TEXTILE PRINTING

(ROTARY SCREEN PRINTING)

Lecture# 39-42

Mujahid Mehdi Abro Indus University Karachi.

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Introduction
The idea was first proposed in 1947 in Portugal, but the
initial commercial machine was first introduced by Stork
(Holland) at the ITMA show in Germany in 1963. In
concept, the idea is to take a flat screen and simply shape
it into a roll by sealing the ends of the flat screen together.
The simple modification converts a semi-continuous
process to a continuous one. However, initially there were
many technical hurdles to overcome before rotary screen
machines became practical.
Working and Parts of Rotary Screen Machine:
1. The Unbatching Device
2. The Cloth Cleaning Device
3. The high quality lattice roller
4. Thermoplast glueing device
5. Wet glueing device
6. squeegee holding devices
7. Printing blanket washing device
8. The touch screen operator
9. Navigator and printing station operating panels
10. The dryer cabinets
11. The cloth exit device
Working and Parts of Rotary Screen Machine:
 The Unbatching Device

The Unbatching Device

comes with a automatic
digitally controlled speed
control drive system, which
transports any kind of woven
and knits from small or large
rolls onto the printing
machine.
 The Cloth Cleaning Device

The Cloth Cleaning Device

the standard basic suction
system optionally can be
combined with a brushing,
blowing or beating system.
 The high quality lattice roller

The high quality lattice

roller in combination with soft
air blowing edge un-curlers.
 Thermoplast glueing device

Thermoplast glueing device

with cloth heating shield and
infrared heating elements. For
perfectly uniform glueing of
synthetic fabrics.
 Wet glueing device

Wet glueing device with

optimized squeegee
application system and
automatic glue feeding pump.
 squeegee holding devices

Blade Squeegee

Magnet Rod Squeegee

 Printing blanket washing device

Printing blanket
washing device with high
quality brushes and water
recycling system for a
minimum of fresh water
consumption.
 The touch screen operator panel
The touch screen operator
panel as well as all
adjustment buttons on the
machine come in your mother
language. The CAN-BUS
system connects all controls,
drives and sensors on the
printing machine. Printing
design memory eases the job
for your repeat orders.
 Navigator and printing station operating panels

Navigator and printing

station operating panels for a
perfect pre-adjustment and
fine-adjustment of the repeat
parameters and of all
necessary functions.
 The dryer
The drying process has a major influence on the final quality of the
textile printing process. The modular construction of the high efficiency
and powerful hot air nozzle dryer assures even and perfectly controlled
drying of your printed textiles. The heating system can be suitable for
central steam, thermal oil, hot water, as well as direct or indirect gas
burners.

The dryer cabinets can be mounted on ground level or on top of a

substructure in a height of 1,0 up to 2,8 meters, in order to gain space
underneath the dryer for the storage of accessories or textile goods.
 The cloth exit device

The cloth exit device can be

designed to your individual
needs. For example with
antistatic-devices, J-Box,
inspection table or central
winder.
WORKING PRINCIPLE OF ROTARY
SCREEN
Process Flow Chart of Rotary:

Fabric is fed into the printer section

Fabric passes under the rotating screens

Pumping of printing paste

Squeezing of print paste

Fabric passes into drying oven

Curing and washing
Working of Rotary Printing
Rotary printing is a technique that uses a woven mesh to support
an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas a of
mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be
pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A
roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or
pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas.
As the fabric travels under the rotary screens, the screens turn with the
fabric. Print paste is continuously fed to the interior of the screen
through a color bar or pipe. As the screen rotates, the squeegee
device pushes print paste through the design areas of the screen onto
the fabric.
Recent Developments
Reggiani have introduced the idea of washing screens
between color ways on the machine. While still in the
position on the machine

Most manufacturer now offer microprocessor control

coupled with computer management packages. All the
essential data for a print run are recorded in including
machine setting, so that the design is printed again it can
be set up much more quickly.
Advantages

More than 20 colors can be used at a time for design

Sharp lines and features easily produced

Cost is economical. (for big runs only)

Rotary screens are light weight as compare to roller

screens.
Better results as compare to flat screen.
Disadvantages
Difficult of observing faults at high running speed.

If squeegee pressure is un even the volume of print paste applied

across the width will varying in resulting in an un level appearance of

final print.
Pin Hole/ chocking in any screen

Screens required considerable storage space

Long process set up time for color & pattern change

 Applications

Technical Textile

Home Textiles Fashion

Wallpaper Flag