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Application of curved screen printer:

Beverage industry

• Glass bottles, PET bottles, aluminum cans and other beverage containers will use curved screen printers to print brand logos, nutritional information, promotional information and decorative patterns, etc., to help beverage manufacturers enhance product appeal.

Cosmetics and personal care industry

• Containers such as skin cream tubes, shampoo bottles, perfume bottles, etc., can be finely printed on them by curved screen printers. Whether it is a single-color or multi-color design, it can meet the needs of product appearance in line with brand image.

Industrial field

• Industrial products such as safety cans, gas cylinders, metal pipes, etc., use curved screen printers to print warning labels, operating instructions and company logos, etc., to ensure that important information is clearly visible in harsh industrial environments.

Medical industry

• Products such as medicine bottles and medical devices, curved screen printers are used to print labels and instructions, requiring high precision and durability to ensure that patients use the products correctly.

Customized goods and souvenir industry

• Curved objects such as water cups, souvenirs, trophies, etc. can be personalized printed by curved screen printers to meet small batch and diversified market needs, such as printing customer-specified patterns and texts on water cups.

Choice of curved screen printer:

Clear your own needs
Product specifications: Understand the size, shape, curvature, material, etc. of the items to be printed. For example, when printing cylindrical bottles and spheres, the adaptability of the equipment is different, and different materials have different requirements for printing pressure, ink, etc. Generally speaking, the diameter of the printed product is determined by the stroke of the scraper on the curved screen printer. The larger the stroke, the larger the diameter of the printed product.

Printing quality: Determine the printing accuracy, color reproduction, overprint accuracy, etc. according to market and customer requirements. For example, for high-precision curved printing of electronic products, it is necessary to select equipment that can achieve high resolution and precise overprinting. Products with high requirements can use electric-controlled screen printers or servo-controlled screen printers. Products with general requirements can choose pneumatic-controlled screen printers.

• Production capacity: Evaluate the expected output, calculate the number of prints required per hour or day, and consider whether the equipment's printing speed, single print quantity, order change time, etc. can meet the production schedule. Products with small order volumes can use semi-automatic curved screen printers, and products with large order volumes and single product specifications can use fully automatic screen printers.

Investigate equipment performance

• Printing accuracy: Pay attention to parameters such as overprint accuracy and dot printing accuracy. High-precision equipment can ensure clear and accurate patterns and natural color transitions. For curved products that require multi-color overprinting, servo-positioned screen printers can be used.

• Printing speed: Equipment with high production efficiency can meet large-scale production needs, while considering the impact of speed changes on printing quality.

• Stability: Check the quality and reliability of key components of the equipment, such as guide rails, motors, pneumatic components, etc. Stable equipment can reduce failures and downtime.

Consider equipment functions

• Adaptability: The equipment should be able to adapt to the printing of curved products with various curvatures, sizes and shapes, and have adjustable fixtures or positioning devices.

• Automation: such as automatic loading, unloading, screen cleaning, ink addition and other functions, which can reduce labor costs, improve production efficiency and quality stability.

• Operation interface: The friendly operation interface makes it easy for operators to quickly master the operation method, improve work efficiency and reduce the difficulty of operation.

Pay attention to other factors

• Brand and after-sales: Choosing well-known brands and manufacturers with good reputation can ensure the quality of equipment and after-sales service. Understand the manufacturer's technical support, spare parts supply, warranty policy, etc.

• Price and budget: Choose according to financial status and investment plan, while considering the total cost of ownership such as cost performance of equipment, consumables cost, maintenance cost, etc.

• Environmental protection and safety: Meet environmental protection requirements, such as low energy consumption, use of environmentally friendly inks, etc., and have safety protection devices, such as light curtain sensors, emergency stop buttons, etc., to ensure the safety of operators.
Process considerations: Curved screen printing machines are often combined with flame treatment machines and UV curing machines to form a process line to complete the printing of more complex products. When the budget is low, consider a semi-automatic screen printing machine. When the budget is high, consider a fully automatic screen printing machine that integrates flame treatment, multi-color screen printing machine, UV curing or UVLED curing.