Thunder Manual Screen Printing Press

Design and Construction

• Double bearing registration locks ensure the utmost print quality when running
  multi-color jobs
• Heavy-duty steel frame and bearings support quick and smooth operation
• Pallets are leveled on special spherical screws that are connected to the frame
• 100% tool-less setup and operation
• Print heads are designed for ease of use, toll-less adjustment, strengthened
  rigidity, and precise registration
• Key rotation axes are reinforced with durable bearings
• The high-stiffness, lightweight base with rolling bearings in the upper carousel
  ensures precise printing, comfortable, fatigue-free operation and long service life.
• An updated lower carousel assembly with increased rigidity, rolling bearings and
  an integrated registration system ensures precision, reliability and comfortable
  operation without loss of quality even after prolonged use.
• The machine base is a versatile, collapsible design with removable legs that
  combines strength, compactness and ease of installation without sacrificing
  accuracy, allows for easy transportation of the equipment into tight spaces, and is
  additionally reinforced with an aesthetic shelf for increased rigidity.

Registration

• Three point micro registration of the screen (front to back, left to right, rotational
  movement)
• Easy to read micro registration targets
• Fine threaded micro registration (same system as our automatic presses)
• Compatible with Anatol’s ARME pre-registration system, as well as many other
  common pre-registration systems available on the market
• The micro-registration system is easier, more accurate, and more convenient.
  You need to spend less time and effort working with this system.
• The updated screen holder system provides a secure, backlash-free hold, stable
  screen positioning, minimal setup effort, and ergonomic grips grips (screen
  profile size from 1.9 cm to 5 cm)
• Stable side screen holders ensure tight registration over long runs
• The updated upper registration unit ensures smooth screen lifting, precise
  fixation without backlash, and comfortable, durable operation even after many
  years of use.

Pallet System

• Slide-style pallet system
• Four-point pallet leveling system
• 16’’x 22’’ solid aluminum, low profile rubber coated pallets standard, with a variety of specialty and custom pallets available separately.
• Laser alignment system for quick and easy apparel alignment.
• The updated pallet arm with increased stiffness, reliable fixation, and
  integrated slide system makes it easy to change and compatible with
  automatic machines as well as some other manufacturer’s machines.
• Our pallets are a classic solution for silk screen printing, made of
  rubber-coated aluminum sheet, compatible with pallet slide systems and
  automatic presses, and are characterized by consistent quality, strength and
  durability.

Options

• Air screen clamps:  Secure your screens instantly with the flick of switch to ensure exact registration alignment. (Requires air compressor.)
• Youth and sleeve pallets
• Vacuum pallets
• Quick release pallet system
• Choice of side or rear clamps at no extra cost
• Quartz flash cure units on height-adjustable floor stands

Print Heads

• Print heads have an adjustable, spring-guided tensioning system; no lubrication required
• Off-contact and screen pitch adjustments are located on each print head
• ’’All Heads Down’’ feature on models with an equal number of stations and colors allows you to print any color from any print head on any pallet
• Adjustable side screen clamps provide maximum stability
• Swivel feet on screen clamps to prevent movement while tightening
• The integrated laser pointer system, borrowed from automatic machines,
  greatly simplifies and speeds up the positioning of garments on the pallet,
  has the ability to connect to the top and bottom and was implemented in
  accordance with the wishes of customers and our experience in designing
  presses.

Thunder Specifications