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SCREEN-PRINTING
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In
screen-printing, screen fabric is stretched over a frame.
The grade of the screen fabric and the weight of the fibers
are determined by the print resolution and the viscosity
of the ink.
The template coating is then applied to the screen fabric
either manually or photomechanically. The actual motive
to be printed can be anything at all. For example, the
template material could be a light-sensitive emulsion.
If a printing film on this coated screen is then exposed,
the emulsion on the exposed areas hardens and the unexposed
areas can be rinsed clean with water.
A rubber squeegee draws ink across the screen, transferring
it through the mesh of the fabric onto the desired material
wherever the screen is not coated. The screen is then
lifted away and the print is ready. |
Squeegee
draws ink across the screen transferring image through
to vinyl.
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The Benefits of Screen-Printing
• Screen printing inks are ultraviolet (UV) light
cured, pigmented colors.
• These inks are glossy and very resistant to chemicals
and abrasion.
• Screen-Printed materials are weather proof and
waterproof and may be used indoors and outdoors. |
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FLEXO-PRINTING |
Flexography
is a high speed printing process that uses flexible
plates made of rubber or plastic. The inked plates
have a slightly raised image and are rotated on a
cylinder to transfer the image to the substrate.
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The
Benefits of Flexo-Printing
• Very economical.
• This system can be well suited for a wide variety
of materials including paper, plastic, acetate film, polyethylene,
and newsprint.
• In addition to creating full-color materials,
most flexographic presses accommodate laminating and die
cutting processes to protect the product's final shape
and size
• Flexo-Printed materials are not weather proof,
therefore only indoor use is recommended.
• Flexo-Printed inks will vary slightly in color
from our standard screen printed inks. |
Rubber
plate with raised image rotates on cylinder to transfer
image to labels. |
