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Vega S17

One machine. One operator.

Art file in. Press-ready sheets out. The complete DTF production line — print, cut, powder, cure and stack — in a single footprint.

Engineered and built in Korea. Backed by DTF Station support in the US.

The Vega S17 all-in-one DTF production system

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1
operator
100
sheets stacked, unattended
0
times you touch powder
67
dB(A) or less
Why it is different

Three things that are true here and hard to find together

Every machine in this category is sold on the promise that you can send a job and walk away. Here is the mechanism behind each claim, so you can check it rather than take it.

  • Walking away is a mechanism, not a promise.

    Film travels a short, fully supported path and is cut into sheets rather than pulled on as one long web. There is no unsupported span for tension to act on, so there is nothing to skew — and nothing to stand and watch.

  • Built like office equipment, because it is.

    Fully enclosed, 67 dB(A) or less, with three-stage filtration that captures fumes and fine adhesive powder inside the machine. No external ventilation to install, so the building stops being the obstacle to bringing transfers in house.

  • One person runs the line — and is not standing at it.

    Powder is sealed in a cartridge and applied automatically. The cure is preset. Cutting happens inline and finished sheets stack themselves, up to one hundred. Send the file and go run the press.

Features

What is inside the Vega S17

The sealed powder cartridge seated in its bay on the Vega S17
Sealed powder cartridge

Your hands never touch powder.

Adhesive powder is metered from a sealed cartridge by a rotating paddle, and the excess is captured inside the machine. Nothing airborne, no tray to shovel. One cartridge runs about one full 328 ft roll of film.

The four heater zones of the Vega S17 curing bed, shown in cutaway
Four cure zones

The cure is already dialed in.

An enclosed conveyor bed with four independently controlled heater zones, held at 320 °F by a PID controller. The operator never sets a cure temperature, so there is no setting to get wrong and no result that depends on who is on shift.

A finished printed sheet delivered into the Vega S17 output stacker
Inline cutter and stacker

Sheets that fit the press you already own.

An inline shuttle cutter trims each sheet in 0.8 seconds, at any length you choose between 10 and 19.7 in. Finished sheets drop cut and squared into the integrated stacker, up to one hundred of them. Lift the stacker out and the run length becomes the roll instead.

The Vega S17 with its front doors open on the three filtration trays
Three-stage filtration

Nothing to duct.

A de-mist stage, a medium stage, then HEPA and activated carbon. Fumes and fine adhesive powder are captured inside the machine, so no external ventilation is required.

The Vega S17 touchscreen control panel during a job
One touchscreen

It tells you what it needs.

A single tilt touchscreen runs both sections. It tracks what maintenance is due and when it was last done, reports error codes back to support, and takes software updates on its own — so nothing depends on somebody remembering.

Cutaway view of the Vega S17 showing the folded film path through both sections
A film path folded to save floor

One footprint, not a row of machines.

The print section mounts on top of the finishing section. Film feeds up and back down, so the wet ink side stays up while powdering and curing sit underneath the printer rather than beside it. Film goes in and comes out on the same side, so a second unit stands right next to the first.

What you will actually touch

  • The powder cartridge bay of the Vega S17Powder cartridge bay
  • Powder being metered onto a printed sheet inside the Vega S17Rotating paddle metering
  • Cut sheets emerging from the Vega S17Cut sheets, squared
  • The filter trays inside the Vega S17 finishing sectionHEPA and carbon filter trays
  • The maintenance screen on the Vega S17 panelMaintenance tracked on the panel
  • Side cutaway of the Vega S17 showing the two stacked sectionsPrint section on the finishing section
Tech specs

Vega S17

Print engine

TechnologyPiezoelectric drop-on-demand inkjet
PrintheadsRicoh industrial, stainless-steel face, rated 5 years
Ink channels4 color, 2 white, 2 cleaning · two separated carriages
Resolution600 × 600 dpi
InkColor Prime Chroma, water-based pigment · sealed 500 ml / 200 ml cartridges, pump-fed, white circulation
RIPNeoStampa

Media

Film width17 in roll (432 mm)
Max image width15.5 in (394 mm)
Sheet length10 to 19.7 in (25–50 cm), set per job
Max image length~19 in (467 mm)
Film thicknessUp to 0.09 mm
FeedMotorized auto-tension unwinder, edge-driven pinch rollers

Powder and curing

PowderTPU adhesive, automatic from a sealed cartridge, rotating paddle
Excess removalCaptured inside the machine · anti-static brush on the media path
CoverageOne 2.4 lb (1.1 kg) cartridge ≈ one 328 ft (100 m) roll at 50% ink coverage
CuringEnclosed conveyor heater bed, 4 independently controlled zones
Cure controlPID with solid-state relay, 320 °F default, no operator setting
Filtration3-stage: de-mist, medium, HEPA + activated carbon · no external ventilation required

Output and control

CutterAutomatic inline shuttle cutter, 0.8 s per cut
Stacker100 sheets · removable for longer runs
ControlOne tilt touchscreen for both sections
ConnectivityEthernet 10/100, USB-A 2.0, Wi-Fi available · cloud-connected remote diagnostics · automatic updates
Automatic maintenanceHourly white-ink circulation, scheduled head cleaning, wet capping after 6 h idle
Noise67 dB(A) or less

Physical and power

Footprint67.1 × 31.4 in (170.4 × 79.8 cm) · the print section mounts on the finishing section
Print section50.9 × 31.4 × 21.2 in · 243 lb
Finishing section67.1 × 31.4 × 41.9 in · 384 lb · on casters
Combined weight626 lb (284 kg)
Doorway31.4 in deep — passes a standard doorway
Power220 V, 50/60 Hz · separate connections per section (print 400 W max, finishing 1,450 W) · confirm circuit requirements with us before installation
Environment59–90 °F (77 °F or below recommended) · 45–80% RH (45–70% recommended)
SetupAbout one hour, crate to first print
Questions

The ones worth asking first

Is 15.5 inches of image width enough?

It depends on what you sell. If your product is gang-sheet rolls sold by the yard, width is yield and you want a wider roll-to-roll machine — ask us about the Prestige XL2 or XL4 with a Seismo shaker. If you press what you print, you gang jobs onto every sheet and stop paying for width and floor you never use. A 15.5 × 19 in image fits a 16 × 20 in platen.

How fast is it?

We have not published a speed figure, because we have not finished measuring one on production units. We would rather leave it blank than borrow a number. What we can tell you is that the two sections synchronize automatically, so finishing never caps output below what the printer produces. Ask us where the measurement stands.

Does it need ventilation?

No external ventilation is required. Curing is enclosed, and three-stage filtration ending in HEPA and activated carbon captures fumes and fine adhesive powder inside the machine.

What power does it need?

The machine runs on 220 V, 50/60 Hz, and the two sections have separate power connections that should not share one standard circuit. Confirm the circuit requirements with us before installation — this is the question worth asking early, while an electrician can still be scheduled around it.

What happens if it sits unused?

It is designed to stay powered so it can look after itself. White ink circulates hourly, channels clean on a schedule, and after six hours idle the heads seal into a cap station filled with cleaning solution. If it will be powered off for two weeks or more, flush the ink and charge the system with storage fluid first.

How does this compare to buying a printer and a shaker separately?

Separately, you are buying components and assembling the line yourself: the shaker, the oven, the cutter, the extraction, the floor for all of it, and the person standing over it. Both routes are legitimate and we sell both. The question worth answering is how many labor minutes each one costs you per finished transfer.

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