Roller printing was invented by James Bell of Scotland in 1783. It was the first machine used for textile printing and remained popular for over 200 years until the 1960s. The roller printing machine used engraved rollers to transfer designs onto fabric passing between multiple rollers. It could print 1 to 12 colors at speeds of 70-80 meters per minute. The popularity of roller printing declined after the invention of rotary screen printing in 1960, which allowed for faster, multi-color printing and is now obsolete.

2. ROLLER PRINTING MACHINE

4. MULTI COLOUR ROLLER MACHINE