Automated Screenprinting For Automotive And Decorative Glassmakers

Even though glass manufacturing is uniformly automated across the industry, it is not unusual to find makers of automotive and decorative glass using manual screenprinting methods to decorate their products. One reason for this is that most automated screenprinters are not equipped to handle heavier but more fragile rigid substrates such as glass, and another factor is the concern over print quality. However, automated screenprinting systems designed specifically for glass have many advantages. AWT World Trade manufactures a line of rigid-panel screenprinting machines, including the Accu-Print High-Tech line's three models, which this article describes.