Fast T-Jet 3

Fast T-Jet 3! The Fast T-Jet 3 is an amazing Inkjet-to-Garment printerthat allows you to create eye-popping prints on an endless number ofgarments, textiles and even non-textile items!
KEY FEATURES:

• Deep print bed for bulky or non-textile items. Easily adjustable bed.
• Prints detail far greater than any screen printing process
• Print images on a white shirt in under 1 minute & Dark shirts under 3 minutes
• Print from ANY graphics application!
• Print on 100% cotton and 50/50 or better textile items.
• Print on non-textile items such as golf balls and ceramic tiles!
• Print on any color garment!
• Easy to fill bulk ink system.
• Simple to use! Load your item and print with the press of a button!
• Built in print pass counter.
• Laser sensor will warn you if item will hit print head.

The Fast T-Jet 3 is the newest Inkjet-to-Garment printer from U.S.Screen. With the Fast T-Jet 3 (SDT-1300) you can produce a full size,12" x 12" image in under one minute on a light shirt or under threeminutes on a black shirt with white ink. Small chest prints take mearseconds! Print T-Shirts at amazing speeds!

The Fast T-Jet 3 has a deep bed for printing on thick items likesweatshirts and hoodies. The maximum print size for this unit is 12 " x17 " (30.5 x 43.2 cm). With the Fast T-Jet 3, you can print on almostanything! With the optional baseball cap holder, you can print on hats.You can also print on towels, panties, shorts, mouse pads, bibs,bandanas and more. You are not limited to just textiles either. You canalso print on items such as golf balls, ceramic tiles, wood, metal, andmore! The printer has a laser sensor to detect if a garment that is inthe way of the print head. This helps prevent damage to your T-Jet.

The T-Jet 3 is small enough to fit on a table-top, with a measurementof 30" W x 36" L and 17.5" H (76.2 x 91.4 x 44.5cm). It uses four colorinkjet technology (CMYK) plus white ink and comes complete with acontinuous flow bulk ink system, four 8 oz. starter bottles of FastINKTEXTILE colors, 16 oz. of FastINK White and a gallon of specialpretreatment for dark shirts. There are also optional 6 and 8 color InkSystems available for printing amazing images if you wish to print onlight shirts only.

Every Fast T-Jet 3 comes with a powerful windows based graphicalapplication called FastARTIST. FastARTIST can be used for all yourgraphic editing needs, however you have the option of creating images inANY graphical application.

The Fast T-Jet 3 Inkjet-to-Garment printer also comes with FastRIP.FastRIP is software that has special ICC color profiles for colormatching along with Postscript that tells the printer how much ink toprint and how to print white ink.

The Fast T-Jet 3 is great for small and large jobs. With an average inkcost of less than 40 cents per shirt (standard print size) and speedsof one to three minutes per normal print, you can get great productionrates with a great bottom line! (See below for additional print costs!)You even have the ability to synchronize two units together to print atthe same time with an optional software upgrade. The Fast T-Jet 3 has aproduction speed of 30 to 70 shirts per hour.

The Fast T-Jet is Made in America! (except for the Epson print engine).The Fast T-Jet 3 Inkjet-to-Garment printer includes a very robust bulkink system and exhaust fans to remove excess ink mist and lint from theprint area. Used with FastINK Textile Ink, this printer will create avery durable print that will stand up to many washings. (The finishedprint must be heat set using either a standard heat transfer press orconveyor dryer and dark shirts with white ink need a simple pretreatmentspray application before printing.)

Small items are can be accommodated by using a youth or infant shirtholder or other optional holders available. T-Shirts are held in placeby simply laying them on the specially designed Shirt board that comeswith the machine.

The beauty of the Fast T-Jet 3 is that you can print almost instantly,regardless of the production size. Printing 1 shirt is as easy asprinting 100. Unlike screen printing, there is little set-up timerequired when printing to a T-Jet printer. After the job, there are noscreens to clean, and no harsh chemicals to use.

WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH YOUR T-JET?
The Fast T-Jet 3 comes with the following items:

1 - Users Manual
1 - FastARTIST Software
A complete graphics design application for a Windows OS that isessential for printing an Underbase and/or White Highlights. Works withboth vector and bitmap images from programs such as Photoshop,Illustrator; and CorelDRAW.
1 - FastRIP Software
Our special Raster Image Processing software for a Windows OS thattells the printer how much White to print, how to print the colors andmuch more.
1 - 500ml gallon of FastINK NonTextile Pre-Treatment.
Garments need to be pre-treated with this clear, non-toxic, odorless spray before printing.
1 - Continuous Flow Bulk Ink System.
1 - T-Jet Power Sprayer for applying the Pre-Treatment
1 - 8oz Bottle of FastINK3 Textile Cyan. NOT FULL
1 - 8oz Bottle of FastINK3 Textile Magenta. NOT FULL
1 - 8oz Bottle of FastINK3 Textile Yellow.NOT FULL
1 - 8oz Bottle of FastINK3 Textile Black. NOT FULL
5 - Standard 13" x 18" Shirt Holder.Youtht-shirts holder, Hat holder & golf ball holder
1 - Maintenance kit for minor printing issues and cleaning


PRODUCTION COSTS
So just how much does it cost to print with the Fast T-Jet? Below is anexample for a light and dark tee print. The only additional cost youwould have is the cost of the item being printed on.

Sample Image: 12" x 12"
Sample Resolution: CMKY 720x720 High Speed

On a White Tee:
Total Print Time: 60 Seconds ( 60 shirts per hour )
Underbase Required: NO
Ink Used: .80 ml
Ink Cost: $0.24

On a Black Tee:
Total Print Time: 148 Seconds ( 24 shirts per hour )
Underbase Required: YES (Underbase 1440x720dpi)
Pre-Treat Cost: $0.11
Ink Used: 2.15 ml
Ink Cost: $0.75

As you can see, a 12" by 12" print on a Black T-Shirt would cost anaverage of only $0.86! If you estimate the average wholesale cost for a100% cotton Black tee at about $1.50 each, your total garment cost isonly $2.36 per item! That's real profit potential!

Price: USD$2000