Question

[Scobey Peterman]

Who made the first automatic press and what year??

Just wondering.

[3Deep]

Good question Scobey, I'd like to know too

[Prosperi-Tees]

I think it was TAS in the early 80s

[ebscreen]

My money is on Precision.

[3Deep]

TAS win's if this is correct

TAS commenced in 1968 as an engineering design and development consultancy service, by Otto Eppinger, engaged in tooling and special purpose machine design, and moved into manufacture of screen-printing machinery in 1974.

From that time, TAS has been recognized as the industry’s major “innovator” in screen-printing equipment solutions, and significant milestones include:

* 1975 Introduction of a 4 color manual rotary carousel machine, the major “innovations” of which were not incorporated by other com- petitors until… 20 years later.

* 1977-81 TAS developed special purpose machines that enabled screen printing on-tapered containers, styrene boxes, metal tubes, light fittings, and spun metal products. This was unheard of at the time.

* 1982 TAS developed the first pallet lifting carousel machine, which today is used by all US manufactured automatic carousel machines. This concept revolutionized the industry by offering smart cost effective method of construction, allowing high registration, accuracy and repeatability.

[Prosperi-Tees]

EB may be right as Tas says first platen lifting press not necessarily the first automatic.

[Frog]

I don't have a year, but know that there were Precision ovals in the early '80's and Advance carousels a few years later.

[3Deep]

I know of two guys that could answer this question, one might if he joins this post, but the other is not allowed here

[im_mcguire]

I used to run a 84 American Rototex Auto up until last year...

[californiadreamin]

My guess is Precision Screen Machine
1947
A round  machine, made of plywood, steel, aluminum
Wood was used because steel was very limited because
steel was very scarce because of ww 2 and the rebuilding
Of europe. Designed and built by Matt Jaffa and
His son Dave whose years at the helm took Precision
To its heyday! Dave showed me a pic. It was cool.
Both gentlemen are no longer with us.
Winston

[Dottonedan]

I'd go with Winstons answer.


To add to this,  Vastex, Grandpappy Mark I think, was the first to Patent the Carousel press. I assume it was a manual at the time.