SPS VTS SL71

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VTS SL71

Fully Automatic STOP Cylinder Screen Printing Machine
(4-post screen lift type—flagship model)
linked with feeder


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SL 4-post screen lift type, as SPS’s flagship model, is based on the superior German lineage classic: the “Original SPS STOP Cylinder Principle” (advantages: highest run speed, printing quality, operator convenience and comfort ever seen in the market), upgraded with the unique 4-post screen lift design: large opening under screen allowing comfortable operator access, for observing sheet flow (runs with screen lifted), and screen cleaning, significantly upgrades setup efficiency and comfort degree, plus the primeline luxury class optimization, for modern high speed automatic screen printing processes to use.

SPS feeder offered in choice of 2 types: Rear pick-up type SPS FYR EP71, and front pick-up type SPS FVF FP71, depending on the substrate type and thickness.

Max. speed 4,000 cycle/hour (with rear pick-up feeder) or 2,500 cycle/hour with FP front pick-up feeder.

Max sheet size 750x1060mm depending on model.
APPLICATIONS: Suitable for paper, plastic, etc. flexible sheet substrates, to be printed graphic images, special effects (varnish, relief, particle, gloss…), or industrial functional pastes (conductive, covering…), such as:

• Graphic Printing: posters, packaging boxes/ wraps, book covers, stickers, greeting cards, labels/tags, braille, scratch-offs…
• Industrial Printing: transfers/decals (textile, ceramic, bikes, sports devices…), automotive/appliance dashboards/panels (IMD/FIM...), security cards (credit, ID…), membrane switches…
• Circuit Printing: flexible circuits (circuits, conductive contacts…), electronic labels, sensors…
• Opto-electronic Printing: electro-luminescence (electrode, emission layer…), flexible cover-lenses…
• Bio-medical Printing: health-care test strips (blood sugar…).
• Green Energy Printing: thin film batteries…
A) Advanced Offset Feeder: No crossbar obstruction over front of feeder. Operator can stand up for comfortable operation. Both sides open, convenient for pile adjustment. Steel plate goes to the floor, easy manual load or w/pallet jack.
SPS VTS SL71 Cylinder Press Advanced Offset Feeder
B) Feeder Head: Advanced feeder head with controls for multiple blast air for sheet separation, vacuum strength, suction cups angle/spread position, skew correction provides an advantage when running deformed sheets.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Advanced Feeder Head
C) Infeed Conveyor Vacuum: Vacuum volume fully opened or closed, and adjustment can be increased or decreased incrementally.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Infeed Conveyor Vacuum
D) Screen Setup Space: Top frame 4-post lift, screen tilt, exit belt fold down, screen slide-in loading from operator side, central screen adjustments + pneumatic frame lock-in. Provides maximum comfort and access for operator fast and convenient settings for cleaning screen, cylinder, + other adjustments.
SPS VTS SL71 Cylinder Press Screen Setup SpaceSPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Screen Setup Space
E) Screen Adjustment: Screen adjustments centralized, convenient for adjustment at one-position, from delivery end or operator side.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Screen Adjustments
F) Screen Holder Frame: Designed with screen tilt to gather ink at print end, prevents flow-back and dripping through mesh holes of low viscosity inks.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Screen Holder Frame
G) Screen Off-Contact Distance: Screen to cylinder distance 1.5mm. Lower off-contact improves registration tolerances. Minimizes mesh to be pressed down by squeegee for increased life of screen. Less mesh stretch and deformation.
H) Squeegee: Optional German RKS C05 carbon back-plate squeegee (one piece). Strong in support (no bending) and light-weight. Changed in 1 second by switching a nearby pneumatic clamp. Carbon plate helps dissipate static.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Squeegee
I) Squeegee Level Adjustment: Only 2 seconds for automatic setting by machine from pushing 2 buttons, fast and constantly accurate always, regardless of operator skill level.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Squeegee level adjustment
J) Squeegee Pressure: Pneumatic + electronic + hydraulic triple controls (stabilizing), automatic equalization. Includes dynamic automatic adaption to level variance.

K) Squeegee Angle: No need of tool for adjustment. Squeegee blade position remains unchanged and constant, adjustment is fast and convenient.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Squeegee angle adjustment 1 SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Squeegee angle adjustment 2
L) Print Stroke: Print stroke digitally settable according to sheet length. Squeegee accurately falls beyond grippers in settable range. Lengthens life of screen and squeegee. No risk of ripping screen.

M) Delivery Conveyor: Belts run in variable speeds. First synchronized with cylinder speed (delivery-sheet out). Secondly synchronized with dryer conveyor speed (transferring sheet to dryer). No risk of scratching sheet.

N) HMI: Main HMI placed at operator eye level. Clear icon and text display for operation conditions, error displays, for easy operator use & control.
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Squeegee angle adjustment 1
O) Sheet Side Guides: Vacuum suction and pulling from bottom side, prevents damage to sheet surface (with optional vacuum-push mode for thicker / heavy sheets).
SPS VTS XP57/P Cylinder Press Squeegee angle adjustment 1
P) Anti-Drip: Squeegee with optional swivel drip pan device, to collect ink drips from squeegee, effectively prevents print quality defects due to ink drip.

Q) Anti-Splash: Designed with solution against risk of splash (out of screen) of low viscosity ink (varnish) during high speed runs. Splash guards synchronously activated open/close along with screen clamping/release action, convenient for production runs using low viscosity ink.

R) High Speed (3000 p/h~): Equipment can comfortably adapt to long time high speed run up to max. nominal 4500p/h (mechanism weight-load well balanced and fine-tuned, thus low in vibration, noise and wear).

S) Maintenance: Automatic oiling for all mechanisms, with oil level detection and warning indication. No need for frequent oiling, lessens work burden and lengthens life of mechanical functions (often seen used for over 35 years).
Specification SL71 Metric Units SL71 Unit Conversions
Maximum sheet size (mm) 750 x 1060 30" x 42"
Minimum sheet size (mm) 280 x 420 11" x 17"
Maximum Cycle Speed (per hour) 4000 4000
• Auto-lubricated balanced drive system, performs constant stability and accuracy in high/low speed and long/short run (feed-in – registration – printing – delivery).
• Finely produced cylinder integrated sequenced vacuum/blowback and grippers, for controlled printing stability with even ink deposit.
• Front stops + vacuum side guides + optical sensors sheet registration system, working with Non-Print / Auto-Stop protective controls, prevents sheet waste.
• Screen loading from above + guides + centralized 3-point screen adjustments, for convenient, comfortable, and quick setup.
• Pneumatic screen tilting in large-angle, provides opening under screen allowing operator access for screen cleaning (assisted by delivery belt fold-down), upgrades setup efficiency; Working with Auto-Stop programs, swivel anti-drip pan device to collect ink drips from squeegee for quick change ink removal, increased accessibility to screen, and easy screen cleaning.
• PEH multiple controlled squeegee pressure + electronic sequence/stroke system, squeegee is automatically leveled for accurate consistent print quality.
• Knobs + micrometer with numbered indicators for squeegee set-down system offering accurate fine-setting.
• Squeegee bridge pneumatic tilting + drip pan, for fast removal of squeegee off screen and decreased changeover time.
• Delivery belt exit fold-down, provides easy access for service (assisted by screen tilt).
• High-level master-control PLC + attentive control programs + package movements, for operation ease of use and error-proof.
• Eye-level high-positioned operator interface + multiple nearby control panels, for user-friendly operations.
• Error diagnose/indication and history record, on-line remote diagnose.
Option SL71
Original SPS® STOP Cylinder Principle™ standard
Sheet alignment system for invariable dot-to-dot registration standard
Vertical 4-post lift of top frame with screen carrier and squeegee bridge standard
Swivel-up squeegee bridge and screen carrier (set-up position) standard
Quick screen-change function: unlock and pull-out / push-in and lock standard
Drop-down delivery belt segment (for cleaning and set-up) standard
Leveled-off protected gripper recess with minimum off-contact standard
Polished stainless-steel vacuum cylinder in micrometric precision, with blow-back standard
Individually spring-loaded sheet grippers with ejectors in the cylinder standard
Opto-electronic sheet lay stop and pass detection: infeed, front and side lays, delivery standard
Rear pick-up stream and single sheet feeder SPS® SF with vacuum infeed table standard
Offset type TP feeder head, independent pick-up and forward suckers; sheet skew standard
Compressed air nozzles for enhanced sheet separation from pile standard
True size scales / gauges for format adjustments; central size tuning of feed board equipment standard
Centralized side guide positioning, externally accessible standard
Vacuum side guides, with fine-tuning for pulling force standard
Sheet delivery with vacuum hold-down and solvent vapor extraction standard
Adjustable sheet deflector guides in the delivery section standard
3-point screen adjustment, central B-side position, pneumatic lock-in standard
Screen carrier with pneumatic frame clamping, prepared for pre-registration standard
SPS® PEH squeegee unit with central pressure control and read-out standard
Horizontal squeegee bridge adjustment (”top position”) standard
Digital squeegee set-point control, gripper margin and active print path adjustable standard
Pneumatic quick clamping of squeegee holder and flood coater profile standard
Equipment package for low-viscosity media (drip protection, control program) standard
Operator panel with all main functions in central B side position, clear text indications standard
Equipment for on-line service data transfer standard
Stainless steel machine paneling; walk-ways on A and B sides standard
High-pile version with EP feeder (max. + 300 mm) optional
Non-stop facility on EP feeder (push-in rods) optional
Pre-stacking frame with EP feeder, incl. 2 pcs. roller skid boards optional
Servo-motorized sheet infeed with EP feeder (slip compensation) optional
Single sheet front pick-up feeder SPS® FP - with servo-controlled slow-down optional
Sheet cleaning device, integrated in the feeder belt table (various types) optional
Anti-static basic set: discharge electrodes optional
Anti-static extension: ionized blast air optional
Anti-static upgrade package for industrial applications on film substrates optional
SPS® serismart F: motorized format adjustment with digital size input optional
Additional push mode on side guides, convertible optional
SPS® synchroline package with synchronized sheet delivery (in combination with dryer) optional
Motorized squeegee set-down with SPS® autoset height leveling optional
SPS® C05 squeegee blade system (RKS) with pneumatic holder, with angle adjustment optional
Print length correction system (adjustment to fit) optional
Enhanced GS safety package: light barriers with controlled overrun function optional
• High raise, following upstream Feeder.
• Anti-static device, eliminates static charge on plastic sheets for smoother uninterrupted operation.
• Print length correction system, corrects screen mesh deviation.
• C05 squeegee system, improves printing quality, fast changeover, lightweight, and carbon plate dissipates static.
• Synchroline control, for in-line control and automatic speed syncing.
• Other options available for corresponding process requirements.

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