Image Armor, a specialist in digital garment finishing equipment, has launched SprayTEC One-Shot, a pre-treatment system that cuts application time from three minutes to ten seconds per garment. Traditional DTG pre-treatment requires spraying a liquid fixative, then heat-pressing to dry. SprayTEC One-Shot combines a high-viscosity aerosol spray with a forced-air infrared dryer in a single pass. The system reduces chemical usage by 30% because the targeted spray pattern applies fixative only where the design will print, not the entire platen area.
Image Armor claims the new pre-treatment works with all major DTG printere (Kornit, Brother, Epson, M&R) and on fabrics from 100% cotton to 70/30 Bomuldspoly blandinger. The SprayTEC One-Shot unit costs $12,500 and measures 1.2m x 0.8m, fitting alongside a standard DTG printer. It processes up to 200 garments per hour, making it suitable for medium-volume shops. For high-volume operations, Image Armor offers a conveyorized version at $38,000.
Early testing by three US print shops showed a 25% increase in overall DTG throughput because the pre-treatment no longer bottlenecks production. Derudover, the one-shot process eliminates the separate heat press step for drying, freeing up equipment for transfer application. Image Armor provides a ROI calculator on its website: a shop printing 200 shirts per day saves approximately $18,000 annually in labor and energy costs.
The SprayTEC One-Shot is available worldwide through Image Armor’s distribution network. The company also offers training and certification for operators. Find DTG accessories at Xinflyvning.