Detailed Equipment Information
Challenger
® II and Challenger
® II OS are M&R’s most affordable large-format high-performance automatic screen printing presses. Designed for quick setups and high-speed production, they’re loaded with timesaving, output-enhancing features, making them outstanding performers in any screen printing shop. Challenger II is available in 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18-color models with a 50 x 70 cm (20” x 28”) maximum image area. Challenger II OS is available in 8, 10, and 12-color models with an oversize 70 x 100 cm (28” x 39”) maximum image area, and all Challenger II OS models feature large, heavy-duty pallet support arms and oversize pallet leveling brackets for exceptional rigidity and stability on cut-piece printing. All Challenger II automatic screen printing machines feature servo-driven indexers, electric printheads, and multiple print-stroke capability.
Challenger II and Challenger II OS presses are compatible with most screen registration systems, including M&R’s Tri-Loc® and Double Tri-Loc®. Standard pneumatic screen clamps hold frames tight and allow rapid screen loading. Standard features include independent squeegee & floodbar speed adjustments; adjustable rear screen holders; and independently-set and calibrated squeegee and floodbar angles. Calibrated pressure adjustments offer the ultimate in control. Independent print, reset, and print/flood speed controls on each printhead make setup easy. Challenger II/II OS screen printing presses include user-friendly LCD touchscreen control panels with extensive onboard self-diagnostics, real-time production data, and easy print parameter adjustment. The independent print-start/print-finish setting saves time by automatically activating and stopping printheads at the beginning and end of production runs.
The tool-free pallet locator system, quick release pallet locks, digital squeegee/floodbar speed display, and enhanced front micro-registration adjustments simplify press operation, and central off-contact permits fast adjustment of all stations simultaneously. M&R’s Revolver Print Program™ automatically operates individual printheads in programmed sequence and allows multiple flashing without losing a printing position. M&R’s Transformer Printheads give standard Challenger II 12, 14, 16, and 18-color screen printing machines a 100 cm (39”) print stroke without increasing press diameter. For example, Transformer Printheads enable the standard Challenger II press to print oversize and all-over images up to 94 x 99 cm (37” x 39”) on alternating printheads. Challenger II and Challenger II OS options include M&R’s Optical No-Shirt Detector, which minimizes the misprints and press stoppage that result from improper T-shirt loading. Ruggedly built and loaded with features, Challenger II and Challenger II OS are M&R’s most affordable high-production automatic screen printing presses.
For over 30 years M&R has helped countless screen printers realize their dreams by supplying them with innovative screen and digital printing products that stand the test of time. We have the right solutions, from pre-press to product finishing, for shops of all sizes. M&R equipment is designed and built with a commitment to quality, durability, and innovation, and is backed by unrivaled 24-hour service and support. With efficient systems integration from start to finish, it’s no surprise that year after year, print after print, M&R’s hard-working equipment is the choice of professional printers around the world.