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Title: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: abchung on September 05, 2012, 06:24:41 AM
Hi Everyone on the board.

I have been stalking this forum for a few months now. Thus I would like to thank you for everyone on this forum for their knowledge.

I have been printing on long tables for several years and would like to move to carousel tables because I want to raise the efficiency at our shop.

I hope some of my input can help others on this forum.

Thanks
Anthony.
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: Frog on September 05, 2012, 06:28:06 AM
Hey Anthony, we're always happy when a "drive-by" finally takes the time to park and register. I'm sure that you'll be a valuable addition
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: Denis Kolar on September 05, 2012, 07:38:36 AM
Welcome!!!
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: Dottonedan on September 05, 2012, 08:12:31 AM
Selamat Datang  :)
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: mooseman on September 05, 2012, 08:30:07 AM
Hello Anthony,
welcome to the community glad you made the trip.
mooseman
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: abchung on September 05, 2012, 10:37:45 AM
Quote from: Dottonedan on September 05, 2012, 08:12:31 AM
Selamat Datang  :)

LOL ;D ;D..... Thank you.
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: Frog on September 05, 2012, 10:58:25 AM
Interestingly, my friend Dan often has more trouble with English than Bahasa Indonesia  ;D
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: newuser12345 on September 13, 2012, 05:42:06 PM
Good goals, Anthony! Hope you find what you're looking for here...
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: JayzTeez on September 14, 2012, 04:18:54 PM
Hello welcome to the board.
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: Rockers on September 15, 2012, 07:18:44 AM
Quote from: abchung on September 05, 2012, 06:24:41 AM
Hi Everyone on the board.

I have been stalking this forum for a few months now. Thus I would like to thank you for everyone on this forum for their knowledge.

I have been printing on long tables for several years and would like to move to carousel tables because I want to raise the efficiency at our shop.

I hope some of my input can help others on this forum.

Thanks
Anthony.
Printing on long tables seems to be well popular in Asia. Here in Japan I would say around 80% of print shops have that sort of set up. Anyway welcome,  now I`m not the only one from this part of the World anylonger. And post some pictures of your shop`s set up please.
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: abchung on September 15, 2012, 07:36:19 PM
Printing on long tables is popular in asia because they all use cheap materials.
1. Investment.
Extremely cheap to start with a flat table, then build yourself up from there.
2. Ink
The cost of cheap rubber ink can be 75% cheaper than plastisol inks or cheap water based ink can only cost 90% cheaper than Matsui. However, air dried inks cause a lot of problems on carousel presses.
3. Production flow.
There are print shops here that can lay down several hundred shirts at one time. So they set up colour 1 then starts printing. By the time colour 2 is set, the colour 1 guy is already over 20 to 30 shirts ahead of colour 2.  This creates a buffer for wiping the screens, or give time for the ink to dry. Can you imagine on a carousel, if one person needs to wipe down a screen, the whole production line has to stop and wait. Waiting time causes ink to dry in screen.

Why I moved onto carousel presses.
1. Efficiency.
2. No need to hire too many workers.
3. Quality(Can't use Newman on long tables).

Which one is cheaper to run?
Long tables due to ink cost. But the headache of controlling more people is not nice.

How do I compete?
Quality and find something that can't be done on long tables.

My moto: "Work smarter not harder, Don't complain find a solution".

Anthony
Title: Re: Hello from Indonesia
Post by: screenxpress on September 15, 2012, 07:54:40 PM
I smell a success story in the making. 

Good Job Anthony!!