S.Roque - Anyone?

Originally Posted by Printficient

To clarify my above statement...

MHM Value Proposition

* Unique and fast snap in Squeegee/Floodbar installation. No clamps needed.

MHM pull pin system is easier and faster than the mechanical or air clamp system as there are considerably less steps to perform.
Time Saving
6 color Job 3 mins
12 color Job 6 mins

* No tools easy to adjust Squeegee/Floodbar angle.

The competition requires you to loosen locking handles on both sides of the squeegee/floodbar.
MHM requires simply moving a lever, incremented in 5 degrees. No locking or unlocking required.
Time Saving
6 color job 3 mins
12 color job 5 mins


* Fast & Easy Pin locating Screen Holding System.
Holds screen end to end. No movement of frame that is common when using air clamping method which requires re adjustment taking additional time.
Time Saving
6 color job 4 mins
12 color job 8 mins

* Positive, fast and accurate True XY Micro Registration. No clamps
The MHM micro registration gives fast & precise true XY adjustment without having to lock/unlock the controls. The system on our competitors equipment moves the screen when locking/unlocking causing re adjustment of the screens into registration
Time savings
6 color Job 5 mins
12 color job 10 mins

* Print & flood stroke length adjustment
The MHM simply allows you to slide a plate to the desired travel distance.
No locking/unlocking needed and no wires to get snagged as is the case on our competitors equipment
Time savings
6 color job 3 mins
12 color job 6 mins

* Quartz Flash Units can be adjusted from main Control panel without stopping the machine.
This can be done on the MHM by simply increasing or decreasing the dwell time icon on the main touch screen control panel.
On our competitors equipment you have to access and go through several procedures to access this feature. Consequently the operator always stops the machine to make this adjustment.
Time savings
6 color job 2 mins
12 color job 3 mins

* Clean screens accessibility
The need to periodically clean the screens during production due to lint build up, especially when printing fleece, is made easy on MHM machines simply by touching the clean position icon on the main control panel. The machine will stop and the pallets will do a half index giving accessibility to the underside of the screens. Once the screen/screens are clean then touching the clean position icon again will move the pallets into the original position and the machine will continue to run in automatic mode.
On other equipment you have to stop the machine, hold down a reset button to disengage the pallet drive then manually move the pallets into a half index position to give screen accessibility. To return to normal production mode you have to, make sure you manually index the pallets in the opposite direction into the exact position then reengage the pallet drive.
Time savings on a 500 piece run
6 color job 6 mins
12 color job 8 mins

The above features will generate the following additional production and revenue over conventional Presses.

Time savings to set up a 6 color job 26 minutes
Time savings to set up a 12 color job 46 minutes

3 set ups per 8 hour shift. 6 Color 78 minutes
3 set ups per 8 hour shift. 14 color 138 minutes

Based on machine production of 500 per hour .6 Color job= 650 additional shirts pr 8 hrs
Based on machine production of 500 pr hr .12 Color Job= 1,150 additional shirts pr 8 hrs

At 50 cents per print on the 6 color job = an additional $325.00 per 8 hours
At 50 cents per print on the 12 color job = an additional $575.00 per 8 hours

Based on 5 x 8 hour shifts per week 6 color job $1,625.00 additional revenue
Based on 5 x 8 hour shifts per week 12 color job $2,875.00 additional revenue

50 work weeks per year 6 color job $81,250.00
50 work weeks per year 12 color job $143,750.00

Other Time Saving features

* Pallet change
To change pallets on the MHM machines simply touch the pallet change icon on the main control panel. This will unlock the pallet in the load/unload position. Simply lift the pallet off and place the new pallet in place. Touch the index icon and the pallets will lock, index and the pallets in the load/unload position will unlock. Repeat until all the pallets have been changed. Simple, fast, no leveling.
With the competition you have to reach under the pallet and loosen 4 levers, slide the pallet off, position the new pallet, slide it on and re lock the pallet in place with the 4 levers. You then have to manually move the pallets around to the next pallet is in the load/unload position and repeat until all the pallets are changed.
Time Saving
8 Pallet Machine 10 mins
14 Pallet Machine 14 mins

* Documented print parameters
The MHM has reference indicators for all print parameters on the machine, Squeegee pressure, Squeegee air pressure, Micro registration and memory that stores heads that are activated, how many squeegee/flood strokes on each head, Flash cure position, flash cure dwell time.
This information gives you the ability to recall this information when printing the same job at a later date resulting in a faster set up time.
Time Saving
6 Color Job













Registration Pre Press
FPU vs. Tri Lock and Pin Registration


The cost savings on the MHM System are twofold. There is no need to buy carrier sheets for the film or the need to buy a bigger exposure unit to hold the Registration
frames which in turn hold the screens in the exposure unit.
This means we can use normal folders to catalog our art as we have no carrier sheets. The added dimensions of the other systems units that must be on your glass of your exposure unit may necessitate a bigger unit than you already have.
The benefit of pre registration is to decrease the registration part of set up times.
With this said, the MHM FPU is far superior to the others in 4 ways. They are: 1. No carrier sheets. 2. Better registration because we place each piece of film directly ON the screen and are thus insured of a tighter registration. 3. We can shoot as many screens at once that our exposure unit will hold. 4. Our FPU holds the screen the EXACT same way our presses hold the screen.

This is where the FPU will save you money as there are only 4 steps used on press as opposed to 15 – 18 steps used on press by our competitors.
MHM FPU steps are:
1. Place screens in press
2. Put squeegees, floodbars, and inks in screens
3. Run strike off and micro IF necessary
4. Begin run
M&R Tri Lock steps are:
1. Place screens in heads
2. Remove a platen from press
3. Put Tri-Lock platen on press
4. Free wheel or index Tri-Lock platen to first screen
5. Lock table
6. Raise table
7. Pull screen against the stops on Tri-Lock
8. Lock screen
9. Lower table
10. Free wheel or index Tri-Lock platen to next screen
11. Repeat steps 5-10 for all remaining screens
12. Remove Tri-Lock platen
13. Replace platen removed in step 2
14. Add squeegees, floodbars and inks
15. Print sample shirt
16. Micro registration if necessary
17. Begin run

Originally Posted by Printficient

Mike,
Let's do the math. 5 4 color 100 piece runs. Start to finish. Screens shot, shirts laid out, clean squeegees, 600 pcs per hour.
Run Time both machines = 50 minutes total. This is 10 minutes per run.
Set up time. This includes putting the screens in the press, registering them, putting squeegees floodbars and ink in and getting a print ready sample.
M&R per job 8-10 minutes plus or minus 2-4 minutes. The factors involved with the time discrepency are pallet removal, tri lock pallet placement spinning the tri lock platen to all screens raising clamping lowering etc., tri lock platen removal, print platen put on print shirt. How fast one does that time in and time out is NOT consistent throughout the day.
MHM per 1-3 minutes plus or minus 30 seconds. Reasons NO platen is involved. NO air clamping. NO air locks on squeegee and floodbar. NO registering on press ( if pre press is right. )
So set ups for M&R for the 5 jobs total 30-50 minutes.
For the MHM 5-15 minutes.
Total production time M&R 90-100 minutes
Total production time MHM 55-65 minutes

Roughly speaking half the total time with the MHM.

You do bring up a valid point. On a 5000+ pc runs no real benefit.

However if I might be so bold as to point out that the profit margin is higher for most shops at runs under 144 pcs nay dare I say 72 pcs then the MHM is far more profitabls.

To clarify my statement. I have no dog in this fight as I DO NOT SELL EQUIPMENT.

Originally Posted by 244

Total B.S. Sonny! There are thousands of print shops all over the world that prove you are wrong every day. There are way too many reasons to list here why M&R presses out produce MHM and every other manufacturer in the market on a daily basis. Your comments are biased and you as well as most people know it. If your statement is true answer me one question. Where are these super printers with MHM presses that are producing 50 percent more at. At these numbers they should be everywhere just killing those people who made the stupid mistake of going with M&R presses.

Originally Posted by Prosperi-Tees

Which model of the MHM is their "entry level" press?

Originally Posted by GraphicDisorder

Let me get this right Sonny. You claim MHM will produce 50% MORE than any other machine, help me out here because largely the world isn't interested in MHM machines.

So what's more believable:
1. You are completely full of ****.
2. You are telling the truth and screen printers are idiots.
3. You are exaggerating drastically. A MHM may be faster to set up, the truth is that it is no where near producing 50% more because of that. Sadly you know it too.

This is why I don't buy or try your ink. You've always been overly dramatic about MHM and your ink and largely guys are not happy with your ink so I have to assume MHM isn't all you say it is either.

Originally Posted by Printficient

Once again my numbers were based on me doing the set ups from my days running both presses.
So I guess i should quantify my statement in the following way.
Because of the set up procedures of the MHM you have the possibility of producing UP to 50% more in any given extended time frame.