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A screen printing machine is provided having a cabinet, a print screen, a platen assembly, and a curing assembly. The cabinet includes an upper opening and a shelf extending inwardly along at least two opposed cabinet sidewalls. The print screen is adapted to be held on the cabinet shelf in a latera

A screen printing machine is provided having a cabinet, a print screen, a platen assembly, and a curing assembly. The cabinet includes an upper opening and a shelf extending inwardly along at least two opposed cabinet sidewalls. The print screen is adapted to be held on the cabinet shelf in a lateral position. The platen assembly is provided for supporting a substrate suitable for receiving a screen print. The curing assembly is movably connected to the cabinet and located generally above the cabinet upper opening. The curing assembly includes a housing having an open bottom and at least one ultraviolet bulb attached within the housing and oriented to direct ultraviolet light downward. During use, the curing assembly moves laterally between a first position in which the ultraviolet light bulb is not directly above the substrate and a second position in which the ultraviolet light bulb is located directly above the substrate. A registration system is provided having a flexible spring arm.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] In a screen printing machine having a cabinet including upright side walls; the cabinet further including a shelf extending laterally inward from the upright side walls, the shelf

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] In a screen printing machine having a cabinet including upright side walls; the cabinet further including a shelf extending laterally inward from the upright side walls, the shelf for supporting a print screen; the cabinet including a first shelf corner and an opposed second shelf corner; an improvement comprising:a registration mechanism for forcing the print screen into a registration position on the cabinet shelf, the mechanism including a flexible spring arm angled inward and attached to the cabinet opposed second shelf corner;wherein during use, the registration mechanism maintains the print screen on the cabinet shelf by pushing the print screen into the cabinet first shelf corner.