BASIC MACHINE CONSTRUCTION - Welded, torsion-resistant machine frame in a heavy-gauge steel profile - Exposed surfaces or outer parts treated with either a solvent-resistant paint or durable finish - Sound-absorbing side panelling for lower-noise levels (approx. 74 DbA)

PRINTING TABLE - Heavy-gauge, anodized aluminium surface and aluminium sandwiched construction - Vacuum printing area with 1.5 mm diameter holes, pitched every 15 mm on center - Printing table height for off-contact adjustment from 0 - 40 mm via central handcrank - Three-axis fine register adjustment, +/- 10 mm in each axis, scaled

BLOW-BACK DEVICE - Separate blower directly connected to the printing table - Air cushion time infinitely adjustable via potentiometer on the control cabinet - Blowair support by compressed air

THIEME SQUEEGEE UNIT - Pneumatic changeover or inversion from squeegee to flood-coater, and vice-versa for each stroke - Pneumatic squeegee pressure control, with automatic adjustment of parallelism to the plane of the   printing table - Angle of squeegee and flood-coater infinitely adjustable, independent of the squeegee carriage   support beam - Quick-release squeegee and flood-coater clamps for rapid insertion or removal - One maximum-length squeegee and flood-coater set according to the machine size

SQUEEGEE CONTROL - Squeegee control is accomplished by a frequency-controlled and potentiometer adjustable 3-phase   gear motor, and a toothed drive belt - Squeegee and flood-coater speeds are infinitely and independently adjustable - Squeegee stroke length is infinitely adjustable using proximity limit switches - Accurate squeegee carriage tracking is performed using dura-synthetic load-bearing rollers

PRINTING HEAD AND SCREEN FRAME MOUNTING - The opening and closing of the printing head is mechanically controlled for smooth, non-hesitating    travel - Cleaning position extension is switch-controlled - Screen frame mounting is accomplished by fast insertion from the front of the press - Screen frame support bars are easily moved to accommodate different frame sizes - The screen frame is mechanically held in place - Three-point screen positioning device

PEEL-OFF DEVICE - The peel-off height is infinitely adjustable from 0 to 5 mm per 200 mm of stroke length, or, a maximum   rate of peel lift of 2.5 mm/linear cm - The peel-off datum or starting point is infinitely adjustable across the squeegee stroke length - The zero-degree flooding device allows the screen frame to be parallel to the printing table during the   flood stroke

AUTOMATIC TAKE-OFF - Gripper bar with vacuum suctions which can be turned on or off individually - Gripper speeds infinitely adjustable for different material weights - Integrated take-off belt

CONTROL - The THIEME 500 is equipped with a freely programmable controller - A three-position switch toggles between "Set-up" , "Print-cycle" or "Automatic" operation - Start cycle via foot-pedal-switch - Start cycle via foot-pedal-switch - Start cycle via two mushroom switches - The control panel is attached to the press