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The Textile Magazine
JUly 2012
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screens have a patented design
which combines a high mesh count
with minimum spacing between
wider and ingeniously conical
holes, so the maximum amount of
paste is transferred to the substrate.
This leads to higher print quality
and also increases productivity and
efficiency. For example, with a
NovaScreen 195 mesh it becomes
possible to print with the same
quantity of pigment paste between
20-30% more meters as with a nor-
mal PentaScreen.
Two new screens
Users of Stork Prints rotary
screen printing technology can
also look to the future with con-
fidence. For example, two new
screens were introduced at ITMA
2011 in Barcelona. The Random
screen (RM 125) is characterised
by a random distribution of conical
holes. This significantly reduces the
moiré effect whilst printing, which
means less need for trials and fewer
remakes and rejects. It also offers
more freedom in design possibili-
ties, for example through its ability
to produce realistic weaving and
tweed effects.
Meanwhile, the new 195/19%
NovaScreen distinguishes itself by
combining high paste transfer rates
with superb resolution. A patented
design combines a high mesh count
with minimum spacing between
wider and ingeniously conical
holes, so the maximum amount of
paste is transferred to the substrate.
It has been specially designed for
printing fine halftones on volumi-
nous substrates like single jersey,
and also gives full penetration print
on CV georgette or crepe articles.
Of course, both types of screen
have the added advantage of the
unrivalled Stork Prints quality and
service support.
The company specialists were
also on hand to demonstrate and
explain about numerous examples
of superior textiles and coated
products, all made using Stork
Prints screens and equipment. They
demonstrated how the company
is the only global partner that can
offer solutions for every phase of
the production process as well as
consumables, including (digital)
pre-press, printing and drying.
SmartLEX
Nowadays, the textile industry
has increasing demands for high-
quality pre-press and printing, but
wants to decrease the complexity
of production processes at the same
time. Stork Prints has the perfect
solution. As an exclusive at ITMA
Asia, Stork Prints launched the
brand new SmartLEX machine.
This new direct laser exposing sys-
tem, containing Stork Prints’ blue-
ray technology, combines perfect
imaging quality with an unmatched
ease of use. Anyone who is capable
of using a smartphone can make
perfectly imaged screens.
The machine has intuitive design
and is operated via a very user-
friendly oversized touch screen.
Perfect engraving of halftones or
geometric designs is literally only a
few button touches away. Based on
design and screen type, the intel-
ligent software chooses the optimal
process settings fully automati-
cally. This also ensures, especially
in combination with Stork Prints
screens, an unmatched reproduc-
ibility.
Thanks to Stork Prints’ 30 years
of experience in laser engraving,
the machine ensures extreme high
productivity and utmost reliability,
with a rapid return on investment.
The TCO per engraved screen is
very competitive. The specialists
were only too willing to demon-
strate the latest innovation in laser
engraving and prove that this ma-
chine is in fact the future of intelli-
gent pre-press.
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Mr. Ashish Kaul along with Mr. Tejpreet Singh Dua and Mr. K. Prabhakaran,
Regional Sales Managers, Stovec Industries Ltd.
ITMA Asia + CITME 2012