DriBox Tunnel Dryers for Screen Printers

Upgradeable textile conveyor dryers for small and medium shops

DB-30 Tunnel Dryer - tabletop version A tunnel dryer is a truly essential piece of kit for the serious silk screen printer and the DriBox range of textile conveyor dryers are truly compact units, making them ideal for new screen printing businesses or for those with limited space.

DriBox drying ovens can easily handle small production plastisol based print jobs in the 60-80 pieces per hour range. The true beauty of a DriBox tunnel dryer is that it is upgradeable and If an additional heater unit is added, the production capacity is doubled.

Vastex ten year heater warranty logo DriBox textile conveyor dryers can be expanded at any time when production capability needs to be increased. Each tunnel dryer can have both belt extensions and additional drying chambers added, which means that screen print production can be at least doubled and in some cases almost tripled according to individual requirements.

Vastex exhaust hood

Optional Accessories

There are a number of upgrades that can be specified for all of the Vastex infra red tunnel dryer range.

These include belt extensions and extra independently contolled heating chambers to increase the production capacity of the dryer.

In addition, an optional exhaust hood can be added to the DriBox 30 series and all Econored models. The exhaust hood is a popular upgrade that allows any vapour or fumes to be extracted from the garment as it exits the dryer chamber.

DriBox infra red drying ovens are the ideal solution for the growing t-shirt printer and come as standard as a bench mounted system with the option of adding legs to make the units freestanding. Other options include castors to make the tunnel dryer easy to move around in a small screen printing shop where space may be at a premium.

Dalesway is proud to offer four models in the DriBox range of tunnel dryers and these are available in 46cm (18") and 76cm (30") belt widths with either a single or double heater unit.

Standard Specifications for DriBox Tunnel Dryers

Vastex DB-II-18 Textile Conveyor Dryer

Compact size (from 130cm length)
10 year heater warranty (to first purchaser)
Variable DC belt speed control
Height adjustable heating element
Hi / low temperature adjustment (2000 or 2600 watts)
Single phase 13 Amp power supply
Optional castored stand for easy movement
Removable heat chamber to aid transportation
Expandable at any time
Wide feed and exit openings
Infra red focusing system

The following table shows the specification of the Vastex DriBox range of textile conveyor dryers and should help with evaluating which specific model fits with your individual requirements.

	DB18	DB-II-18	DB30	DB-II-30
Heater warranty	10 years	10 years	10 years	10 years
Defect warranty	3 years	3 years	3 years	3 years
Shirts per hour	60 +	160 +	80 +	200 +
Heater wattage	2000 watts	5200 watts	2600 watts	5200 watts
Cost per hour to operate (based on £0.10 / kWh	£0.26	£0.52	£0.26	£0.52
Internal parts material	Aluminium coated steel	Aluminium coated steel	Aluminium coated steel	Aluminium coated steel
Belt speed	0 - 3.6 m/min	0 - 3.6 m/min	0 - 3.6 m/min	0 - 3.6 m/min
Additional chambers	51cm	102cm	51cm	102cm
Heater size	46 x 46cm	46 x 46cm or 2 @ 46 x 46cm	46 x 61cm	46 x 61cm or 2 @ 46 x 61cm
Temperature contoller	Analogue	Analogue	Analogue	Analogue
Heater temperature range	0 - 454 celcius	0 - 454 celcius	0 - 399 celcius	0 - 482 celcius
Scrub air	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Exhaust hood	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Powered exhaust	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Legs	Optional	Standard	Optional	Standard
Locking castors	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
Single phase mains	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tunnel length	51cm	102cm	51cm	102cm
Tunnel width (infeed)	55cm	55cm	85cm	85cm
Tunnel height (infeed)	5 - 17cm	5 - 17cm	5 - 17cm	5 - 17cm
Overall height	62cm	65cm	65cm	65cm
Overall height with optional legs	126cm	126cm	126cm	126cm
Overall width	74cm	74cm	104cm	104cm
Overall length	122cm	122cm	213cm	213cm
Weight	109kg	134kg	120kg	212kg

DriBox tunnel dryers are the unique, cost-effective option that will allow your screen printing business to step up to the next level and leave room for further growth! Please feel free to review more information about DriBox drying ovens by looking at the information provided in the links below, or call us for more advice.

Product resources:

Frequently Asked Questions

Specification sheet (Acrobat PDF file)

Operation manual DriBox I series (Acrobat PDF file)

Operation manual Dribox II series (Acrobat PDF file)

General price list (Acrobat PDF file)

Screen Printing

Screen print onto t-shirts and other garments, mark industrial products or a print a variety of promotional items. Our extensive range of silk screen printing equipment offers some of the best systems available on the market with comprehensive warranties and support. Ideal whether you are just starting out or upgrading existing machinery. Our aim is simple – to make you successful!

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