Zimmer, Rotary Printing Machine, 1996, 20 Colors, 2200mm, Zimmer 1-Pass Oven

Description

  1. Overview
    1. Rotary printing machine with 20 positions (or colors)
    2. Prints wovens (not knits)
    3. Can print flat or pile type fabrics; not sure about knits, never tried; have printed carpet samples
    4. Multiple heads allow for changes on the run
    5. Installed around 1996
    6. Line speed new 88 yards per minute
    7. Normal print speed: 40 to 45 yards per minute
  2. Specifications
    1. Max printing width: 2200 mm
    2. Right now it’s printing 55 inches
    3. They printed a few times on 60 inches wide
    4. Total width of the screen is 76 inches
    5. Width of the belt is 230 cm
    6. Length of the printing table: approx. 41 ft 8 inches (12700 mm)
    7. Circumference of screen: 27.5 inches (698 mm)
    8. Overall length of the print table: 54 ft 10 inches (16713 mm)
    9. Maximum fabric width that you can feed the machine is: 224 cm
    10. The printer can hold 20 screens
    11. Different drives utilized: Lenze, Yaskawa, Baldor, Parker
  3. Oven Information
    1. Brand of oven: Zimmer
    2. Gas fired 15 zone oven
    3. Length of oven: 99 ft 1 inch (30200 mm)
    4. Overall width of oven: 12 ft 6 inches
    5. One pass oven
    6. 15 fans, 30 hp
    7. 15 burners
    8. Voltage of fans: 230/460 volts
    9. Type of exit: an “A” big roll winder
  4. Included Components
    1. Overhead metal frame with 1 ton hoist
    2. J-scray
    3. Cat walk
    4. Compensator with 2 Erhardt & Leimer cloth straighteners
    5. 4 overhead radiant process heaters
    6. Brushing machine
    7. A set of cylinders which feeds the fabrics into the rotary printing machine and 2 Erhardt & Leimer cloth straighteners
    8. Rotary printing machine with 20 positions (or colors); this machine will be delivered without screens
    9. 20 pumps
    10. 2 control panels
    11. Zimmer dryer with 1 pass
    12. Inspection station with metal cat walk
    13. 2 winding stations with A-frames
    14. Entry of the machine is fitted with a hoist designed to lift fabric in place
    15. Large J-box
    16. Small compensator
    17. Infrared heaters designed to condition the fabric
    18. Small brushing device with collection unit
    19. Drive roller with frame structure
    20. Overhead vacuum system
    21. Fabric straighteners with a steam actuated heating can
    22. Rotary 20 head (closed) print machine with color pumps, color pipes, and rods
    23. Exit accumulator, approx 100 yards
    24. Inspection board
    25. A-frame driven winder
  5. Condition and Notes
    1. Screens are not included
    2. Exit accumulator holds approx 100 yards