Alpha Digital
Alfa digital is an additional printing unit that allows direct digital printing on fabric with pigment inks. Alfa Digital’s function is to be able to combine screen printing techniques with the Digital ones, in order to be able to create a complete product, thanks to the various possibilities of screen printing, and with a high print quality guaranteed by printing digital.
Alfa Digital, can be integrated with most of the existing circular and oval screen printing machines, from all points of view (program, software, automation, design), the Alfa Digital digital station works automatically and does not require an operator for its operation, but only for an initial start-up.
Thanks to the various possibilities of screen printing, and with the high print quality guaranteed by digital printing, ALFA DIGITAL allows to realize different complete products. Alfa Digital is fully integrated in screen printing carrousels : from all points of view (program, software, automation, design), the digital station Alfa Digital works automatically and does not require an operator, only an initial starter. The print format of the digital station is customized according to the maximum size supported by the screen printing carousel, so as not to limit the printing possibility of the screen printing machine. The printing capacity of Alfa Digital may change from 60 to 120 pzlh, according to the chosen resolution. The heads are industrial heads model Ricoh Gen4.
Features:
- Printing method: cmyk
- Number of mounted heads: 4
- Model of heads used: ricoh gen 4 / ricoh gen 5
- Available print formats: 50×60, 80×100, 100×100 cm
- Resolutions: 600×300, 600×600, 600×900, 600×1200, 900×1200
- Usable inks: pigments
- Drop size management: small: 7 pl, middle: 14 pl, big: 21 pl
- Ink management through adjustable negative pressure
- Capping for closing and cleaning automatic the print heads
- Ink tanks capacity: 1 ltr
- Separate cleaner circuit for head cleaning
- Height adjustment: 0-80mm through brushless motor
- Software rip included
- Intelligent jumping system white space to reduce printing times
- Wi-fi / ethernet connection with company network
- Pc panel fanless 19 inch touch
- Control pulpit for carousel control directly from the digital station
- Start, Stop, Rotation forward and back buttons
- Lateral safety system integrable with that of the existing machine
Parameters:
MODEL | PRINTING SIZE | PRINT HEADS TYPE | N° OF PRINT HEADS | N° COLORS | OVERALL DIMENSIONS |
SD50x70-R4 | 50 x 70 | Ricoh Gen4 | 4 | 4 | Leng. x Widt. x Heig. 1120x2700x1700mm (machine size excluded) |
SD80x100-R5 | 80 x 100 | Ricoh Gen5 | 4 | 4 | Leng. x Widt. x Heig. 1420x 3200x1700mm (machine size excluded) |
SD100x100-R5 | 100 x 100 | Ricoh Gen5 | 4 | 4 | Leng. x Widt. x Heig. 1620x3200x1700mm (machine size excluded) |
Layouts
Printing Tests

- TRANSPARENT BASE
- DRYING WITH FLASH CURE UNIT
- DIGITAL PRINTING
- DRYING WITH FLASH CURE UNIT
- PLASTISOL GLUE
- DRYING PASSAGE IN OVEN AT 150°C 4 MINUTES
- ADD FOIL WITH HEAT TRANSFER

- FULL COVERAGE PRINTING ON COTTON T-SHIRT USING SD100X100-R5
- DRYING PASSAGE IN OVEN AT 150°C 4 MINUTES

- TRANSPARENT BASE
- DRYING WITH FLASH CURE UNIT
- DIGITAL PRINTING
- DRYING WITH FLASH CURE UNIT
- PRINTING BLACK WITH SCREEN PRINTING
- DRYING WITH FLASH CURE UNIT
- PRINTING SILVER GLITTER
- DRYING WITH FLASH CURE UNIT
- PRINTING LIGHT BLUE
- DRYING PASSAGE IN OVEN AT 150°C 4 MINUTES

- PRINTING WHITE UNDERLAYER WITH:
- DIGITAL FUSION WHITE
- DIGITAL PRINTING WET ON WET
- DRYING WITH FLASH CURE UNIT
- PRINTING PROTECTION WITH:
- DIGITAL FUSION TOP COATING
- DRYING PASSAGE IN OVEN AT 150°C 4 MINUTES
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