Patent ID: 9174428
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B41C,B41F,B41P

Abstract:
1. A method for printing an electronic circuit on a material, the method comprising the steps of: setting-up a lead print cylinder station and at least one subsequent print cylinder station, where each print cylinder station includes: aligning the print cylinder in the lead print station and the print cylinder in the at least one subsequent print cylinder station next to one another such that the material is able to move from the lead print cylinder station to each subsequent print cylinder while the electronic circuit is printed on the material; and adjusting one or more of the adjustable mounts associated with the pair of bearings and adjusting one or more of the adjustable mounts associated with each component under control of a main control system to adjust an alignment of the print cylinder and to adjust an alignment of each component relative to the print cylinder and ensure that each component is substantially aligned with the print cylinder, further comprising a step of engraving at least one of the print cylinders within an engraving machine while the print cylinder is rotatably supported between the pair of bearings and the pair of bearings are supported by the one or more adjustable mounts; removing the at least one of the print cylinders and the pair of bearings from the engraving station as a unit; and mounting the at least one of the print cylinders and the pair of bearings as a unit in a corresponding one of the lead print station and at least one subsequent print cylinder station on a corresponding one of the plurality of adjustable mounts.