New Dual-Station System Streamlines Commercial Workflows, Reduces Manual Labor, and Maximizes Transfer Application Throughput
TAMPA | FL – November 2026 – ColDesi– Keeping apparel production moving efficiently is a priority for businesses managing growing order volumes and tighter turnaround times. To help meet these demands, ColDesi has added the ColDesi Dual Station Automatic Heat Press to its lineup of heat press equipment, giving commercial apparel decorators a new way to streamline production, reduce manual labor, and increase output with automated dual-station operation.
Built for commercial apparel decorators, the new heat press combines two 16″ × 20″ pressing stations with an automated sliding heat platen. This configuration allows operators to prepare one garment while another is being pressed, creating a continuous production workflow and introducing automation without requiring a larger, multi-station industrial footprint.
Continuous Workflow Eliminates Bottlenecks
For apparel decoration businesses, printing transfers is only part of the production process; applying those transfers to finished garments frequently becomes a shop-floor bottleneck as order volumes increase. Traditional single-station heat presses require operators to wait for each pressing cycle to conclude before preparing the next item.
The ColDesi Dual Station Automatic Heat Press minimizes that idle time. Featuring two independent loading stations and an automatically traversing heat platen, operators load, align, and stage the next garment while the previous piece is under pressure. Once the cycle finishes, the platen shuttles to the opposite station, ensuring steady production, reduced downtime, and optimal use of shop-floor labor.
Commercial Automation and Precision Features
Beyond its dual-platen configuration, the machine integrates precision features designed to ensure repeatable, commercial-grade transfer applications:
Dual 16″ × 20″ Pressing Stations: Enable non-stop production cycles through parallel garment staging.
Automated Sliding Heat Platen: Eliminates repetitive physical strain by automatically shuttling between stations.
Pneumatic Pressing Operation: Delivers steady, adjustable pressure across full production runs (requires an external air compressor).
Dual Operating Modes: Offers both automatic and manual cycles to adapt to specific fabric and transfer requirements.
Adjustable Crosshair Laser Alignment: Guides precise graphic placement and repeat positioning.
Digital Control Interface: Provides centralized control of temperature, dwell times, and cycle counts.
Threadable, Interchangeable Lower Platens: Speeds up apparel dressing and accommodates various garment geometries.
Industrial Construction: Built with heavy-duty steel framing, dual pre-press timers, automatic release, and a thick, Teflon-coated cast aluminum heat platen.
Multi-Decorating Compatibility Across Apparel Methods
While direct-to-film (DTF) volume growth drives the demand for automated finishing equipment, the ColDesi Dual Station Automatic Heat Press also accommodates heat transfer vinyl (HTV), dye-sublimation, and plastisol screen print transfers.
For screen print shops, the system streamlines shorter runs, personalized names/numbers, and hybrid jobs. For high-volume DTF operations, the unit eliminates the finishing bottleneck, providing the throughput needed to match modern high-speed printer outputs.
Scalable Bridge to Automated Production
The addition of the Dual Station Automatic Heat Press bridges the gap between entry-level manual clamshell presses and high-volume industrial systems like the ColDesi AP360 6-Station carousel press. The platform provides growing print shops with an accessible entry point into automated production without requiring major facility reconfigurations.
Product information:
https://coldesi.com/product/coldesi-dual-station-automatic-heat-press/
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