Abstract: The most efficient way to dry paint is by using hot air, which applies to any printing process, including silkscreen printing. This study used the developmental method of research. A researcher-made evaluation sheet adopted from the study of Ledesma (2020) [1] was used. However, some items were modified to answer some of the parameters included in this study. The main objective of the study was to fabricate a hot air silkscreen printing dryer. It effectively dried 10 pcs A4 size prints, 20 pcs 3”x 9” size prints, and 60 pcs 2.75” logo size prints per loading in varying times. The shortest drying time for A4 size prints was 3 minutes, and for 3”x 9” and 2.75” sizes was one minute. The device consumes 0.0833 KwHr with a computed cost of Ᵽ1.0629 per minute of operation. Results also showed that the composition, fabrication, features, operating performance, and safety of the device were “Very Acceptable”.

Keywords: hot air, drying device, silkscreen printing, operating performance

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2024.11504