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Roller Printing

Roller printing is a modern continuous printing technique invented in 1783 by Thomas Bell of Scotland. It uses engraved copper cylinders instead of hand carved blocks, allowing for higher production. The mechanism works by ink being applied to rotating copper rollers engraved with the design, which then contact a main cylinder roller transporting the fabric. This transfers the design to the fabric. Key components include a felt blanket, back grey, bleached cloth to print, color and lint doctors to apply and remove color, and color boxes to hold the print paste.

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Roller Printing

Roller printing is a modern continuous printing technique invented in 1783 by Thomas Bell of Scotland. It uses engraved copper cylinders instead of hand carved blocks, allowing for higher production. The mechanism works by ink being applied to rotating copper rollers engraved with the design, which then contact a main cylinder roller transporting the fabric. This transfers the design to the fabric. Key components include a felt blanket, back grey, bleached cloth to print, color and lint doctors to apply and remove color, and color boxes to hold the print paste.

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NAME: JAISHANKAR INGOLE ROLL/NO: 18TXT113

ROLLER PRINTING

 INTRODUCTION
It is invented by Thomas Bell of Scotland in 1783. Roller printing, also called cylinder printing or
machine printing, on fabrics is a textile printing process. It is a modern continuous printing
technique; in this machine counterpart of block printing, engraved Copper cylinders are used in
place of hand carved blocks. Also we can say it is invented in search of less cost in modern
printing technique.
A heavy copper cylinder is used with the engraved with the printing pattern or design or pictures
As we know that coppers is a soft metal so that we have to electroplate it with chrome for its
durability

 MECHANISM
The plate was inked mechanically and cleaned off by passing under a sharp blade of
steel; and the cloth, instead of being laid on the plate, was passed round the pressure
cylinder.
The plate was raised into frictional contact with the cylinder and in passing under it transferred
its ink to the cloth. The great difficulty in plate printing was to make the various impressions join
up exactly; and, as this could never be done with any certainty, such as handkerchiefs, or those
made up of widely separated objects in which no repeat is visible, like, for instance, patterns
composed of little sprays and spots.

It gives higher production without rotary screen printing machine.14 colors can be used for
printing. Even Medium designs can be produced. It can be used for printing any style. Any color
is used for printing without higher alkali or conc. acid. Higher production by using single color.
Complex design is possible. This machine has a main cylinder that is fitted with a large gear. In
this printing, the print paste is supplied from reservoirs to rotating copper rollers, which are
engraved with the desired design. These rollers contact a main cylinder roller that transports the
fabric. By contacting the rollers and the fabric, the design is transferred to the fabric.

o FELT BLANKET: thick woollen cloth tightly woven and felted. It is uniform in texture.

Elasticity and equal thickness. It increases elasticity of the lapping and it circulates
continuously round the pressure bowl between the lapping and cloth to be printed. After
continuous use the blanket becomes hard and soiled by the paste penetrating into it and
must be either turned or replaced.

o BACK GREY: woolen blanket is used unbleached cotton cloth is run between the blanket
and the cloth to be printed protects the blanket from the paste passing through the cloth.
It is not necessary when the washing blanket is employed . It is wound on a roller and
after printing it leaves the machine and is wound again on another roller.

o BLEACHED CLOTH: the cloth in which we want print


o COLOR DOCTOR: color doctor is made of steel. It consists of a sharp steel blade and has
a razor like edge, which rests on the engraved roller. The other edge is clamped between
two brass plates and screwed together. The doctor blade is given a to and fro motion
parallel to the direction of the roller axis to prevent unequal wear and tear of the blade
edge which is done by the transverse motion.

o LINT DOCTOR: The lint doctor is made of brass no transverse motion is imparted to it.
Its purpose is to pick up loose cotton fibers attached to the engraved roller.
o COLOR BOX: As the rollers rotate, a furnishing roller transfers print paste colour from a
colour box to the engraved cylinder.

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