German manufacturer Thieme’s two new machines for ceramic printing on automotive glass and appliance glass/technical glasses were demonstrated at this year’s Glasstec in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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| Uwe Bürklin, Thieme |
The digital printing systems for industrial applications presented at the show enable fully-automatic printing with short cycle times and highest print quality and precision for the imaging of the finest printing patterns, says Thieme development engineer Uwe Bürklin.
Thieme says: "The two new machines – for the ceramic printing on automotive glass and appliance glass/technical glasses, respectively – generated a lot of interest among visitors. The Thieme booth offered a detailed look into the function of the high-precision "Page Wide" print shuttles as well as the automatic printing head cleaning system."
“Combined with our proven glass transport solutions, the new machines and options enable the realization of highly efficient, automated manufacturing processes in the industrial sector,” says Christian Schweickert, Thieme sales glass printing.
Thieme also introduced a new version of the fully automatic flatbed screen printing system THIEME 3000 GS.
"It is intended for printing on appliance glass (e.g., displays and control panels of household appliances/white goods) and technical glasses (e.g., sensor glass). In addition to the classic formats up to 650 by 900 millimeters, the machine enables small panels with sizes of 150 by 50 millimeters to be printed with the same machine and subsequently be safely transported through a multi-colour printing line, including dryer," says a press release.
