8051 based FABRICS PRINTING

MACHINE

Abstract
The present project relates to a fully automatic silkscreen printing machine which makes
it possible to achieve a substantial increase in printing speed as compared with known silk-screen
printing machines, not only by the nature of its drive but also by the special arrangement of the
printing arm carrying the screen frame and of the printing table.
As is known, the silk-screen printing process, wherein the screen and the printing table lie
flat on one another during printing, is carried out substantially in three stages. These are;
(1) The material to be imprinted is placed on a fiat printing table and positioned by means of lay
stops. The printing table must remain accessible to the operator.
(2) The actual printing operation, wherein the screen is made to bear against the material to be
printed, and the ink is applied by means of a doctor device rubbing over the screen.
(3) Release of the printing table by lifting the screen so that the finished print may be removed.
Known silk-screen printing machines are generally operated by hand. All known silk-screen
printing process have a disadvantageously slow working speed. In addition, the material to 'be
imprinted must be positioned on the printing table from the same side as that from which it must
also be removed. The invention is intended to overcome this disadvantage.
Automatic apparatus for screen printing on textiles on a long table. A travelling carriage is
pneumatically driven stepwise on rails and guided by guide-wheels cooperating with guide rails.
A printing frame having a screen thereon is transported by the carriage. The frame is lowered to
apply the screen to the surface, such as a fabric, on which printing is to be effected.
A squeegee is operated automatically applied under pressure to the screen and a doctor blade is
reciprocally driven to effect inking and printing on the fabric surface. The pneumatic operated
cylinder plays the squeegee, forward and backward along the length of screen and apply ink
uniformly on the fabric.
A electronic sensor counts number of forward and backward movements and display counts on
digital LCD screen.
Since by using pneumatic system in screen printing process we can increase the speed of printing
and eventually processing cost is also cheaper than electrically constructed printing machine.