Pattern repeat presetting of a multi-color rotary screen printing machine
AssigneeStork Brabant B.V.
InventorPaulus M. M. Liebregts
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Abstract
Described is a method for pattern repeat presetting of a multi color screen printing machine wherein the screen printing stencils to be used are pre-set on the basis of independently determined stencil-data and printing position data by establishing a fixed predetermined relation between these data. Also described is a multi color screen printing device having means for setting the lengthwise, widthwise and diagonal pattern repeat with use of a computer and independently determined printing position and stencil data. The invention also relates to a device of determining stencil data.
Claims5
A method for the pattern repeat presetting of a multi-printing position rotary screen printing machine for multi-colour printing, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing patterned cylindrical stencils, each of said stencils comprising one or more stencil reference points related to the pattern;
- (b) providing an end ring at each end of each of said stencils, at least one of said end rings comprising an end ring reference point;
- (c) placing said stencils in the printing positions of the rotary screen printing machine;
- and (d) independently determining stencil data and printing position data, such that for each printing position a fixed relation between the stencil data and the printing position data is set.
A device for multi-colour rotary screen printing, comprising;
- (a) several means for accommodating patterned cylindrical stencils, each of said stencils comprising one or more stencil reference points related to the pattern and two end rings, at least one of said end rings comprising an end ring reference point;
- (b) means for setting the widthwise pattern repeat, lengthwise pattern repeat and the diagonal pattern repeat;
- and a computer having a memory file in which predetermined printing position and stencil data are accommodated, said computer generating the printing position setting data for the given stencil/printing position combination.
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