10000-001 Equipment

Safety:

• Pinch points
• Fumes
• Chemicals
• First aid

DTF printers:

• Sizes
• Speed efficiency
• Single or multi heads

DTF software:

• Design software’s available
• Rip software’s
• Designated printer software

Powder shakers:

• Powder shaker loads
• Application of adhesive powder
• Removal of excess adhesive powder

PET film:

• Sizes
• Matte and glossy films
• Loading film

PET film dryers:

• Research temperatures and times
• Adjusting for humidity

Platens

• Adjusting height and centering platen
• Choosing correct size platen

Curing:

• Heat press operation
• Conveyor dryer operation

10000-002 Procedure 

Preparing design:

• Collaborating with customer
• Software development
• Rip software completion

Preparing printers/platens:

• Printer maintenance
• Platen application
• Loading cartridges
• Print alignment on print heads

PET film printing:

• Film matte or glossy
• Film size
• Printing reverse image

Adhesive application and drying:

• Operating the powder shaker
• Excess adhesive removal
• Operating film dryer

Applying film to substrate:

• Operation of heat press
• Aligning substrate to film

10000-003 Creation and Lab

Software assisted product creation:

• Photoshop, Flexi, Adobe Illustrator, procreate
• Import/export customer files
• Scanning artwork

Operation and setup of DTF printers:

• Test print to choose ratio
• Adjust hues and print head passes
• Rip software to reverse print
• Printing in layers

Operating and setup of heat presses:

• Pinch points
• Safety procedures
• Research pressure, heat and exposure times
• Laying down the fibers
• Lint removal

Operation and setup of film dryers:

• Researching drying time and temperature
• Removal of excess adhesive

Curing of transfer:

• Researching pressure, heat and times
• Quality inspection