Now that is fast...

[GraphicDisorder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FLAlmsnCmz4

[StuJohnston]

These world records that M&R are setting are pretty cool, but how close to reality are they? You know, with a loader that works eight hours a day at this.

[inkman996]

Obviously far from reality but the novelty of it is pretty awesome. That thing would scare the crap out of me.

[Socalfmf]

really Stu...any world record is just that a world record...hell noone wears 150 shirts but there is a world record for it...

come on....

it is for fun and bragging rights.

[mk162]

nah, my money is on lawson

[Screened Gear]

how do you keep the ink from flying everywhere at that print and flood speed? I would guess the shirts come with a free splatter effect.

What is the record now? 1900 or something an hour?

[whitewater]

thats it?  i thought it was going to be faster....

[GraphicDisorder]

We have world records for far dumber things and are obviously not reality day to day, I figured some of you's might have missed their post.  Sorry for sharing.  LOL

[ScreenFoo]

I'd think they're going to break 2K this time, it was over 1900 last time.

As far as the loading thing goes--I could load at least twice as fast if some guy was holding up the next hem for me.  Wasn't sure about that whole 'one person' speed record.   

[mk162]

some of the world records out there are so dumb, this one at least is a production world record, probably a lot like "assembling the most amount of iPhones in a straight 36 hour shift"

[GraphicDisorder]

They have it running at 223dz a hour.... FYI.

[inkman996]

One thing people are missing is not only is it indexing and printing that fast there is also a pass port unloading same speed. Thats tho thirds of the equation, all that is missing is a machine to load that fast. I remember Rich talking about it once but the issue was how well the shirts are stacked. But imagine no loader, unloader nor even a catcher if you have a folder bagger.

[3Deep]

and all the FK up shirts you get if something goes wrong, automation is great and has its place, but some things still need that human touch.

Darryl

[bimmridder]

The thing flies. I have a IIID also, but not souped up. To be honest, I don't care that my machine will cycle at amazing speeds, it's the other things about the press I love. Set ups are a freaking dream!!! That is, with this press in my system.

[screenprintguy]

That thing is friggin awesome! I take it the illuminated end caps on the print heads are print head controls, that would be super cool if they started having full control at all heads, even if just membrane buttons, but touch screens is pretty sick in an awesome way. My back would seize if I tried to load at that speed. If I'm running our DB at 40 DZ/H myself, I can hang for about 30 mins and then it's time for someone to jump in and help out. I can only imagine double that, then the way this thing is running, 6 times that, jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh, pretty impressive that a machine that big can run solid and accurate at that speed, an I'm sure that's really the point of the whole record. They are beasts for sure. Cool vid!