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What sets Chameleons apart from other manual presses?

1. It’s the only manual press that can expand from 4 colors to as many as 10 colors, and from 8 colors to as many as 14 colors. Color expansion doesn’t enlarge the footprint of the press.

2. It’s fully compatible with M&R’s Tri-Loc registration system, which speeds setup.

3. It supports automatic presssize screen frames. This means operators never have to buy screen frames that can’t be used on an automatic. Once they decide to automate, they won’t be faced with replacing thousands of dollars of manual-only frames.

 
When should I consider automating my T-shirt shop?
Automatic presses have become amazingly easy to run. Setup can be fast and easy with registration systems like M&R's Tri-Loc. Automatic presses typically run up to 10 times faster than manual presses, usually with better print results. A single operator, working alone, will produce 3-5 times the volume of an operator running a manual press. Automatics take less physical effort to run, so operators of automatics experience less fatigue. Operator fatigue often leads to production decline over the course of a day. Since labor is usually the largest expense in any screen shop, making labor more productive goes a long way toward defraying the cost of an automatic. Increases in productivity can also make for more efficient use of space. Generally speaking, the automatics that will fit into a given space will produce more than the manual presses that will fit into the same space. This means automating can buy time for an expanding business by delaying the time the business will run out of room and have to move to a larger facility. Finally, there is the issue of volume. An automatic press provides proportionately greater benefit to a shop with large press runs. Since setup time on automatic and manual presses is similar, the time it takes to set up and print a single shirt on a manual press would differ little from the time it takes to set up and print one shirt on an automatic. However, the more shirts there are in the print run, the greater the advantage of an automatic.
 
What's an oiler and how does it work?
An oiler is a device designed to lubricate components and protect parts from corrosion by injecting oil into pneumatic lines. An oiler is usually part of a lubricator/filter/moisture trap assembly located at the point where pressurized air enters the press. The purpose of this assembly is to protect all the pneumatic components of the press from particulate and moisture contamination. Failure to supply the equipment with clean, moisture-free air may result in premature failure of pneumatic components such as air cylinders, seals, and valves. Air coming straight from a compressor is laden with moisture. This can be very damaging to the small moving parts inside air-driven components. The first line of defense against moisture should be a refrigerated chiller/air dryer, installed between the compressor and