Hybrid Printing Systems for Screen Printing
Hybrid printing systems combine the color freedom of digital printing with the feel and opacity of classic screen printing. This gives you unlimited color variety in a single print station – without additional screens for each design. Whether multicolor photo designs or individual texts – with a hybrid system you integrate digital full-color printing seamlessly into your screen printing workflow.
With hybrid printing systems, integration into existing carousel machines is what counts in order to combine digital and classic printing technology in a sensible way. In the Hybrid category, Print Equipment offers you a digital printing system for your needs. In the Hybrid category you'll find the right complement for your multicolor screen printing.
What defines hybrid printing systems?
Hybrid printing systems replace a single station of a classic carousel screen printing machine with a digital CMYK print head. Suitable integration into the existing machine fleet is decisive for a seamless, efficient production process.
The typical use of a hybrid printing system is clearly structured:
- Base colors or white underbases continue to be applied classically by screen printing at the upstream stations
- The hybrid system takes over digital full-color or photo printing at its station
- Special inks or effects can then be added again classically by screen printing
- The finished design passes through the regular drying process of the carousel machine
Hybrid printing systems thus ideally complement our screen printing machines and are a sensible addition to our textile printing inks range.
Why hybrid printing systems are indispensable
Hybrid printing systems play an important role in realizing multicolor, photorealistic designs that would mean a high screen effort in classic screen printing. Only with digital color freedom can this design variety be integrated economically into an existing carousel production.
The most important advantages include:
- Unlimited color variety: Digital multicolor technology without additional screens per color
- High resolution: 720 x 1,200 dpi for highly detailed, photorealistic designs
- Compatible with common carousel machines: Integration in place of a single classic print station. Your existing machine fleet is decisive for the choice.
- Efficient production speed: Up to 230 pieces per hour
- Ideal for merchandising & sportswear: Popular for individual, multicolor small series
This makes hybrid printing systems indispensable both for photorealistic single designs and for multicolor series production.
What aspects need to be considered?
With hybrid printing systems, the focus is on both technical key data and integration into your existing workflow.
Technical data of the ZEUS V-XL
The ZEUS V-XL hybrid CMYK digital printing system is available to you with a maximum print area of 460 x 460 mm, dimensions of 1,150 x 1,260 x 1,440 mm and a weight of around 455 kg.
Typical characteristics are:
- Micro-piezo print head i3200 with a resolution of 720 x 1,200 dpi
- Production speed of up to 230 pieces per hour
- Including Caldera RIP software and CSC REI ink technology
This way, with the ZEUS V-XL, you find a technically mature system for digital full-color printing.
Use in the carousel workflow
A hybrid system such as the ZEUS V-XL can be integrated as a single station into almost any existing carousel machine without replacing the rest of the textile automation.
It is especially suited for:
- The combination of classic base-color stations and a digital full-color station
- Multicolor designs and individual text elements without additional screen effort
- Post-processing with special inks in classic screen printing
This way, the carousel workflow gives you a flexible combination of digital and classic printing technology in one machine.
Our hybrid range at a glance
In Print Equipment's Hybrid category you'll find a digital CMYK printing system for integration into your carousel machine.
Typical advantages:
- Digital color freedom: Photorealistic designs without additional screens
- Seamless integration: Replaces a single station of your existing carousel machine
Our hybrid range is thus a sensible addition if you want to take care of multicolor digital designs in the machines area.
What to look out for when buying a hybrid printing system
If you want to buy a hybrid printing system for screen printing, you should consider various factors in order to find the right solution for your needs.
Important criteria are:
- Compatibility: Make sure that the system can be integrated into your existing carousel machine
- Maximum print area: Plan for the required print area according to your designs
- Resolution: Look for a dpi value sufficient for photorealistic designs
- Production speed: Consider the pieces per hour for your individual production volume
- Software integration: Look for included RIP software for color separation
The right selection ensures that you produce multicolor designs flexibly and efficiently.
Hybrid printing systems for different applications
Depending on design and production volume, the requirements for your hybrid system vary considerably. While the technical data of the ZEUS V-XL form the basis for the achievable image quality, the use in the carousel workflow determines how flexibly digital and classic printing technology can be combined.
The choice of the right system therefore depends strongly on how many multicolor or photorealistic designs you produce and how your existing machine fleet is set up. For a versatile offering, many textile print shops rely on a combination of classic screen printing and a digital hybrid station.
Buy hybrid printing systems at Print Equipment
If you want to buy a hybrid printing system for your screen printing, you'll find a technically mature system for digital full-color printing at Print Equipment. From the photorealistic single design to multicolor series production, we offer you flexible solutions for your workflow.
In the Hybrid category you'll find our range as well as further categories in the machines category, such as our dryers. 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 hybrid printing system. This lets you expand your production in a targeted way and work successfully in the long term.