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requirements to change the of the Fast series are: same. plemented by Cugher on
type of glass to be printed is t 1PTTJCJMJUZ UP TFU EJGGFSFOU t 1PTTJCJMJUZ UP SBJTF UIF the Fast line, improving its
very common. The change- speeds for squeegee bar printing head up to 500mm production performances.
over can be carried out by and scraper to facilitate cleaning/main- OVERVIEW
a skilled operator in a few t "OUJ ESJQ TZTUFN PO UIF tenance operations (in total
minutes, thanks to the self- printing bridge (squeegee 1,500mm from the floor) The front pins for the
learning system of the glass bar/scraper group) t "OPEJ[FE BOE HSPVOE quick centring change on
formats. Moreover, all the t $POTUBOU QSFTTVSF PG aluminium printing table, printing table switch from
operations related to the squeegee bar and scraper, provided with belts for two to four and are auto-
different batches can be which can be set from the moving the glass in order matically selectable from
easily performed by a sin- recipe on the operator to be able to handle even the recipe, based on the
gle operator on the ma- panel. holed glass glass size.
chine. t 2VJDL BOE FBTZ GSBNF t $ZDMF UJNF TFDPOET Through the selection of
The very easy maintenance registration, with micro- with maximum glass size - the recipe, the operator
operations have been fur- metric precision on all 800 x 1,000mm – possible engages the internal or ex-
ther improved thanks to directions, including rota- UP QSJOU VQ UP HMBTTFT ternal pair according to the
some recent interven- tion. hour. dimensions of the glass be-
tions on the design of the t "EKVTUBCMF IFJHIU PG ing processed.
machine itself. Machine printing head , depending The proof of the continu- This allows an even more
downtimes are very low on glass thickness and to ous relationship with cus- precise centring. The re-
thanks to reliable and high make cleaning and mainte- tomers and of the attentive placement of the pins, in
quality components. nance operations easier. and constructive listening case of wear, occurs in a
All machines are designed t 'SBNF FYUSBDUJPO XJUI- to the production needs few seconds.
to be equipped with related out losing the registers and coming from the sector, is New side bars on the pre-
options. The main features pneumatic locking of the the innovation content im- centring conveyor: the

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