Automotive

Screen printing onto silicone hoses

• The client required a machine capable of producing high quality print onto complex shaped hose using special inks. Silicone rubber is difficult to print onto as ink does not adhere easily.

• An existing machine was modified and wooden tooling was developed to prove the concept.
  Following successful trials with this tooling, more robust prototype tooling was developed.

• Due to the weight of components being printed it was necessary to modify the tooling further to prevent slippage of the component during printing.

• Mascoprint carried out extensive trials under production conditions before manufacturing a new CP12 fitted with the final tooling version.

• The machine is now installed at the customer’s factory producing hoses for high performance motor vehicles.