Patent ID: 11912047
Assignee: M&R PRINTING EQUIPMENT, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of printing on a substrate with a printing press system having a plurality of pallets, a direct-to-screen printing station, a screen printing station and a direct-to-garment printing station, the method comprising:
providing a digital art file of an image;
using a processor to create a first signal representative of a base coat from the digital art file and a second signal representative of non-base coat colors from the digital art file;
sending the first signal to the direct-to-screen printing station to apply to a screen and creating the screen for use in applying the base coat to a substrate;
applying the base coat to the substrate on the first one of the plurality of pallets by the screen printing station using the screen;
moving the first one of the plurality of pallets to the direct-to-garment printing station;
sending the second signal representative of non-base coat colors to the direct-to-garment printing station; and,
applying the non-base coat colors to the substrate on the first one of the plurality of pallets by the direct-to-garment printing station.