Screen Printers Multi-Station

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published: 2022-08-20 01:34:05
modified: 2026-06-23 14:54:32

Multi-Station Screen Printers

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What this page is

buythis.co.za/screen-printers-multi-station is the Multi-Station Screen Printers page of Buythis, AM.CO.ZA's online shop. On the live page it is a heading, a link to multi-station screen printing videos and tiles to the other screen printing sections. This knowledge base page explains carousel screen printers, compares the four and six station ScreenMaster models with current prices, and lists what a multi-colour T-shirt printing setup needs.

Prices are current Buythis prices including VAT from the product dump dated 2026-10-21. Some prices come from older dump entries (2026-10-18, 2026-10-19); confirm those on the product page. Check the product page before ordering, since prices change. The overview of all screen printing sections is Screen Printers.

What a multi-station carousel printer is

A carousel screen printer has several screen arms and several shirt platens (stations) arranged around a centre post. Each colour of the design has its own screen. You line every screen up with the others once (registration), and after that every shirt gets every colour in the same place by rotating screens and platens past each other. That makes multi-colour T-shirt runs fast and consistent compared with a single-station printer, where each colour needs a fresh setup.

The ScreenMaster carousel models

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-S4` (KB)	Four colour, four station carousel; screens and shirt stations rotate separately in either direction	ScreenMaster Four Colour Four Station Carousel Bi-Directional Screen Printer	R 11 040.00
`SP-S6` (KB)	Six colour, six station carousel; screens and shirt stations rotate separately in either direction	ScreenMaster Six Colour Six Station Carousel Bi-Directional Screen Printer	R 13 800.00

From the am.im product JSON for both models:

T-shirt stations and screens rotate separately, a full 360 degrees in either direction.
Up to four (SP-S4) or six (SP-S6) colours in carousel style, and you can print at any station.
Colour alignment can be done at any station for all colours.
A clamping wheel at every station locks the screen when it is pressed down.
Takes screens up to 60 cm wide and 4 cm thick, with an adjustment screw to match frame thickness.
Comes with four (SP-S4) or six (SP-S6) free 45 x 55 cm, 18 mm melamine T-shirt platens. No screen frames are included.
With two skilled operators (SP-S4) or two or more (SP-S6) and one flash dryer, the maker rates output at a minimum of about one fully printed four or six colour garment a minute.
12 month quality warranty on parts, covering faulty materials and workmanship.
Both are DIY products you assemble yourself; step by step assembly videos are listed below, and AM.CO.ZA support helps on WhatsApp 060 600 7000.

What comes in the box

Model	Cartons
SP-S4	Main rotary (SP-S4/STATION), base structure (SP-S4/SUPPORT), platens and parts (SP-S4/PLATE)
SP-S6	Rotary arm (SP-S6/STATION1), rotary base (SP-S6/STATION2), base structure (SP-S6/SUPPORT), platens and parts (SP-S6/PLATE)

Each carton has its own photo gallery on WellDone, the AM.CO.ZA product photo site, linked from the product pages.

Four or six stations

Question	Four station (SP-S4)	Six station (SP-S6)
Most colours in one design	4	6
Shirt platens supplied	4	6
Good fit	Start-up print shops, school, club and event shirts with up to four colours	Busier shops, dark shirts with a white underbase plus several colours, or keeping one station free for flashing
Price difference		About R 2 760.00 more than SP-S4 at current prices

On dark garments a white underbase usually takes one screen, and a flash cure between the underbase and the colours takes a stop, so a six station machine leaves room for a four colour design on dark shirts.

Registering the screens

Assemble the carousel, level it and tighten the screen arms so they swing freely without play.
Make one screen per colour, all on frames of the same size, with registration marks in the same spot on every film or vinyl stencil.
Clamp the first colour, set the off-contact gap with the thickness screw, and lock it.
Lower each other screen onto the same platen and move it until its marks line up with the first. Lock each one.
Print a test on a pallet sheet or scrap shirt, check every colour, and adjust before the real run.

The AM.CO.ZA alignment video below shows these steps on the six station printer using vinyl stencils.

A production setup

A working multi-colour T-shirt setup usually needs:

the carousel printer and a flash dryer for plastisol;
one screen per colour, ready-meshed or self-tensioning, or mesh, stretcher and glue to make your own;
a way to put the design on the screen: emulsion, coater, film and an exposure unit, or a vinyl cutter for vinyl stencils;
inks, a squeegee per colour, blockout tape and mesh cleaner.

Flash drying

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-DRY` (KB)	1600 W flash dryer on a wheeled, height-adjustable stand with temperature sensor	ScreenMaster 1600W Flush Dryer with Stand on Wheels, ND604	R 4 048.00
`SP-DRY/ELEMENT` (KB)	Replacement 1600 W heating element	1600W Heating Element Replacement for Flush Dryer	R 4 048.00

Frames and mesh

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-SCREEN/4050` (KB)	Welded aluminium 400 x 500 mm frame, no mesh	Aluminium Screen Frame 400x500mm Inner Size (Blank No Mesh), Frame by 1.4mm Wall Thickness Square Tubes	R 266.80
`SP-SCREEN/4050M` (KB)	Aluminium 400 x 500 mm frame with 120 mesh, for water-based ink	120 Mesh 400x500mm Aluminium Screen Frame Inner Size (with 120 Mesh) by 1.4mm Wall Thickness Square Tubes	R 527.85
`SP-SCREEN/4050L` (KB)	Aluminium 400 x 500 mm frame with 250 mesh, for plastisol	250 Mesh 400x500mm Aluminium Screen Frame Inner Size (with 250 Mesh) by 1.4mm Wall Thickness Square Tubes	R 414.00
`SP-TENSION/4050` (KB)	MeshMaster self-tensioning 400 x 500 mm frame with free squeegee and mesh	MeshMaster Self-Tensioning Screen Frame Aluminum 400x500mm Inner Size (with ~1sqm 250 Count Mesh)	R 1 288.00
`SP-MESH/120/40` (KB)	120 mesh nylon, 127 cm x 40 m roll	120 White Nylon Mesh, 127cm Wide, 40 Meters Roll for Water-Based Ink Paste	R 1 656.00
`SP-MESH/250/40` (KB)	250 mesh nylon, 127 cm x 40 m roll	250 White Nylon Mesh, 127cm Wide, 40 Meters Roll for Plastisol Ink Paste	R 3 496.00
`SP-STRETCHER/60` (KB)	60 x 60 cm fast-clip manual mesh stretcher	SPE6060 Fast Clip Manual Stretcher for Silkscreen Screen Mesh Making, 006261	R 4 692.00
`SP-MESH/GLUE` (KB)	Glue kit to fix mesh onto aluminium or wood frames	Screen Mesh Glue Kit, Glue Screen Mesh onto the Aluminium and Wood Frame	R 303.60

Stencils, inks and cleaning

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-EXPOSURE/2` (KB)	Dual-UV exposure unit to harden emulsion on the screen	Dual-UV Exposure Unit for Silkscreen Screen Emulsion Curing on Screen Mesh, SPE-220	R 2 576.00
`SP-EMULSION/SOLVENT` (KB)	900 g UV-cure solvent emulsion with diazo sensitiser, for plastisol on 250 mesh	900g Bottle Solvent Emulsion (+1 Bag of Diazo Sensitizer) for Water-Based and Plastisol Ink 250 Mesh, DM-I	R 386.40
`SP-COAT/350` (KB)	350 mm aluminium scoop coater for spreading emulsion	Full Aluminium 350mm Wide V-Shape Emulsion Scoop Coater with Rubber Edge	R 285.20
`SP-FILM/A4` (KB)	100 A4 sheets of clear film for printing positives	100 Sheets of A4 Size Waterproof Transparent Paper for Inkjet/Laser Printer	R 524.40
`SP-INK/COMBO` (KB)	Seven 1 kg water-based inks: red, green, blue, yellow, black, white, clear	Creamy Water-Based Ink Paste Primary Colour Combo, Red / Green / Blue / Yellow / Black / White / Clear Seven Bottle of 1kg Each	R 1 950.40
`SP-PLASTISOL/COMBO` (KB)	Plastisol colour combo	Plastisol Ink Primary Colour Combo, Red / Green / Blue / Yellow / Black / White Six Bottle of 1kg Each	R 1 830.80
`SP-PLASTISOL/WHITE` (KB)	1 kg white plastisol for 250 mesh, the usual underbase on dark shirts	1kg Bottle White Colour Creamy Plastisol Ink for 250 Mesh	R 202.40
`SP-SQUEEGEE/340` (KB)	Four wooden squeegees, 340 mm, 70 durometer polyurethane blade	Four of Wood Screen Printing Squeegees 340mm (4x)	R 478.40
`SP-TAPE/45/60` (KB)	Five rolls of 45 mm aluminium blockout tape	5 Rolls of Aluminium Durable Screen Blockout Tape Roll 45mm Wide (5x)	R 202.40
`SP-MESH/CLEAN` (KB)	1 kg water-soluble mesh cleaner and emulsion remover	Autohaze Water-Soluble Mesh Cleaner 1kg, Ink Degradant and Emulsion Remover	R 349.60

More colours and options are on Screen Printing Inks, Screen Printing Frames and Meshes and Screen Printer Accessories.

The vinyl stencil route

Many AM.CO.ZA carousel videos use cut vinyl instead of emulsion: each colour is cut on a vinyl cutter, weeded and stuck onto its own mesh, and the screens are registered on the carousel. There is no darkroom, film or exposure, so short multi-colour runs can be ready quickly. See Vinyl Cutters.

When a single station is enough

If most jobs are one colour, or you are just starting, a desktop single-station printer costs much less:

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-S0` (KB)	Desktop one-colour printer that clamps to your own table	ScreenMaster Desktop Single Colour Screen Printer, Mount on Table Required, ZMD (Screen Frame not Included)	R 1 840.00
`SP-S1` (KB)	Desktop one-colour printer on its own stand	ScreenMaster Desktop Single Station Screen Printer on Standalone Station, SPE-11TA (Screen Frame not Included)	R 2 116.00

The full single-station range is on Single-Station Screen Printers.

How to choose

Count the colours in the designs you print most. Up to four suits SP-S4; five or six, or dark shirts with an underbase, suit SP-S6.
Plan the operators. One person can run a carousel, but the rated speed assumes two operators and a flash dryer.
Budget for screens. The printers come without frames, so plan one frame per colour plus spares.
Pick the ink and stencil route: water-based for light cotton, plastisol for darks (with a flash dryer); emulsion for fine detail and long runs, vinyl for quick short runs.
Ask AM.CO.ZA support on WhatsApp 060 600 7000 for advice or a demonstration before you buy.

Multi-station screen printing videos

The live page links to a YouTube search for multi-station screen printers. Assembly, alignment and demonstration videos from the AM.CO.ZA YouTube channels: