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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: IntegriTees on March 22, 2016, 09:10:35 PM

Title: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: IntegriTees on March 22, 2016, 09:10:35 PM
I have a RapidTag and have put about 60k neck labels on shirts with it. But I'm looking for something a little beefier with more options for pressures and angles of squeegees.  Is the prodigy from anatol the only "upgrade" from what I have?
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: ericheartsu on March 22, 2016, 11:40:02 PM
i'm pretty sure Sroq has a custom option they can build.
Danny can confirm.
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: LoneWolf2 on March 23, 2016, 01:18:03 AM
i'm pretty sure Sroq has a custom option they can build.
Danny can confirm.

The Roq Nano I believe is what it's called. Would definitely be a good option.
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: Binkspot on March 23, 2016, 06:40:58 AM
http://theots.com/neck-label-printers/ (http://theots.com/neck-label-printers/)
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: 244 on March 23, 2016, 07:26:02 AM
I have a RapidTag and have put about 60k neck labels on shirts with it. But I'm looking for something a little beefier with more options for pressures and angles of squeegees.  Is the prodigy from anatol the only "upgrade" from what I have?
look at the Diamondback L
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: numbercruncher on March 24, 2016, 08:15:30 AM
I have a RapidTag and have put about 60k neck labels on shirts with it. But I'm looking for something a little beefier with more options for pressures and angles of squeegees.  Is the prodigy from anatol the only "upgrade" from what I have?

You are right Anatol's Prodigy is built for heavy duty use and soon to be available in an all - electric model !
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: jsheridan on March 24, 2016, 10:01:51 AM
In all honesty, all the Rapid needs is a better squeegee blade, that stock one they use if to tall and it's single duro.

I got a shop here with 6 of them and each does 10k or more per day each for the last 5 years i've known them and they were there well before I knew them.

So your 60k is what they do in a single day with theirs. The machine is perfect for what it does, print tags.





Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: TCT on March 25, 2016, 10:43:08 PM
The Roq one is overpriced. It is probably without doubt the most robust option, but we are talking tags here! If I would do it again, I'd go with the machine OTS has. They made the Cutlass that Workhorse sold.
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: IntegriTees on March 26, 2016, 12:24:53 AM
Unfortunately, the ots site just has drawn pics of the units. Seems pretty sketchy
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: Maxie on March 26, 2016, 03:59:47 AM
I don't have details but there's Italian machine that pad prints.
I import shirts fom India, they use transfers.
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: willy35 on March 26, 2016, 08:49:31 AM
In Turkey

http://www.sulfet.com/en/products/neck-printing-machine/ (http://www.sulfet.com/en/products/neck-printing-machine/)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vc32CHTnos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vc32CHTnos)
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: TCT on March 26, 2016, 10:15:06 AM
Here is the OTS one-


https://youtu.be/WjMJXmS5h4A (https://youtu.be/WjMJXmS5h4A)
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: BP on March 28, 2016, 10:45:56 AM
http://www.inkcups.com/equipment/tagless-printing/Default.aspx (http://www.inkcups.com/equipment/tagless-printing/Default.aspx)
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: kingscreen on March 28, 2016, 12:13:35 PM
We looked at the OTS machine before just going with a RapidTag.  OTS is definitely heavier duty.
Like many have said before about the RapdiTag, it does what it's meant to; it prints tags.
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: IntegriTees on March 28, 2016, 10:06:01 PM
How do you guys with rapidtags print white on black shirts?
Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: jsheridan on March 29, 2016, 10:20:05 AM
How do you guys with rapidtags print white on black shirts?

tags don't require opacity like 'regular' prints do. You really want to strive for a print that is barely there.

Title: Re: Alternatives to RapidTag
Post by: kingscreen on March 29, 2016, 12:11:15 PM
How do you guys with rapidtags print white on black shirts?

Reduced, plus a slightly increased flash time. 
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCxXbGRPr0r/?taken-by=kingscreen (https://www.instagram.com/p/BCxXbGRPr0r/?taken-by=kingscreen)