excited.
Quote from: screenprintguy on June 27, 2014, 10:22:31 AMQuote from: dirkdiggler on June 27, 2014, 07:38:06 AMcant WAIT to get mine! Its ready to ship but we are closed next week for vacations so I told them to ship it on the 7th! So excited.Hey brother, did I miss a call from you this week?butt called ya! sorry!
I've bought a lot of equipment (all blue) in 25 years of printing....this - by FAR - is my best piece of equipment!!!!!
what is your coating method? did you have to change anything? i read somewhere about someone had to adjust their coating method because they werent putting enough emulsion on the mesh for the i-Image ink... also, what do you have for an exposure unit? or did you get the i-Image STE version?
244 - any of those 5 units available for sale?we need one in the worst way....something to go along side my new starlight.
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