La recuperación de pantallas, marcos o bastidores serigráficos es una tarea esencial en cualquier taller de serigrafía, y el éxito de las impresiones futuras depende de la capacidad para recuperar las pantallas de la manera correcta. Cuando la recuperación los marcos no se realiza correctamente, puede enfrentarse a pequeños agujeros, roturas prematuras de la malla […]

Los problemas de exposición pueden crear muchos dolores de cabeza en su taller, pero afortunadamente hay algunos pasos sencillos que puede seguir para prevenirlos. ¿Tus marcos te están dando problemas? Sabes lo importante que es una gran plantilla para crear una gran impresión. Por esa razón, los problemas de exposición pueden causar algunas de las […]

Tanto la serigrafía como la sublimación tienen sus ventajas, entonces, ¿cómo elegir entre ellas? Serigrafía y sublimación, ¿cómo funcionan? La serigrafía es una tecnología analógica que implica empujar la tinta con una escobilla de goma o rasero a través de una plantilla en un marco de malla fina y sobre el sustrato (tela u otro […]

La separación de colores es vital para la serigrafía, ¡pero puede ser complicado! Estos son los conceptos básicos para comenzar. Tipos de separaciones Hay varios procesos de separación que utilizan los impresores en la serigrafía. Comprender los diferentes tipos y los desafíos que presentan puede ayudarlo a ejecutar separaciones exitosas de forma rutinaria. Los tipos […]

Screen printing is a competitive industry, so it’s important to always be on the lookout for ways to separate your business from the pack. It’s hard to attract new customers (and retain existing ones) if you can’t catch their eye…and giving glitter ink a try can help you do just that!

Printing for sports — whether it’s local athletic teams or 5Ks and triathlons — is the bread and butter for many screen printing shops. If printing for athletic teams and events comprises a lot of your business, you need to be prepared to make the most of it. Many athletic teams or athletic event organizers […]

Today’s screen printing shops are filled with advanced technology and sophisticated screen printing equipment. You separate your colors on computers and make your stencils with top-quality HD machines. You can find inks custom formulated to achieve just about any desired effect, and oftentimes, prints are laid down by automatic presses. You flash cure with high-powered […]

January and February tend to bring a lull in the screen printing business, following the busy holiday season. With your screen printing equipment quieting down, this time of year offers the perfect opportunity to consider the screen printing and garment decoration trends for the year ahead. This way, you will be ready to meet customers’ […]

Have you set your new year’s resolutions yet? Many people use this time of year to evaluate and set goals in their personal lives; the new year also provides owners with the perfect reminder to evaluate their businesses, set goals and strategies for the coming year and tackle projects that often fall by the wayside. […]

Most screen printers are looking for ways to increase production speed while maintaining quality. Printing wet-on-wet allows you to do just that! With wet-on-wet screen printing, you don’t have to add minutes to your production time by flashing in between each color. Wet-on-wet screen printing with an automatic screen printing press can provide some challenges. […]

How much ink you lay down on your screen prints will depend on your individual print job and your substrate. Too much ink on your substrate can lead to prints that bleed beyond the stencil edge, soak through the substrate or fail to cure completely. Too little ink can make the print too light, affect […]

Halloween is the perfect time to experiment with special effects inks, especially glow-in-the-dark ink. Glow-in-the-dark ink is a fun addition to any Halloween-themed design, but it also works great year round as an interesting accent or safety feature, or as an element for evening events like nighttime “glow” runs. As far as special effects inks […]