Abstract: The present invention refers to a method and a plant for producing a stencil arrangement, whereby said stencil comprises a carrier substrate (2) and a pattern (4) belonging to said substrate, while using digital information relating to a pattern and stored in a computer equipment (10) and means (20) for transferring said digital information to a light-sensitive layer (3) applied onto the carrier substrate (2). Connected to the computer equipment (10) is at least one modified laser printer unit (20), which is movable relative to said layer-coated carrier substrate (2) by means of a frame structure (30). During said movement said unit (20) is applying to a light-absorbing layer (5, 5') onto said light-sensitive layer (3) and further means are arranged for exposure process and development process.

Abstract: An apparatus for drying the ink on freshly printed material comprises a convey path arranged for movement in a horizontal plane. Spaced vertically above the horizontal plane of movement of said conveyor path is a plurality of hot-air nozzles, the exit orifices of which lie on a common plane and are directed onto said conveyor path. The conveyor path is supported for rectilinear movement on rollers carried by a frame structure and means are provided with which this frame structure can be raised and lowered so as to increase or decrease the distance between the said two planes. This affords the advantage whereby the apparatus is able to dry sheets of printed material of varying thickness with maximum efficiency.

Abstract: A silkscreen printing machine, having a printing drum supporting material which is to be printed. Sensing means for indicating the position of the material are arranged on the drum, and an adjusting device is arranged to stop the front edge of the material at a predetermined position, in which gripper means grips the material.