A sports ball having a cover with an outer substrate surface is provided. The cover includes a plurality of raised lenticular features each having a terminus and a plurality of land areas. The raised lenticular features are formed from dimensional ink and disposed upon and extend from the outer substrate surface, such that each terminus is spaced apart from the outer substrate surface by a height greater than about 0.05 millimeters. The cover, including raised lenticular features and the land areas, defines a plurality of directionally-based designs within the physical surface geometry thereof, such that a first design is visible when the sports ball is viewed from a first viewing angle, a second design is visible when the sports ball is viewed from a second viewing angle, and a third design is visible when the sports ball is viewed from a third viewing angle.

A method for screen printing of a material on a substrate is provided. The method includes moving a process head assembly having at least one deposition device from a first position to a second position to perform a stroke, wherein the stroke includes at least a first phase for material processing of a material on a screen device using the at least one deposition device and a second phase for a material transfer from the screen device to the substrate. The at least one deposition device moves in a first direction in the first phase. At least one device moves in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in the first phase. The at least one deposition device and the at least one device simultaneously move during at least a part of the first phase. The at least one device is selected from the group including the at least one deposition device, a material processing device, the screen device, and a substrate support.

A printing object surface has a cross-sectional shape curving along a printing advancing direction. The printing advancing direction is defined as a Y-axis, a direction orthogonal to the Y-axis and belonging to the cross-section is defined as a Z-axis, and a direction around an axis orthogonal to a Y-Z plane is defined as a -axis. A squeegee is disposed so as to be movable in the respective Y-, Z- and -axis directions. Information indicating a mutual relationship among respective Y-, Z- and -axis positions is obtained. The relationship is a relationship that enables performing printing while maintaining or substantially maintaining an angle formed by a direction tangent to a printing position in the printing object surface in the Y-Z plane and the squeegee. Printing is executed while the respective Y-, Z-, -axis positions of the squeegee relative to the printing object surface are controlled according to the obtained information.

A printing object surface has a cross-sectional shape curving along a printing advancing direction. The printing advancing direction is defined as a Y-axis, a direction orthogonal to the Y-axis and belonging to the cross-section is defined as a Z-axis, and a direction around an axis orthogonal to a Y-Z plane is defined as a -axis. A squeegee is disposed so as to be movable in the respective Y-, Z- and -axis directions. Information indicating a mutual relationship among respective Y-, Z- and -axis positions is obtained. The relationship is a relationship that enables performing printing while maintaining or substantially maintaining an angle formed by a direction tangent to a printing position in the printing object surface in the Y-Z plane and the squeegee. Printing is executed while the respective Y-, Z-, -axis positions of the squeegee relative to the printing object surface are controlled according to the obtained information.

The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a bent plate with a printed layer including: holding the bent plate by bringing a second main surface of the bent plate into contact with a surface of a fixing jig in which the surface of the fixing jig has a shape corresponding to the second main surface; disposing a screen having a printing pattern portion above the bent plate; bringing a squeegee into contact with a printing start part of the bent plate via the screen; and causing the squeegee to relatively traverse the bent plate along the first main surface via the screen, in which an angle on a moving direction side of the squeegee is changed when the squeegee is caused to relatively traverse the bent plate.

A screen printing method of the present disclosure includes: a step of performing printing of a first viscous fluid through a screen on the first circuit board using a first squeegee and a first holding member; and a step of performing printing of a second viscous fluid through the screen on the second circuit board using a second squeegee and a second holding member. As described above, in the printing of the first viscous fluid on the first circuit board and the printing of the second viscous fluid on the second circuit board, squeegees and holding members different from each other are used, and thus, the first viscous fluid and the second viscous fluid do not mix with each other. As a result, it is possible to perform printing of different types of viscous fluids on the first circuit board and the second circuit board.

A screen printing method of the present disclosure includes: a step of performing printing of a first viscous fluid through a screen on the first circuit board using a first squeegee and a first holding member; and a step of performing printing of a second viscous fluid through the screen on the second circuit board using a second squeegee and a second holding member. As described above, in the printing of the first viscous fluid on the first circuit board and the printing of the second viscous fluid on the second circuit board, squeegees and holding members different from each other are used, and thus, the first viscous fluid and the second viscous fluid do not mix with each other. As a result, it is possible to perform printing of different types of viscous fluids on the first circuit board and the second circuit board.

A horizontal rotary screen transfer printing device includes a frame, two or more sets of rotary screen transfer printing assemblies which are horizontally disposed on the frame, and a back-pressure roller. Each rotary screen transfer printing assembly includes a rotary screen plate roller and a transfer roller arranged parallel to each other. The rotary screen plate roller transfers a pattern onto the transfer roller serving as a temporary transfer carrier. The transfer roller transfers the pattern onto a fabric passing between the back-pressure roller and the transfer roller in a horizontal direction.

Provided is a screen printing device. A screen printing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a screen disposed adjacent to an upper portion of a substrate on which a printing process is performed, and having a pattern to be printed on the substrate; a printing unit disposed on an upper portion of the screen and configured to discharge ink supplied from the outside to the screen and to print the pattern on the substrate; a driver connected to at least one of the screen and the printing unit and configured to drive at least one of the screen and the printing unit; and a controller connected to the printing unit and the driver and configured to control operations of the printing unit and the driver, wherein, when at least one of the screen and the printing device moves in a state in which the printing unit contacts the screen, the controller controls the printing device to perform printing on the substrate by using discharge pressure of the ink.

A printing machine includes an isolated chamber for the print medium cartridge, which chamber can be opened and accessed without interrupting the print process. In order to enable such a configuration, the cartridge and its cradle are also separated from the print carriage and carried on a shuttle movably mounted on a static rail. The shuttle includes a wall section which acts to isolate the chamber when the shuttle is located in a home position within the chamber.