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G Series printing machine double lite edition

Printing two glasses at the same time means high productivity for Automotive Industry needs 

Cugher was founded in the late 1960s and was immediately among the first companies to automate the silk screen printing process. Cugher is now recognized as one of the most innovative and technologically advanced producers of silk screen printing machines and solutions worldwide, leader in the Automotive sector.

The company is specialized in the realization of turnkey silk screen printing lines, providing a wide range of optional and complementary equipment and solutions even for the most challenging production needs, including process automation and control, IR and UV dryers, handling and storage equipment. Automatic vision and quality control systems for glass and printing, with the highest level of technology, are part of Cugher’s product range, matching Customers’ production needs.

Cugher silk screen printing machines are able to print on symmetrical, asymmetrical, single, double and paired glasses, with dimensions 150x250mm (triangle rectangle) up to 2000x1300mm and thickness varying from 1,4 up to 6 mm.

The machine performances are outstanding: the productivity and precision levels are very high with up to 1028 glasses per hour and a print repeatability precision of +/- 0,08 mm.

The G Series printing machines are the best solution for industrial contests that require high automation, large production volumes, quick set up and format changeover and extreme print precision. The glass transportation is performed by a shuttle with two independent cross shaped holders, centering is made out of the printing table. This solution enables to reach the maximum speed of the printing process for glasses with small and medium dimensions.

The system consists of one cross shaped holder with a vacuum cups system. The glass is collected by the walking beam while it is still in the centering device of the inlet conveyor; thanks to this operation it is possible to transport the glass with great accuracy. No further glass registrations are necessary before the printing process.

The G series special edition DLE (Double Lite Edition) for double glass printing has been engineered with the aim to have the maximum flexibility in a single printing line. On one printing machine is possible to print two small glasses (sidelites or vents) or one single big glass (Backlite, Windshield or Sunroof) allowing a great saving in terms of industrial space and cost optimization with a faster ROI.

It is composed by an entry/squaring conveyor, a printing body and an exit synchronized conveyor. The purpose of the pre-centering conveyor is to perform the correct alignment of the two glasses before they are moved to the centering device.

The Automatic Centering System for extremely asymmetric double glasses

Its outstanding centering system is composed by 18 axes that allow to perfectly center all type of glass, even extremely shaped ones. This automation allows a very fast setup of the machine even with the two glasses. Since the position of the pins will be then stored into a recipe system, the operator will simply recall the recipe and the pins will position themselves automatically.

Easy to be used and ergonomic, it is provided with dimensional auto-learning function controlled by the operator panel.

To match the high flexibility of this machine with the high precision requested by the industrial process, also the transport system has been especially engineered.

In case of processing two glasses, they will be collected by two walking beams while they are still in the centering device of the inlet conveyor; thanks to this operation it is possible to transport the glasses with great accuracy. No further glass registrations are necessary before the printing process.

In case of processing one single glass, the two synchronized holders will act as one big single holder (like a “spider”), transferring the centred glass from the centering system to the printing table.

The whole DLE silk screen printing line has been consequently projected and designed to handle both single and double glasses, giving the opportunity to have an extremely flexible production and reducing costs.

The DLE is available for different glass sizes, from vents size up to windshields.

 

MAIN FEATURES

  • Strongly asymmetrical glass centering system
  • Quick set up and changeover time (less than 5 minutes)
  • Printing repeatability <+/- 0,08 mm
  • Short cycle time (from 6 to 15 seconds)
  • Automatic ink thickness control
  • Zero clear border printing capability
  • Anti-drop system
  • Screen extraction without loss of register
  • Automatic peel off adjustment
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