Patent ID: 11926143
Assignee: DURALCHROME AG
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A process, including:
a direct to mesh screen printer, including a fixture to hold a frame, which holds a pre-stretched mesh in place during application of a jettable emulsion, a platen having a cavity and an array of holes in a top surface of the platen, a flat non-woven fabric located on the top surface and is located against one side of the pre-stretched mesh, and a printer carriage supporting a print head for printing the jettable emulsion on a side of the pre-stretched mesh opposite the platen;
placing the frame in the fixture:
dispensing the release fluid into the cavity of the platen such that the release fluid passes through the holes and saturates the non-woven fabric to form an evenly distributed release fluid layer on top of the non-woven fabric;
bringing the platen and the mesh together such that the release fluid in the release fluid layer wets the underside of the mesh;
printing the jettable emulsion on the mesh; and
curing the jettable emulsion using UV radiation.