M&R Challenger III D

[bimmridder]

BUT, the sensor will remember what the temp is if you have to shut down. When you start back up it will preheat to that temp and sound an alarm when it's ready! One of a number of time savers and quality improvements. Hell, they were making additional changes to the press AT the show. At least one new feature was added on site. Amazing

[Gilligan]

Does it have the ability to adjust flash/dwell times according to pallet temp?

That would be a real time savor there.

[GraphicDisorder]

Cool pictures.

Hint: Post pictures. 

[bimmridder]

It should be hitting here in the next three or four days, with install next week. There should be a few pictures.

[tonypep]

Make sure you post 40 or so pics of the Penske and some mud puddles and a bunch of guys standing around looking at the crate!
Seriously though congrats Dave.

[GraphicDisorder]

Make sure you post 40 or so pics of the Penske and some mud puddles and a bunch of guys standing around looking at the crate!
Seriously though congrats Dave.

After its knocked over too.

Let's hope when it falls over that it's print stroke isn't shorter for some reason like the Playtex.  LOL

[CastleKing]

You'll love the CIII D. We have the first CIII and it a friggin' work horse. We are now just shy of 3,000,000 impressions on this thing and it does not skip a beat. I love this press and it sounds like the CIII D has even more bells and whistles. Good luck with it.

[Gabe]

It should be hitting here in the next three or four days, with install next week. There should be a few pictures.

congrats bimmridder on the new press that in itself speaks of your success,
now you gotta find some good printer and a hell of a helper for that size machine
Gabe
p.s. what about posting a vid when its all said and done

[Screened Gear]

Bimmridder,

What press are you replacing? I am just curious why such a big press? You must do alot of simpro's with a ton of colors.

[bimmridder]

We are replacing a Challenger II 12 color press. It's still a very good machine, even thought it's been through hell and high water. Even on that press, we have too many jobs that we can't efficiently run on it. We have two flashes on it, so it is effectively an eight color press (12 colors minus two flash and two cool) Our market dictate, to a large degree, the number of colors in a design. We do a lot of licensed sports teams and they may have up to eight color logos. Go on darks, or have an order with two teams and it just doesn't work on that press for us. We have a 14 and 16 already, just beefing up a little bit more. Now virtually any job can run on any press. Higher throughput!

[3Deep]

Sound like you guys are hitting hard, keep up the good work, sports is a good field if you have everything in place and by the looks of it you guys do.

Darryl

[bimmridder]

Well, if Mother Nature plays nice, tomorrow we're running either Giants or Cardinals shirts. -> ->Someone<- <- will be here about 4:00 AM making screens.   

[screenprintguy]

Dave, which model did you go with? How many colors/flashes ect. Man bet you are excited to get that big dog in the house!!!

Congrats!!

Mike

[bimmridder]

CIIID 1816 with three quartz flash. Excited might be an understatement. My press people are more excited than I am though. Honestly, it's not how fast it is, or how pretty, that has me excited. It's the new features that will make it so much faster and easier for my set up people.  Well, it is pretty sexy , too

[alan802]

I wants one bad, Dave, you lucky bastard you.