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How many screens do you have?
mimosatexas:
The screens come out of the CTS washed? Can you give more details? That sounds awesome...
volker:
--- Quote from: mimosatexas on September 19, 2013, 11:26:26 PM ---The screens come out of the CTS washed? Can you give more details? That sounds awesome...
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this is a real cts. it is not just "pissing" ink on a screen (sorry for that bad word, i do not intend to offend someone using an inkjet system) it is an uv-light exposure device with an extremely precise result. it has better quality than our old imagesetter "herkules" from heidelberg. it has a max 1270 dpi resolution and needs less than four minutes for making one screen. in the next module it is washed and in the last module it is blown dry. it has a ten sreen magazine.
we produce about 150 screens a day and needed two persons for cleaning the screens after printing, two persons for putting the films on the screens, exposure and washing and two persons for coating, filmarchive and taping the screens. now all the work is done from two persons. (we did not fire the workers, they help printing now)
have a look at this clip:
Digital Screen Making ~ STM-TEX ~ perfect screen process
after the screen stretching, you see what we have in our shop. it was a perfect investment for us.
if you have more questions go ahead
mimosatexas:
okay that is crazy...
So it is printing with the uv? i never even thought about that...
Gilligan:
I want to see a close up of it exposing those halftones... that's wicked!
Mr Tees!!:
...DAMMIT!! I thought about this concept once when seeing one of those laser light shows on TV. Seemed to me if you could get the laser in the correct spectrum, you could project exposure light in place of any blocking-style imaging system. I wonder if I can apply for a retroactive patent.
...I have always wondered why something like this hasn't been tried, but apparently it has. COOL!
...So the real question is...when can I get the $244 Nuarc model? (eh, see what I did there?)....
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