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VersaSTUDIO BT-12 Direct-to-Garment Printer

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Print directly onto cotton t-shirts, apparel, tote bags and other products in minutes from the comfort of your desktop with the VersaSTUDIO BT-12 Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printer. The affordable DTG printer allows you to get into the profitable world of custom apparel immediately, with a device that’s as easy-to-use as an office printer and offers stunning results.

Build a Business with Quality, On-Demand Customization in Minutes

The BT-12 is an easy-to-use, reliable, compact DTG printer that's designed to effortlessly produce custom products. Start building a custom graphics business right out-of-the-box or diversify your current graphics output with quick-printed promotional items. With up to 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi print resolution, you can create quality and impressive products.

Sublimation on T-shirts — **Print full-color logos, art and messages onto 50% to 100% cotton t-shirts in minutes, right from your desktop.**

Sublimation onto infant clothing — **Print personal designs and messages onto onesies and other infant clothing to create highly-desirable baby products.**

Sublmate onto Light-Colored Garments — **Add your designs to a selection of grey, yellow, cream, pink and other colored garments.**

Sublimate onto Promotional items and bags — **Provide promotional products and personal gifts with customization onto bags and other accessories.**

Sublimate onto apparel — **Print on polo shirts, **children's hoodies**, and **other apparel** — tailor your products for individual customers, events and trade shows**

Sublimate onto Pet Accessories — **Personalize pet accessories like pet vests, pet coats, dog bandanas and other profitable pet accessories.**

Sublimate onto Pillows and Decor — **Indulge your creativity by putting your photos and designs onto fabric wall art, pillow cases, cushions, and other décor.**

Sublimate onto Napkis — **Add monograms, messages, art and designs onto dishtowels, handkerchiefs, aprons and more to make desirable custom gifts.**

Discover Exciting New Retail Opportunities

With quick, versatile, on-demand production, the BT-12 DTG printer is the ideal solution for creating a successful etsy store or other online storefront. Its compact size also makes it a convenient choice for use in kiosks, museums, photo studios, pet supply stores, souvenir shops, sports suppliers and many other retail environments. Offer a “while-you-wait” personalization service to give customers the unique products they really want.

Print and Cure in 3-Easy Steps

The fully-enclosed BT-12 DTG printer makes garment printing safe, clean and foolproof. The automatic process takes just minutes with the BT-12 and accompanying finisher unit that prints your designs and cures the inks in one smooth workflow. In just 3-easy steps you can have a fully-finished custom printed product in your hands.

STEP 1

Prep or design your digital print file on your computer with easy-to-use software.

STEP 2

Mount your garment in the cassette tray, load into the BT-12 printer and print your digital file from your computer.

STEP 3

Load the cassette into the finisher unit to cure the ink.

As Featured in Make:

Watch the Make: Magazine video review of the Roland DG BT-12 direct-to-garment printer and find out what popular technology reviewer, Caleb Kraft thinks about the amazing machine that customizes T-shirts, tote bags and more at the touch-of-a-button.

"For small amounts of T-shirts, this is incredible— the freedom it gives you is fantastic!"

- Caleb Kraft, Senior Editor for Make:

"This unit is meant for every day users, beginners even..."

- Caleb Kraft, Senior Editor for Make:

Distinctive Features and Highlights

	Start Printing Right Out-of-the-Box When bundled with the HB-12 finishing unit and included cassette trays, the BT-12 provides a complete, low-cost solution for direct-to-garment printing quickly and easily.
	Includes Super-Easy Software If you can use a desktop printer, you can output your PNG and JPG files with our included software. Users can also output TIFF, PDF and BMP files with their choice of design programs.
	Durable Stainless Steel Printheads 192 nozzles per channel, 2 channels per head and variable dot printing offer professional print results on a wide range of cotton/cotton mix products.
	Brilliant Inks and Images Provide sharp and color-brilliant image results.

	Affordable to Run and Easy-to-Profit Requires no special electrical set-up and works with standard wall sockets— a cost-effective solution with a low entry point, low cost-of-ownership and high return.
	A Digitally Smart Alternative to Traditional Printing Traditional apparel printing is bulky, messy, costly and time-consuming— avoid the fuss and expense with a fast, easy, on-demand alternative.
	A Safe, Fully-Enclosed Process Users of all abilities can print onto garments without coming into any contact with chemicals, heat, steam, or complicated processes that present safety issues.
	Space-Saving Print Solution The compact printer fits comfortably in any store, office, kiosk, workshop or home environment— the printer and finisher unit can be stacked to maximize functionality.

Roland DG’s Industry-Leading Warranty and Support

For over 30 years, Roland DG has provided the most advanced and reliable machines, backed by unmatched customer service and technical support..

The VersaStudio BT-12 and finishing unit is also supplied with a Two-Year Trouble-Free Warranty for added peace of mind.

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Specifications

Model		BT-12
Printing method		Direct-to-garment (DTG) Piezo ink-jet method
Print heads		2 print heads 2 channels per print head 192 nozzles per channel Nozzle pitch: 150 dpi Max. print swath: 1.27” (32 mm)
Printing resolution (dpi)		600 x 600 dpi 1200dpi x 1200 dpi
Printable Area	A4 Cassette (Standard)	11.5” x 8” (291 mm x 204 mm)
Printable Area	A5 Cassette (Optional)	8” x 5.6” (204 mm x 142 mm)
Garment Type	Fabric	50-100% Cotton
	Thickness	Maximum 0.157” (4 mm)
	Colors	White, Light Colors
Ink Cartridges	Types	TPG Textile Pigment Ink
Ink Cartridges	Size	100 ml (CMY) 140 ml (K)
Connectivity	Host Interface	USB2.0 High Speed, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Connectivity	Network Protocol	TCP/IP
Exterior dimensions	Printer Installed	15.7” (W) x 27.5” (D) x 11.5” (H) (399 mm (W) × 698 mm (D) × 292.5 mm(H))
Exterior dimensions	Finisher Installed	15.7” (W) x 23.6” (D) x 8.7” (H) (399 mm (W) × 599.4 mm (D) × 220.98 mm(H))
Weight		55 lbs (25 kg)
Environmental	Temperature	15℃ to 32℃ (59 to 89.6˚F)
Environmental	Humidity	15 to 80% RH (non- condensing)
Included Software		Roland DG Design Software
Supported File Types		PNG, JPG, TIFF, PDF, BMP*
Maximum File Size		10 MB
Heating Mode	Fix Mode (Fuse)	Non-contact heat
Heating Mode	Press Mode (Pre-heat)	Contact heat
Power requirements	North America	AC100V to 120V, 50/60Hz, max. 90 Watts
Power requirements	Latin America	AC220V to 240V, 50/60Hz, max. 90 Watts
Power consumption	During operation	Less than 27.5 W
Power consumption	Sleep mode	Less than 2 W
Warm-up Time		Less than 35 sec.
Temperature Range		175℃ (Default) / 165℃ (347 / 329˚F)

*File types not supported by included Roland DG software but available for print output with other popular design programs

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