K9 V

Screen printing machine for glass and plastic containers

Concept:

Screen printing of up to 8 colors with UV ink or thermoplastic ink (ceramic or organic) onto cylindrical, slightly conical containers made of plastic or glass (bottles, cartridges, sprayers, pens, etc.)

Features:

  • Mechanical or optical base or side registration, turning clockwise or anti-clockwise
  • Fine adjustment of screen (in length, width , rotation, height)
  • Mechanical squeegee control (including “no article – no print”), accurate at all speeds
  • On the run squeegee pressure adjustment
  • Infinitely variable squeegee angle
  • Flood bar
  • Pre-treatment: flame, corona or anti-static
  • Fast cycling, clearly laid-out linear machine with prism conveyor chain
  • Up to 200 articles/min with two-up production version, depending on article type
  • Modular design for easy expansion
  • Central adjustment for article lengths
  • Quick change for transport prisms
  • Carriers are opened and closed mechanically for high speeds and reliability
  • Intuitive operation via touch screens
  • Infinitely variable speed control with quick start and quick stop
Additional options:
  • Simultaneous body and neck printing (cylindrical or conical) in one printing station
  • Two-up production with change-over to one-up production
  • Direct or indirect screen heating
  • Article diameter up to 200 mm with limited printing length
  • Print image check
  • Hot-air dryer
  • Selectable process flow direction
  • Multi-track layout
  • Article lengths over 350 mm

Technical specifications:

Version I K09 V:

  • Printing stations: up to eight
  • Possible applications: print images with up to 8 colors, or, with two-up production, simultaneous printing of two articles each with 4-color print images
  • Article diameter: approx. 8 - 70 mm
  • Article length: approx. 40 - 280 mm
  • Printing output: depending on article and decoration, up to approx. 7,200 articles/hr with one-up production and approx. 12,000 articles/hr with two-up production 


Version II K09 V:

  • Printing stations: up to six Possible applications: print images with up to 6 colors, or, with two-up production, simultaneous printing of two articles each with 3-colors print images
  • Article diameter: approx. 30 - 100 mm
  • Article length: approx. 40 - 350 mm
  • Printing output: depending on article and decoration, up to approx. 6,600 articles/hr with one-up production and approx. 9,600 articles/hr with two-up production 


Version III K09 V:

  • Printing stations: up to six
  • Possible applications: print images with up to 6 colors
  • Article diameter: approx. 30 - 120 mm
  • Article length: approx. 40 - 350 mm
  • Printing output: depending on article and decoration, up to approx. 5,900 articles/hr with one-up production