The Klieverik Vertex Heat Press From CMYUK Revolutionises Sample Production At Leicester Garment Manufacturer
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14th December 2023 : Clothing manufacturer 13 Amp has installed a Klieverik Vertex calender press from CMYUK.
It will be used to create samples of new women’s and children’s clothing lines.
The business had decided on purchasing a Klieverik heat press on the recommendation of other colleagues in the industry, and a marketing communication from CMYUK inviting customers to an Open Day at its Shrewsbury Demonstration Centre, pretty much sealed the deal.
“We visited the CMYUK showroom and saw the Klieverik Vertex in action which was excellent,” says David Wilson, Fabric Technical Sourcing Manager, 13 Amp, adding, “CMYUK is very good at communications. It’s pre-and post-sales service has also been very good.”
13 Amp is a family-owned business that was established in 1985 by brothers Glyn and Haydn Evans and managed today by Glyn.
Based in Leicester this design-led clothing manufacturing company produces women’s and children’s wear specialising in jersey and soft separates for garments ranging from tops to dresses across a varied cross section of the high street from top end fashion retailers such as Sea Salt, Cotton traders and Roman Originals to supermarkets including the Morrisons’ Nutmeg brand.
The company’s HQ in Leicester is home to its materials. sourcing, sales, design, sampling and production management departments. Warehousing, finishing and garment despatch also shares the same site.
Sample designs are either generated from the in-house design team or from a specific customer.
They are then printed onto paper using an in-house dye sublimation printer, which is then transferred to a polyester-rich fabric base via the Vertex calender press, and then finished.
Turnaround time from printing and constructing a sample garment takes a single day.
Once a sample has been approved, volume production takes place at partner manufacturing facilities in Morocco and Sri Lanka.
The Vertex is a compact calender press with a robust build featuring an oil-filled heat drum that facilitates consistent brilliant colour reproduction and high print definition.
An ingenious belt tracking system also ensures error-free, right-first-time production.
With a working width of 1650mm, it can handle both single piece and roll-to-roll materials and is able to cope with the widest range of fabrics and applications.
The Vertex Hybrid Transfer Printing Calender
The Vertex has been designed as an affordable, entry level machine for efficient single piece transfer printing, but the calender is also capable of roll-to-roll printing.
The Vertex has all you know from Klieverik: the oil based drum, robust build, compact design and ease of operation.
The machine is optimized for ease of operation and is suitable for all kind of PES textiles.
About Klieverik
Klieverik Heli BV is a dynamic company, focused on rotary thermo-processing equipment for advanced textiles.
With more than 40 years of experience we design, manufacture, install and maintain innovative industrial machinery.
We manufacture stand-alone equipment and complete production lines.
Our highly versatile machinery provides added value and improves the efficiency of textile printing and finishing operations.
Klieverik is based in Oldenzaal. The Netherlands, where we design and build our machinery.
Our calenders are shipped, installed and serviced world wide.
