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Lawson Nets Two SGIA Product Awards



August 28, 2017

Lawson Screen & Digital Products, St. Louis, recently won two Speciality Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Product of the Year Awards for its Proton screen-printing press and Ajax reclaimer.

The Proton won for Best Manual Screen Printing Garment Press and the Ajax in-line reclaimer won for Best Screen Printing Post-Press (Clean/Reclaim) Product. Lawson was selected among more than 70 companies and 222 entries across all categories, represending the largest field of competitors in the awards program’s history, according to the company.

Lawson will receive its Product of the Year jewel awards in a ceremony, to be held Oct. 10 in conjunction with the 2017 SGIA Expo.

“Everyone here at Lawson is proud to continue our tradition of being pioneers in the screen-printing industry,” says Taylor Landesman, vice president, Lawson Screen & Digital Products. “We are honored to be recognized for our engineering achievements by SGIA.”


The Lawson Proton is a completely modular, manual indexing printing press that includes many options and features. It can start as a one-color/one-station bench model, and then expands up to a six-color/four-station carousel, production floor-model press. It comes standard as a rear clamp machine, but operators have the option of converting to side clamps. Micro-registration is available and includes a locator grid and true X/Y movement.

The Ajax in-line reclaimer provides a fully automated screen-reclaiming system for shops of any size, increasing productivity and improving screen quality, according to the company. Automating the reclaiming process increases productivity, reduces labor costs and minimizes employee exposure to messy chemicals and loud noise. The Ajax reclaimer promotes consistency by eliminating operator variables such as attention-deficit issues, operator fatigue, inadequate training and the inconsistent application of standard operating procedures, according to the company. Plus, the Ajax Reclaimer creates a cleaner and safer working environment since all chemicals and liquids are enclosed, filtered and recirculated through a closed-loop, environmentally friendly system.

The process starts when frames are placed on the in-feed track and transported by pinch rollers into, and through, the reclaiming chamber. As the screen enters the chamber, four spinning nozzle arms — each with two high-pressure nozzles — reclaim all areas of the emulsified screen. The screen exits directly into a backlit inspection area. — J.L.


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