The heat press machine is a device that has a heating element on the top platen (a flat plate) and just a platen on the bottom. It has many different uses that involve laminating, imprinting designs on fabrics, ironing and more.

Function

A heat press is a machine that provides heat to an object while it is under pressure for a certain amount of time. This type of machine may be used for imprinting designs on fabrics, as a laminating device, ironing clothes, imprinting designs on mugs, puzzles, plates and objects of the such, etc.

Identification

Most heat press machines have an aluminum upper-element. Therefore they usually looks somewhat like the metal part of a flat iron. These machines come in several shapes, sizes, colors and models.

Types

There are three types of heat press machines: draw, "clamshell," swing-away. Draw presses' heat platen (a flat plate) will lift straight up and the lower table is pulled out on a ball bearing slide. The platen on a "clamshell" press just lifts straight up. Swing-away press machines have a platen that lifts up away from the lower platen and can be swung away.

Features

The main feature of a heat press machine is most likely it's upper platen. This feature is important because there is a heating element in the platen that transforms electrical energy into heat. When the platen is hot that is when one can use it to transfer print onto objects, iron, laminate, etc.

Fun Fact

Newer models of heating presses have digital technology to set a more accurate temperature, pressure level and timing. Heat presses are also easy to open and close.

Warning

Heat press machines obviously get hot. When one is using the heating press machine, one has to be very careful.

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