This is why I want an auto coater

[inkbrigade]

The best thing about Dave is he counts time in 6 packs!
 
Auto coating = 1 sixpack
Imaging 150 screens with i-jet = 1 six pack

Rotflol!!!

[jsheridan]

Looks like you better get busy! 

I reclaim then coat that many, sometimes more on a daily basis. An auto coater would sure be nice, preferably one that has front and back emulsion trays. The labor part is what I hate, and training someone new to coat can be a hassle. 
It's the repeatability that's the beauty of the coater. If that means train to put emulsion here, screen here, adjust coats by this chart here and press this button then life just got easier for your production flow.

[inkbrigade]

Our problem was we had a "short timer". A kid that was about to quit. He coated a few racks of screens, but he did them to fast. Thus very little eom. We didn't realize it till screens were burned and causing trouble on press.
We had dozens and dozens of screens that were screwed.

[bimmridder]

That's part of the beauty of an auto coater. It takes about two minutes to train someone, anyone, how to use it. Mine does have troughs on front and back. Slap two screens in the machine and set them against the stop blocks, lock them in and press start. Keep the troughs full (not too full) and adjust the start delay as needed. A chart on the machine tells you exactly what mesh gets what coating. A huge majority of my screens are coated the same. It's so easy Sam could do it.

[Gilligan]

What is the price on one of those puppies?

[Prosperi-Tees]

I seen a used on for about 10K. I think they are in the mid 20s to 30s new.