SCREEN PRINTING PRESSES

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How to Get the Most from Your Manual Screen Printing Press (Even in an Automatic Shop)

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.

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Finding the Right Mesh Count
Finding the Right Mesh Count: The Impact of Your Screen Printing Press

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.

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Which Screen Printing Frames Are Right for Your Shop
Which Screen Printing Frames Are Right for Your Shop?

When it comes to screen frames, there are loyalists in all camps. Some screen printers love the old-school feel, low price and sustainability of wood. Others rely on the light, sturdy technology of aluminum frames, and still others swear by the control and print crispness that come with retensionable screens.

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Expanding Your Screen Printing Horizons with Hats and Posters
Expanding Your Screen Printing Horizons with Hats and Posters

When you think of screen printed products, shirts are probably the first item that comes to mind. But you definitely shouldn’t stop there! There’s a whole world of different materials waiting to be screen printed, and expanding your offerings will help you attract new customers and keep old ones coming back for more.

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Five Steps to Choosing the Right Air Compressor
Five Steps to Choosing the Right Air Compressor

A screen printing shop needs a good air compressor, one that can fully power its screen printing presses and other equipment. Without the right air compressor, your machine can jolt and bounce. That can affect the quality of your prints and cause undue wear on your screen printing press.

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transferencias de calor con plastisol
Cómo hacer transferencias de calor con plastisol

When you’re running a small business, you need to take advantage of the technology and techniques that will help you increase efficiency while still providing quality products to customers.

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Finding a Niche with Oversized and All-Over Screen Printing
Finding a Niche with Oversized and All-Over Screen Printing

Feeling squeezed by the restrictions of a standard-sized screen print? If your creativity can’t be contained in your usual print size, you may want to give oversized printing a try. To really push the envelope, you can print whole backs and fronts of shirts, or even try all-over printing.

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How to Level Your Screen Printing Pallets in 6 Easy Steps
How to Level Your Screen Printing Pallets in 6 Easy Steps

Are you finding poor quality and misaligned prints in your production? The most probable cause is how your pallets are leveled on your screen printing press.

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3 Ways to Get an Edge with an Electric Screen Printing Machine
3 Ways to Get an Edge with an Electric Screen Printing Machine

If you’re shopping for an automatic screen printing machine, you’re probably seeing lots of different configurations to choose from. Not only do you have to figure out how many colors and what size area you want to print, you’ve also got to pick what type of power will drive your press. There are so many options, it can be overwhelming! Let’s break it down as simply as possible.

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Is an Automatic Screen Printing Press Worth It
Is an Automatic Screen Printing Press Worth It?

Visited a screen printing trade show lately? If you’re a manual printer who’s just seen an automatic press in action, you might think «there’s no way I can keep pushing a squeegee!»

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How to Reclaim Screens For Textile Printing
How to Reclaim Screens For Textile Printing

So you’ve just finished a successful print run and decided to get started on another. You go to the rack for a fresh screen but they’re nowhere to be found! Your lack of planning left you with a pile of dirty screens caked with ink. Now what?

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Discharge Ink
Discharge Ink: Add It to Your Screen Printing Arsenal?

Do you have a favorite t-shirt? You know, the soft cotton one with the soft handed, distressed print on the front? Everyone has one, and there’s a pretty good chance it was printed using water based ink. Customers love the soft feel and clean, smooth look of water based prints.

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