Secabo TC5 SMART
Secabo's modular 38 × 38 cm clamshell heat press with Bluetooth app control: 225 °C maximum, 250 g/cm² maximum contact pressure and a 230 V / 1.8 kW rating — specified from the German manufacturer's own product data, with UK dealers named on its dealer page.
What it is
A modular clamshell heat press with a 38 × 38 cm plate, Bluetooth control through the free Secabo Smart Transfer app, ten memory slots, and handwheel pressure adjustment read against a maximum contact pressure of 250 g/cm². The base plate is exchangeable as part of Secabo's modular system.
Who it may be relevant for: Decorators pressing HTV, DTF transfers and sublimation blanks who want app-monitored settings at a desktop footprint — a different class from professional swing/draw presses.
UK market notes
- Secabo is the heat-press brand of NEPATA Vertrieb GmbH (Wolnzach, Bavaria, Germany — verified via the site imprint). Secabo's own dealer page lists three UK entries: Papergraphics Ltd (Crawley) and Hexis UK Ltd (Lichfield), both verified live at review, and RA Smart (Bollington), whose site currently displays an administrators' notice. A directory listing does not mean a dealer stocks the TC5 SMART or that stock is available — confirm current availability directly with the dealer. The manufacturer's own shop also lists the United Kingdom as a delivery option.
- The electrical rating (AC 230 V, 50–60 Hz, 1.80 kW) is the manufacturer's European specification; the UK-supplied plug is not stated — confirm with Secabo or a UK dealer.
- No warranty term and no CE or UKCA statement appear on the fetched product page; the operating manual is hosted on an external documentation wiki that was not fetched. Confirm warranty and conformity documentation with the supplier.
Specifications
Pressing
| Specification | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Platen size | 38 × 38 cm | Verified[1] |
| Temperature | Maximum temperature 225 °C (a minimum is not stated); delay timer up to 999 s | Verified[1] |
| Pressure | Maximum contact pressure 250 g/cm²; height adjustment of the heating plate by handwheel (clamshell mechanism) | Verified[1] |
| Controls | Bluetooth with the free Secabo Smart Transfer app; 10 memory locations | Verified[1] |
Electrical & environment
| Specification | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical (EU specification) | AC 230 V, 50–60 Hz, 1.80 kW (manufacturer's European specification). The UK-supplied plug is not stated — confirm with Secabo or a UK dealer | Verified[1] |
Physical
| Specification | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 41 × 93 × 67 cm open; 41 × 57 × 73 cm closed | Verified[1] |
| Weight | 32 kg (40.6 kg packed) | Verified[1] |
Warranty & compliance
| Specification | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty | No warranty term appears on the fetched manufacturer product page — confirm terms with Secabo or your UK dealer before purchase. | Not verified |
| Conformity documentation | Conformity status was not confirmed from the reviewed official sources — the operating manual lives on an external documentation wiki that was not fetched. Confirm the supplied UK model's documentation with the manufacturer or dealer. | Not verified |
Limitations
- The minimum temperature and the pressure scale's accuracy basis are not published — settings are read against the app and gauge, not a documented calibration.
- No warranty term appears on the fetched product page; confirm terms before purchase.
- Conformity documentation was not fetched (external wiki) — request it from the supplier with the UK-supplied plug configuration.
Equipment
Mimaki TxF150-75
Mimaki's roll-fed DTF printer: 800 mm maximum drawing width, PHT50 water-based pigment ink with white circulation, and RasterLink7 RIP — specified from Mimaki Europe's product page and EU datasheet, with the UK channel evidenced by Mimaki's own distributor statement.
Material
Siser EasyWeed
Siser's flagship polyurethane heat-transfer vinyl: 90-micron PU film applied at 150 °C for 10–15 seconds with a hot-or-cold peel — application settings reproduced from Siser's own page and reference chart, as guidance, not universal fact.
Material
Epson DS Transfer Multi-Purpose II
Epson's own dye-sublimation transfer paper for SureColor F-series printers, in 61 cm and 111.8 cm × 91.4 m rolls at 105 g/m² — recorded from Epson UK's product pages, with the absence of a published technical data sheet stated honestly.
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