(57) An apparatus for accurate, precise and successive registration, indexing and printing
of individual precut backed carpet tiles includes a central control and transport
mechanism (20) and a plurality of tile processing stations (30, 40, 50) adjacent one
another and surrounding the central control and transport mechanism. A plurality of
tile carriers (21) are movably and sequentially carried by the central control mechanism
(20) for sequentially carrying individual carpet tiles to one or more of the processing
sta- 'tions. The processing stations comprise a tile registration station (30), a
printing station (40) and a tile unloading station (50). The apparatus also includes
a 'steamer for fixing printed colorant on carpet tiles, a vacuum device for removing
excess moisture from carpet tiles and a dryer for drying the carpet tiles.
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