TC5 Smart Membrane Heat Press – modular, automatic clamshell press with Bluetooth
The Secabo press has a fully modular design, consisting of: control unit, heating plate, lower plate, base frame, and power cable. All modules can be easily disassembled and replaced in just a few simple steps, allowing for broad customization depending on requirements.
The press is equipped with two lower plates — a standard plate and a membrane plate.
The transfer press can optionally be equipped with interchangeable plates in various sizes, a membrane lower plate, or dual-plate slide rails.
The press opens automatically once the set time has elapsed and notifies the user with an audible signal. The pressing process can be interrupted at any time by pressing a single button. Temperature and pressing time are selected via a digital controller.
The device’s temperature and operating time are set using a digital controller.
The pressure is adjusted using a knob located on top of the heating plate. The press also features an additional cover on the heating plate to protect the user from burns.
Stable and uniform heat distribution across the working plate ensures consistent, high-quality transfer prints.
The bottom plate is equipped with a membrane, which increases application possibilities on materials with large height differences or uneven surfaces. Pressure can be adjusted both through the electronic controller above the heating plate and via the manometer and release valve on the membrane plate. Adjustment is possible both during idle time and while the machine is operating. Thanks to this, the user can independently define the maximum positioning height of the membrane during transfer.
The TC5 Smart MEMBRANE 38 x 38 heat press is equipped with an innovative Bluetooth interface, which, together with the free Secabo Smart Transfer app, enables remote control of the press. The user can select the fabric or material type, and the app will adjust the optimal combination of temperature, time, and pressure. New features of the electronic control unit include: pre-pressing function, counter, sleep mode and auto shut-off, the ability to save up to 10 transfer parameter settings in memory, and many more
Modular Heat Presa Specifications for Transfers:
Plate size: 38 × 38 cm
Membrane plate size: 45 × 45 cm
Max. pressure: 250 g/cm2
Max. transfer temperature: 225°C
Max. pressing time: 999 seconds
Max. opening angle: 40°
Voltage/Power: 230V / 50–60Hz / 1.8 kW
Operating conditions: +5 to +35°C / 30–70% humidity
Weight (without packaging): 42 kg
Weight (with packaging): 50.60 kg
Key features of heat transfer presses for printing:
Heat press machines are used to transfer graphics onto a variety of materials using high temperature and appropriate pressure. Depending on their design, heat presses can be manual or automatic, including clamshell models that open upwards and swing-away models that open to the side. Individual heat presses offer different technical parameters, such as temperature range, pressure strength, and even heat distribution across the platen. This wide selection ensures that a Secabo heat transfer press can be optimally matched to the individual needs of the user.
Heat presses for clothing and promotional materials are used in many printing techniques, including sublimation, flex and flock films, flex and flock for sublimation and solvent printing, DTF (Direct To Film), and transfers from both laser and inkjet printers.
Thermal transfer presses are widely used across multiple industries, such as the garment industry for marking textiles like T-shirts, hoodies, jackets, fabric bags, workwear, pillowcases, and the advertising industry for personalizing promotional items such as puzzles, mouse pads, keychains, and photo frames.
List of exchangeable plates compatible with the press: