Dryers for Screen Printing
Dryers ensure the permanent curing of your screen printing ink on the textile. This secures wash-resistant, durable designs in consistent quality – from a single ink layer to a complete textile series. Whether conveyor dryer for final curing or flash cure unit for individual ink layers – with the right drying technology you secure your result permanently and reliably.
With dryers, the right temperature and time control is what counts in order to cure the ink completely and gently. In the Dryers category, Print Equipment offers you different systems for your needs. In the Dryers category you'll find the right technology for your ink fixing.
What defines dryers in screen printing?
Dryers permanently cure the screen printing ink on the textile using hot air or infrared radiation. A suitable temperature and throughput time is decisive for a fully cured, wash-resistant result.
The typical use of dryers in screen printing is clearly structured:
- With multicolor designs, a flash cure unit fixes individual ink layers between the print passes
- The printed textile then passes through the conveyor dryer with individually adjustable temperature
- The hot air cures the ink fully and permanently on the textile surface
- After cooling, the design is wash-resistant and ready for use
Dryers thus ideally complement our screen printing machines and are a sensible addition to our textile printing inks range.
Why dryers are indispensable
Dryers play an important role for the wash resistance and durability of your screen printing designs. Only with complete curing can the ink be prevented from coming off again in the first wash.
The most important advantages include:
- Individual temperature control: Independent temperature and airflow control per chamber or belt
- Wide belt widths: From 70 to 180 cm for different production volumes
- Fast intermediate drying: Flash cure systems fix individual ink layers in seconds. Your individual design is decisive for the choice.
- Energy efficiency: ECO mode and triple insulation reduce operating costs
- Ideal for continuous production operation: Popular with textile print shops with high throughput
This makes dryers indispensable both for individual intermediate steps and for the final curing of entire series.
Which dryer types are available?
In the Dryers category, you have both conveyor dryers for final curing and flash cure units for individual ink layers at your disposal.
Conveyor dryers
With the Tornado hot air dryer as well as the Adelco Dual-Smart and the Adelco Pro-Cure SMART, different conveyor dryer systems for water-based and plastisol inks are available to you.
Typical characteristics are:
- Belt widths of 70 to 180 cm, some with a dual-belt design
- Independent temperature and airflow control per chamber or conveyor belt
- ECO mode or triple insulation with air curtain for energy-efficient operation
This makes these conveyor dryers ideally suited for the reliable final curing of your textile series.
Flash cure units
The Screenstar Flash Cure series is available to you in the versions SCS-FCT-60, SCS-FCT-90 and SCS-FCT-135 for plastisol inks and SCS-FCW-60, SCS-FCW-90 and SCS-FCW-135 for water-based inks.
It is especially suited for:
- Drying areas from 400 x 600 mm (output 6,000-9,000 W) to 500 x 700 mm (13,500 W)
- Fast intermediate fixing of individual ink layers with multicolor designs
- A version matched to plastisol or water-based inks
This way, with the right flash cure version, you find reliable intermediate drying for your multicolor screen printing.
Our dryers range at a glance
In Print Equipment's Dryers category you'll find conveyor dryers for final curing as well as flash cure units for individual ink layers.
Typical advantages:
- Suitable system size: From compact flash cure units to large-format conveyor dryers
- Matched to your ink system: Versions specifically for plastisol and water-based inks
Our dryers range is thus a sensible addition if you want to take care of your ink fixing in the machines area.
What to look out for when buying a dryer
If you want to buy a dryer for screen printing, you should consider various factors in order to find the right solution for your needs.
Important criteria are:
- Ink system: Look for a version suited to plastisol or water-based ink
- Belt width or drying area: Plan for the suitable size according to your production volume
- Purpose of use: Distinguish between final curing with a conveyor dryer and intermediate fixing with flash cure
- Energy efficiency: Look for ECO mode or insulation to reduce operating costs
- Ease of maintenance: Check for filters and covers that are accessible without tools
The right selection ensures that you cure permanently and reliably in screen printing.
Dryers for different applications
Depending on the production step, the requirements for your dryer vary considerably. While conveyor dryers take over the final, permanent curing of entire textile series, flash cure units ensure the fast fixing of individual ink layers with multicolor designs.
The choice of the right dryer therefore depends strongly on where in your production process it is used. For consistently reliable operation, many textile print shops rely on a combination of intermediate and conveyor drying, matched to their respective ink system.
Buy dryers at Print Equipment
If you want to buy a dryer for screen printing, you'll find suitable solutions for final curing and intermediate fixing at Print Equipment. From the compact flash cure unit to the large-format conveyor dryer, we offer you reliable technology for your ink fixing.
In the Dryers category you'll find our range as well as further categories in the machines category, such as our exposure systems. This way you get all components for your screen printing workflow from a single source.
In addition, you benefit from personal advice, technical support and hands-on assistance when choosing the right dryer. This lets you optimize your ink fixing in a targeted way and work successfully in the long term.