PRODUCT NEWS
MEGA LAUNCHES
NEW SUBLIMATION
PRODUCT DESIGNED
TO BE IDEAL FOR
SCHOOL ENTERPRISE
SCHEMES
MEGA Electronics Ltd has printer-driver software. A mirror
launched a product for Mini or reversed image is necessary so
Enterprise. Entitled Business in that it appears the correct way
a Box it is a complete round when placed on the mug.
manufacturing kit for ceramic The resultant printed image is cut
The Business in a Box from Mega.
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mug printing. The Business in a to size and stuck firmly to the
a71 72 Durham sublimation mugs
Box consists of an A4 sublimation mug with heat tape.
method a domestic oven can be
sublimation printer together This is then placed in an ordinary
used for successful results time
a71 2 rolls of 16m heat tape.
with a bulk feeder sublimation domestic oven for ten minutes at
and time again without the need to
The kit is offered at just £375
ink system, sublimation paper, 210ºC. After cooling, the tape and
purchase an expensive mug press.
plus VAT. Business in a Box is
heat tape and 72 polyester paper are removed to reveal a
With 5 x 100ml of sublimation
said to be an excellent
coated sublimation ceramic mugs. strong vibrant image in the
ink supplied in the bulk feeder
After the students have surface of the mug. All sample
system, there is enough ink in the
introduction to the world of
completed their market research, mugs in the photograph were
kit to print hundreds of mugs.
sublimation printing. A heat
produced their mug designs and produced by this method. The
The contents of the kit are:
press can be added at a later
taken orders, the actual production sublimation printed mug then has
stage to enable a whole host of
a71 D120 Epson printer
method is very simple. Any the image in the surface of the
other sublimation substrates to
a71 D120 bulk feeder with 5 x
software can be used to print the polyester coating on the ceramic,
100ml of ink be printed.
required image which is making it completely permanent a71 100 sheets of the ‘special’
automatically ‘mirrored’ by the and dishwasher safe. Using this sublimation paper.
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C R CLARKE’S ‘FUNKY MONKEY’
SHOWROOM ATTRACTION OFFERED
AS A SCHOOL PROJECT
C R CLARKE wanted to create focus for all the holes but close
a unique computer case to enough to produce acceptable
showcase what can be done with results.
the equipment and materials The clear case would look a
found in most D&T workshops. little drab without some lighting,
The idea started with a three- so blue neon tubes were fitted,
dimensional model created using along with an illuminated fan.
SolidWorks, positioning all of the The computer is complemented
component parts of a donor PC by a pair of speakers made from
and designing a case to fit around line bent acrylic with backformed
them. The top and bottom of the backshells.
casing were designed as simple Certainly, C R Clarke’s new
flat acrylic panels, while the four computer catches people’s eyes at
sides were produced as a single exhibitions and in their showroom.
wrap-around component. All of It is also a very feasible project for
the panels were laser cut to schools and teaches some ICT
provide clean and accurate edges,
Known internally as the ‘Funky Monkey’, the design files for this
hardware skills alongside D&T.
with the wrap-around folded on a
computer casing project are being offered to education.
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If anybody would like the
hot wire strip heater. Tabs on the design files as a starting point,
wrap-around engage in slots in the
computer so an acrylic dome was flange neatly and to create the
they can be obtained by emailing:
base and lid, positively locking
created to provide housing for the required ventilation holes. The
info@crclarke.co.uk
the case together. cooling fan. This was laser cut curved surface of the dome meant
Cooling is essential for any after forming, both to trim the that the laser was not perfectly in
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