Method of using pallet assembly in a screen printing operation

摘要

A method of screen printing positionally synchronizes a plurality of pallet assemblies on a first screen printing machine with a plurality of pallet assemblies on a second screen printing machine. A screen printed garment having a properly aligned first image received from the first screen printing machine is transferred on a portion of one of the pallet assemblies on the first screen printing machine to one of the plurality of pallet assemblies on the second printing machine. The properly aligned first image on the garment is in proper positional alignment with a screen printing head on the second screen printing machine such that a second image complimentary to the first image is printed on the garment in proper position on the garment relative to the first image without user intervention to positionally locate the first image relative to the screen printing head on the second machine.

主权项

1. A method of screen printing comprising the steps of:
establishing a first screen printing machine having a frame, a plurality of printing heads attached to the frame and a plurality of pallet assemblies attached to the frame and separately alignable with each of the plurality of printing heads wherein each of the pallet assemblies comprises a subassembly attached to the frame and locationally adjustable relative thereto; establishing a second screen printing machine also having a frame, a plurality of printing heads attached to the frame and a plurality of pallet assemblies attached to the frame and separately alignable with each of the plurality of printing heads wherein each of the pallet assemblies comprises a subassembly attached to the frame and locationally adjustable relative thereto; establishing a first alignment means supported by the first screen printing machine; providing a pallet removably transferable between the subassemblies and positionally registered relative thereto; adjusting a position of the pallet as the pallet is transferred to each pallet assembly on the first screen printing machine relative to the first alignment means; transferring the first alignment means to the second screen printing machine and supporting the first alignment means by the second screen printing machine; adjusting a position of the pallet as the pallet is transferred to each pallet assembly on the second screen printing machine relative to the first alignment means; registering a position of each of the printing heads on the first screen printing machine relative to a first pallet assembly on the first screen printing machine; and registering a position of each of the printing heads on the second screen printing machine relative to a second pallet assembly on the second screen printing machine.