SCREEN PRINTING

An automatic screen printing press is an exciting addition to any shop’s production floor. Automatic presses speed up production time, so press runs that used to take a day now only take hours. However, screen printing shops that adopt automatics shouldn’t be too fast to retire their manual screen printing presses.

You’ve decided to go for it and make contract printing a part of your business. You know it’ll be very competitive, so you’ve got to carefully evaluate what you’ll offer and at what cost.

There are countless screen printing inks that claim to be «ready for use», but in reality almost all inks require some care before they hit your press. Whether you’re seeking the right consistency, the right color or a special effect, there are proper ways to get your ink ready for printing.

There’s an old adage: «Keep your eye upon the doughnut and not upon the hole». Of course, with screen printing it’s sort of reversed, as it’s most important to keep your eye on the holes in your screen mesh.

«Green» living has gone beyond a fad and become a part of the modern fabric. While there have been garment brands offering environmentally friendly apparel – and screen printing shops specializing in green printing – for decades, eco-friendly clothing has gone mainstream.

Are you looking for a way to increase your output and your profit? Do you have lulls in your regular screen printing schedule that you’d like to fill with work?

A screen printer needs the right tools, and one of the most important screen printing tools is the squeegee. There are several variables to consider when selecting a squeegee, and it’s important to understand how each affects your prints so you can choose the right squeegee for each job.

Screen printing customers have been increasingly demanding a softer hand feel to their printed t-shirts. Many apparel screen printers have turned to water-based and discharge ink to achieve the soft, retro prints customers request. But plastisol can get the job done too!

If you’re ready to challenge yourself – and make your shop stand out – halftone printing could be for you. With halftone prints, you can create shaded effects and photorealistic images on garments.

As you strive to maintain top quality in your screen printing, one of the most important factors to achieving great looking prints is also one of the easiest to overlook: Your screen tension.

We all know that screen printing with water-based ink brings some challenges. One of the biggest challenges of water-based ink is fighting stencil breakdown during printing.

From the traditional to the digital, you have an arsenal of marketing tools at your disposal. The reality, however, is that your biggest marketing tool is also one of the most basic elements of your business: Your website.