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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: DannyGruninger on December 27, 2016, 04:33:04 PM

Title: New M&R oval ?
Post by: DannyGruninger on December 27, 2016, 04:33:04 PM
I'm sure Rich will chime in as I'm super curious to know the deal with the new M&r oval called the victory. At a recent trade show in turkey  the Chinese company cntop were making the claims they have struck a deal with M&r to produce this new machine. I figured this might be a total lie as I just can't imagine rich wanting to produce one of their machines in china. Anyone care to share what's up as something just seems odd here. Maybe it's a way to bring a much cheaper oval solution to the market?

This rendering the cntop place was sharing does not look like traditional M&r screen holders, etc but it looks identical to the Chinese machines found all over alibaba when searching Chinese oval screen printing machines.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: ebscreen on December 27, 2016, 05:39:18 PM
So many different machines going on here.

MHM screen holders, ROQ head lifts, M&R paint....
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Dottonedan on December 27, 2016, 06:31:24 PM
M&R has had things going on for years in other country's, Different stuff than we know about M&R here in the US.

IN addition, I have often been surprised even when working there myself, to find out we have been doing this or built that. I've seen things that were put out as new technology from competitors at shows, letting things get fumbled around on for the first few years by customers while we have had it for 3-4 years (or more) before them being perfected, but M&R never put it out there first. First to Market is great for "ideas" but for machinery, not so much.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: screenprintguy on December 27, 2016, 06:40:11 PM
Pretty sick looking machine though!!
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: ebscreen on December 27, 2016, 08:05:07 PM
Pretty sick looking machine though!!

Eh, it's got China written all over it.

Here it is complete with (I'm assuming) bootleg Disney prints sporting those wackjob fleamarket color schemes.

https://qdhtyinhuashebei.en.alibaba.com/product/60530524477-218130312/Professional_Better_than_M_R_Oval_Silk_Screen_Printing_Machine_for_T_shirt_Textile.html



Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Dottonedan on December 27, 2016, 08:20:16 PM
Pretty sick looking machine though!!

Eh, it's got China written all over it.

Here it is complete with (I'm assuming) bootleg Disney prints sporting those wackjob fleamarket color schemes.

https://qdhtyinhuashebei.en.alibaba.com/product/60530524477-218130312/Professional_Better_than_M_R_Oval_Silk_Screen_Printing_Machine_for_T_shirt_Textile.html (https://qdhtyinhuashebei.en.alibaba.com/product/60530524477-218130312/Professional_Better_than_M_R_Oval_Silk_Screen_Printing_Machine_for_T_shirt_Textile.html)


Hahaha!  The title says professional "Better" than M&R press.  I guess if you're going say it's  "better than" and you have to pick one of the major competitors it's apparently M&R even in China. LOL.  But isn't this the same press as shown above?  If so, why the title of "better than".  Confused.

Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: screenprintguy on December 27, 2016, 08:24:13 PM
funny the alibabah looks like a blue Sroque
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Dottonedan on December 27, 2016, 08:37:33 PM
Yea, some of the items are identical while other area not so much.  The one from the alibabah website might be a Chinese knock off of a Chinese manufacturer building and distributing for M&R in China.  Who knows.  Honestly, I don't know how they each handle these knock off issues (within China). One Chinese manufacturer can knock off another Chinese manufacturer. How do they handle that?  Just go about their business as if nothings going on?  Seems like.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: 244 on December 27, 2016, 10:15:11 PM
Yea, some of the items are identical while other area not so much.  The one from the alibabah website might be a Chinese knock off of a Chinese manufacturer building and distributing for M&R in China.  Who knows.  Honestly, I don't know how they each handle these knock off issues (within China). One Chinese manufacturer can knock off another Chinese manufacturer. How do they handle that?  Just go about their business as if nothings going on?  Seems like.
Not the same press. No CE no UL components and completely different electronics. Even cylinders are EMC instead of SMC. All copies look alike but definitely don't run alike. We at this point don't even sell this unit in China or the States.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Crazy Mike on December 28, 2016, 10:10:15 AM
I think I saw RW in the back of one of the pics. ;D
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Frog on December 28, 2016, 10:23:12 AM
I think I saw RW in the back of one of the pics. ;D
In pajamas and night cap
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: GraphicDisorder on December 28, 2016, 10:43:07 AM
I think I saw RW in the back of one of the pics. ;D
In pajamas and night cap

Bouncing on a bed with Jeff Saxbys check.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Frog on December 28, 2016, 11:22:40 AM
I think I saw RW in the back of one of the pics. ;D
In pajamas and night cap

Bouncing on a bed with Jeff Saxbys check.

let's keep it a little more vague. ??? Lotta water under the bridge, but we do have some basic tenets to still follow.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: RICK STEFANICK on December 28, 2016, 11:55:02 AM
Thanks Andy for keeping that integrity here. Besides any new equipment options should be evaluated and given a chance before the negativity starts.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: DannyGruninger on February 13, 2017, 07:33:00 PM
I see pictures from fespa that this oval is there. Looks identical to the Chinese company cntop oval. What's the story is this an M&r or a Chinese cntop?(as to where the machine is being machined, welded, assembled, etc)
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: sqslabs on February 14, 2017, 11:23:00 AM
I see pictures from fespa that this oval is there. Looks identical to the Chinese company cntop oval. What's the story is this an M&r or a Chinese cntop?(as to where the machine is being machined, welded, assembled, etc)


http://www.mrprint.com/news/12227-mnr-introduces-the-victoryone-oval-press (http://www.mrprint.com/news/12227-mnr-introduces-the-victoryone-oval-press)

http://www.mrprint.com/equipment/victoryone-automatic-oval-screen-printing-press (http://www.mrprint.com/equipment/victoryone-automatic-oval-screen-printing-press)
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Ross_S on February 14, 2017, 11:43:24 AM
HMMM.  Very interesting press.  When it will it be available State side?
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: GraphicDisorder on February 14, 2017, 11:56:15 AM
Dannys got a hard on for this one. LOL
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: 244 on February 14, 2017, 12:03:08 PM
HMMM.  Very interesting press.  When it will it be available State side?
They are available as of today here in the states as well.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: DannyGruninger on February 14, 2017, 12:45:56 PM
Dannys got a hard on for this one. LOL


Not really, just wanting accurate info so people can make informed decisions. I would sure as hell want to know if my machine was manufactured in China vs USA when I'm buying from a usa company.

What is the difference between this machine and a stryker?
Why would someone buy this machine over a stryker?
Why would m&r go with an entirely different pallet system and print head when they've said their current solution(stryker) is the best?
Is this machine RL certified ?

I'm just scratching my head as to why this oval is coming out when the stryker just came out, whats the reason?


Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: blue moon on February 14, 2017, 01:19:29 PM
Dannys got a hard on for this one. LOL


Not really, just wanting accurate info so people can make informed decisions. I would sure as hell want to know if my machine was manufactured in China vs USA when I'm buying from a usa company.

What is the difference between this machine and a stryker?
Why would someone buy this machine over a stryker?
Why would m&r go with an entirely different pallet system and print head when they've said their current solution(stryker) is the best?
Is this machine RL certified ?

I'm just scratching my head as to why this oval is coming out when the stryker just came out, whats the reason?

it does say that it is in partnership with a Chinese factory, so I would guess it is made there.

what is RL certification?

pierre
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: DannyGruninger on February 14, 2017, 01:56:24 PM
Typo I meant to say UL instead of RL
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: brandon on February 14, 2017, 02:47:38 PM
M&R has been around for a long time and is responsible for a lot of great stuff. I am sure they have their reasons. And to assume something that is made in China is bad for some reason is weird. Look at your Iphone for example. Anyway, the limited time I was lucky to spend at M&R one day the sheer amount of equipment shipping to China was insane. It was staggering how much was going there. So in a business sense it would be smart to have a factory there to produce and sell there instead of slow boating it across the ocean. For any change in equipment features that is their decision and maybe meeting what the their customers are wanting. I do not run an international company so maybe offering something in China in today's world market it makes sense to offer it everywhere.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: DannyGruninger on February 14, 2017, 03:48:21 PM
M&R has been around for a long time and is responsible for a lot of great stuff. I am sure they have their reasons. And to assume something that is made in China is bad for some reason is weird. Look at your Iphone for example. Anyway, the limited time I was lucky to spend at M&R one day the sheer amount of equipment shipping to China was insane. It was staggering how much was going there. So in a business sense it would be smart to have a factory there to produce and sell there instead of slow boating it across the ocean. For any change in equipment features that is their decision and maybe meeting what the their customers are wanting. I do not run an international company so maybe offering something in China in today's world market it makes sense to offer it everywhere.


Not sure that I or anyone said Chinese made is junk. In fact I think quite the opposite as everything I see the chinese make is damn near awesome. This has nothing to do with that. I'm curious as to what the difference between this machine and the stryker is? I would be really pissed off at Roq if I just spent 200K on my oval only for them to turn around and make another cheaper version in china. I'm trying to understand because it seems like the stryker is brand new basically and now there is this. Does that mean something is wrong with the stryker? Again just trying to understand as I cannot wrap my head around it. What is the price difference and feature comparison between the two machines is what I'd like to know as I said it does not make sense to me.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: jsheridan on February 14, 2017, 07:52:37 PM
They just released a picture on Facebook six hours ago for the FESPA trade show!  it's called the victory one

http://www.mrprint.com/news/12227-mnr-introduces-the-victoryone-oval-press (http://www.mrprint.com/news/12227-mnr-introduces-the-victoryone-oval-press)
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: Lizard on February 15, 2017, 06:41:56 AM
I kind of see it like this.

We love our Challenger III and it would be awesome if all our presses were C III,s but in reality the sportsmans do a great job for us at a great price point. Kind of like the roq you. Do you really need a full blown press to be a dedicated sleeve or pocket press to run 1 to 4 colors or will an economy press print just as well at a fraction of the price?

Now M&R has an oval that is more in line with the Sportsman pricing (I hope) rather than the Challenger pricing and features so many people can get into a 20 plus color press that could not have before.
Title: Re: New M&R oval ?
Post by: ebscreen on February 15, 2017, 12:13:54 PM
The machine is already made in China for the Chinese market so I don't think it's intended for them.

The frame holders are straight MHM and the head lifts are straight Roq. The Chinese are more than capable of
producing quality but in my experience when it's a knockoff that's usually not the case. I could be wrong,
and imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

As far as I can tell none of it is compatible with other M&R machines. Pinned frames so no tri-loc.

Price and the continued threat of a pvc ban is my guess. Though how cheap it will be once the orange one hears of it
is anybodies guess.

Odd route for blue at the very least.