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SCREEN PRINTING

range of optional and com- to 2,500x4,000 millime- print precision. The glass
HE COMPANY plementary equipment and tres and thickness varying transportation is per-
AND ITS
TSPECIALIZATION solutions even for the most from 1.4 up to 10 millime- formed by a shuttle with
challenging production tres. The machine’s perfor- two independent cross
Cugher was founded in needs, including process mance is outstanding: the shaped holders, centring
the late 1960s and was im- automation and control, productivity and precision is made out of the printing
mediately among the first IR and UV dryers, han- levels are very high with up table. This solution ena-
companies to automate dling and storage equip- to 1,028 glasses per hour bles to reach the maximum
the silk screen printing ment. Automatic vision and and a print repeatability speed of the printing pro-
process. Cugher is now quality control systems for precision of +/- 0.08 mil- cess for glasses with small
recognized as one of the glass and printing, with the limetres. and medium dimensions.
most innovative and tech- highest level of technology, THE G SERIES The system consists of one
nologically advanced pro- are part of Cugher’s prod- PRINTING MACHINES cross shaped holder with
ducers of silk screen print- uct range, matching Cus- a vacuum cups system.
ing machines and solutions tomers’ production needs The G Series printing ma- The glass is collected by
worldwide, leader in the Cugher silk screen printing chines are the best solution the walking beam while it
automotive sector. machines are able to print for industrial contexts that is still in the centring de-
The company is special- on symmetrical, asym- require high automation, vice of the inlet conveyor;
ized in the realization of metrical, single, double large production volumes, thanks to this operation it
turnkey silk screen print- and paired glasses, with quick set up and format is possible to transport the
ing lines, providing a wide standard dimensions up changeover and extreme glass with great accuracy.

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