CHAMELEON® Manual Screen Printing Press

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Optional side clamps & air locks on Chameleon Manual Screen Printing Presses

Large knobs & levers for easy adjustments on Chameleon Manual Screen Printing Presses

8-Color Chameleon Manual Screen Printing Presses can expand to 14 colors

Top view of a 14-Color Chameleon Manual Screen Printing Press

Detailed Equipment Information

With its revolutionary two-tier design, unrivaled expandability, and rugged construction, Chameleon® is without question the world’s best manual screen printing press for sampling and production. And with Chameleon’s two-tier Duo-Deck™ design, four and six-color manual presses can expand to ten colors and eight-color manual presses can expand to fourteen colors, all without expanding the footprint. M&R’s System Integration design allows Chameleon to integrate seamlessly with M&R’s Tri-Loc Rapid Registration System and all M&R automatic screen printing presses to create the most phenomenal registration/sampling/production system available. Cost-effective and easy to use, Tri-Loc can reduce setup time on the press by as much as 95 percent. And Tri-Loc now includes the revolutionary Tri-Sync™ Pallet. The pallet’s contact indicators light up when the screen frame is properly positioned on the press, virtually eliminating operator screen-loading errors.

Chameleon’s expandability also allows manual screen printing shops to meet current color capacity needs with a Chameleon 4, 6, or 8-color press, secure in the knowledge that they can add future color capacity by expanding the Chameleon instead of purchasing a new manual press. And instead of investing in small, manual-only screen frames that can never be used on automatic presses, Chameleon owners can invest in standard frames designed for automatics. When Chameleon-driven shops step up to automatic screen printing, they’re not sitting on thousands of dollars’ worth of frames that have to be replaced. Chameleon even uses the same standard pallets as M&R automatic presses. Interchangeable frames support increased productivity through manual-press sampling, leaving automatic presses free to perform their specialty: high-speed production.

Chameleon features include a machine-tooled and polished 7.62 cm (3”) center shaft, heavy-duty tapered roller bearings, extra-large knobs, micro-registration with dual off-contact adjustment, and tool-free spring tension adjustment. If you have a Chameleon, you don’t just have the most phenomenal manual press ever made, you’ve stepped into the most phenomenal textile screen printing system ever devised. Chameleon manual screen printing press: There’s nothing else like it.

For over 30 years M&R has helped countless screen printers realize their dreams by supplying them with innovative screen and digital printing products that stand the test of time. We have the right solutions, from pre-press to product finishing, for shops of all sizes. M&R equipment is designed and built with a commitment to quality, durability, and innovation, and is backed by unrivaled 24-hour service and support. With efficient systems integration from start to finish, it’s no surprise that year after year, print after print, M&R’s hard-working equipment is the choice of professional printers around the world.

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DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Extra-large user-friendly knobs
Heavy-duty tapered roller bearings
Hinged arm assembly expands color capacity without expanding screen printing press footprint
Machine-tooled and polished 7.62 cm (3”) center shaft

DUO-DECK™ TWO-TIER SCREEN PRINTING SYSTEM

Allows simultaneous setup for front and back screen prints
Expands 4 & 6-color manual presses to 10 colors
Expands 8-color manual presses to 14 colors
Provides additional color capacity within the existing press footprint

PALLET SYSTEM

Precise three-point pallet leveling system
Solid-aluminum, low-profile, rubber-coated pallets
Tool-free quick release pallet locks

PALLETS

Standard sizes are interchangeable with M&R automatic screen printing presses

REGISTRATION

Compatible with M&R’s Tri-Loc® Rapid Registration System
Micro-registration with zero set point guides
Multi-axis registration with dual off-contact adjustment
V-Guide locator system

SCREEN CLAMPS & HOLDERS

Accommodate most frame types and manage screen sizes up to 66 cm (26”) wide
Adjustable rear screen holders accommodate a wide variety of screen sizes
Clamping system holds roller frames without special adapters

SPRING TENSION SYSTEM

Accommodates a wide variety of screen types, sizes, and weights
Easy to adjust with M&R's exclusive tool-free design

WARRANTY, SERVICE AND SUPPORT

24-hour hotline is staffed 365 days a year
Parts & supplies are available online at mrprint.com/store
Two-year limited warranty

ALL-HEADS-DOWN

Factory pre-set feature allows simultaneous screen printing at all stations

DUO-DECK™ TWO-TIER SCREEN PRINTING SYSTEM

Field installation increases color capacity on single-deck Chameleon presses

JACKET HOLD-DOWN PALLET

Simplifies screen printing lined jackets, reversible/double layer mesh-type jerseys, and other multi-layer garments

PALLETS

M&R aluminum pallets and platens come in a wide range of sizes and styles

SCREEN CLAMPS & HOLDERS

Heavy-duty side clamps are fully adjustable, simplify roller frame use, and accommodate a wide range of screen sizes (recommended for screens 76 cm (30”) or more in length)
Pneumatic clamps hold frames tight and allow rapid screen loading
Side clamps are recommended for the use of Tri-Loc® and Double Tri-Loc® Rapid Registration Systems and M&R’s Triple-Play Pallet

TRI-LOC® SCREEN REGISTRATION SYSTEM

Can reduce on-press setup time by as much as 95 percent
M&R’s Tri-Sync™ Pallet features a contact indicator that lights up when the screen frame is properly positioned on the press, virtually eliminating operator screen-loading errors

Model Specification

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Diameter	295 cm (9’ 8”)
Maximum Frame Size	66 x 91 x 5 cm (26” x 36” x 2”)
Maximum Image Area	51 x 76 cm (20" x 30")
Shipping Weight	408 kg (900 lb)
Standard Pallet Size	41 x 56 cm (16" x 22")
Stations/Colors	4/4

Customer Reviews

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•Wednesday, Jun 10, 2015

Jeff Santos, Co-Owner•Creative Imprint Systems•Erie PA, USA

We would like to welcome our new Duo-Deck M&R Companies Chameleon! It's our fourth Chameleon and first Duo-Deck. It is without question the world’s best manual press. Hands down end of story. We are excited to begin work with our new screen printing press!

•Thursday, Jan 29, 2009

Gilla Steffan, Owner•EXTRA Textildruck•Wolfratshausen, GERMANY

We have had a vacuum pallet on our Chameleon Manual Press for five years, and it’s a perfect tool for plastisol transfer jobs. Setup is quick and easy, and a Chameleon without a vacuum pallet system is incomplete!

Although we eventually got a Saturn Flatbed Press for bigger jobs, we still like to use the vacuum system on our Chameleon for small orders and sampling. I’ve never regretted either decision.

Exceptional products and outstanding support

We remain the worlds largest manufacturer of screen printing equipment because weve held to the standards M&R was founded on: Innovative Design, Quality Products, and Unmatched Customer Support. With sales associates, distributors, and technicians in over 40 countries on six continents, we have the largest network of sales and support in the industry. And our technical support is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Wherever you are, whatever you need, well be there for you.

i-Image ST is the biggest improvement to prepress we’ve ever seen.

Our new i-Image ST is the biggest improvement to prepress we’ve ever seen. It’s eliminated our need for film, and unlike film, digital images are easy to store and retrieve, making blown-screen replacement a snap.

i-Image ST has improved our screen quality, increased screen-generation speed, and reduced cost. Screen production is way up because we’ve cut exposure times by 75%. And i-Image has virtually eliminated post-processing screen touch-ups. We could never produce screens of this quality—or at this speed—the conventional way. Our CTS screens are unmatched.

Multi-screen jobs come out perfectly registered, and since i-Image ST pre-registers screens for Tri-Loc, our entire prepress process, from screen prep to registration, has been cut dramatically.

Our i-Image ST will probably end up being one of the fastest returns on investment we’ve ever had.

- John & Dan Smithline

Guerilla Graffix - USA

The Gauntlet III is a beast and is built to run 24/7/365.

We have had our Gauntlet III in production for nearly 3 months and have been thrilled with the machine. We have already put over 120,000 impressions on the machine and it is still going strong. We have found that the individual off-contact for each printhead helps with various printing techniques. It is also a plus to be able to adjust in 1/16” increments when needed. Our first job was a 9-color on dark apparel with a 17” print stroke and one flash. We were able to run the machine comfortably at 920 pieces per hour. The addition of the laser for print placements has saved us valuable time where we used to mark our pallets with a T-Square. The touchscreen interface is very user friendly and easy to make adjustments when needed.

Having a built-in maintenance schedule [M&R’s Maintenance Minder™] for the machine is another perk and allows management to easily assure that the presses are being properly maintained. We have not had any problems to date with the machine but are at ease knowing that all parts that we could ever need are able to be overnighted to us.

Overall, we have seen an increase in our production numbers due to the efficiencies gained with the newest technology on the market. We are able to run as fast as we can clear a screen and dry our underbase.

Simply put, the Gauntlet III is a beast and is built to run 24/7/365.

- Steve Rhodes, Owner

Impressionz Printing - USA

The Sprint 3000 Is Superb

The Sprint 3000 is superb and we are really, really happy with it. We've got the recipes dialed in for our inks now and it's running great. We have noticed improvements in the finish on our plastisols, too. They seem to be coming through much softer. Assuming it's because we are much more efficiently curing than with the electric curers!

- Michael Dixon, Production Manager

Awesome Merchandise - UNITED KINGDOM

The Diamondback R Series is our first auto press, and it is the best thing we have ever done here at Showdown Merch.

The Diamondback R Series is our first auto press, and it is the best thing we have ever done here at Showdown Merch. Matched up with the Mini Sprint 2000 and the Red Chili's, we are able to triple our workload easily. This press is the easiest press to set up and do a large order with, and take down is a breeze.

Amazing service on such a great product.

Any shops out there can feel free to give us a call at (403) 887-3388 if you need any other reviews on this product.

- Bryce Thurston

Showdown Merch - CANADA

M&R proves why they are the leader when it comes to printing equipment.

We have been using our new I-Image STE for about 2 weeks now and it works great. Installation and training was a breeze, could not have been easier. It is the biggest time saver we have ever added to our process. We are printing and exposing screens in less than 90 seconds. Not only does it eliminate film cost completely, it produces screens faster and reduces setup time at the press. On top of that we are holding greater detail than ever before.

Once again M&R proves why they are the leader when it comes to printing equipment. Great job guys!

- Phil Rideout, President

R&R Enterprises - USA