Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method to print objects employing a letterpress or offset printing method. The surface of the object to be printed or the holding device respectively is measured before printing so as to determine deviations of the distance and the parallelism between the impression cylinder and the object accommodated in a holding device. Based on this measuring, the inclination of the impression cylinder and its distance is adjusted by the holding device either before or during printing.

Abstract: A printing stencil for a screen-printing machine is proposed, having a frame (1) which holds a screen element and being distinguished by the fact that the screen element is substantially curved in a U shape, and by the fact that its concave side is assigned to a pressure squeegee and its convex side is assigned to the surface to be printed.