Werner Deck wrote:

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Hello to frustrated nowhere,

I am sure I can help you but I need more detailed information regarding the type of equipment, the used ink system, the stencil type and the mesh adhesive.

If you are interested in a practicable, working safe and environmentally friendly solution please contact me and I will do my very best to support you.

With best regards
Werner Deck

Hello the equipment is a GRUNIG G-wash 140.The inks are vinyl,UV and 2 pack.
The stencil type is Direct, the mesh adhesive is a 2-pack,red in color.(The most common)
We also had teething problems with this machine when it was first built with the screens jamming inside the machine. As you could imagine once the first screen jams all the other screens behind the first one all get squashed together and it was a cow of a job getting them out which also caused internal damage to the machine.

The other problem is the screen frames fill with the cleaning solution if you have any minor cracks in the frame.
This does not happen as severe if you clean your screens by hand.
I personally put a screen in my machine on a Friday ready to print first thing Monday and did not realize my frame was leaking.
Come Monday there was a pool of screen solution that spilled over the weekend that took the paint clean off it.
Now there is an ugly rust look where the paint used to be!

My boss bought this machine to make all of our jobs easier and he is appreciated for that.He bends over backwards for his staff, so it makes me sad that he spent 'big' dollars on a machine that really does not perform.

The other downfall is the weekly maintenance spending on the machine to combat erosion,top up chemicals,empty waste,ect..
The time it takes to perform maintenance,remove tape from the screen before putting the screens on the conveyor belt,take the screen off the back, put screen back on the conveyor belt the second time and the chemicals to clean the second time plus electricity and water (I work in a drought area level 6) this machine is uneconomical.

I believe that if you want a screen cleaned proficiently then it needs to be done by hand!