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What is Screen Printing process

• Screen Printing refers to: when the image area are porous; to
let the ink pass, whereas the non image area on the printing
plate blocked to prevent ink pass.
• Screen printing originated from China. Originally used to print
textiles. Most simple print process.
• Manual screen printing can be accomplished with only a few
simple items: a sturdy frame, screen fabric, stencils, squeegee
, and ink. Automatic press equipment is available which
greatly speeds up the process.
• The equipment costs for screen printing are lower than other
printing processes, but the rate of production is usually
slower.

Screen (Porous) : Image through the surface


Screen Printing Process
Screen Fabric
• The screen is a fine fabric made of natural silk,
plastic or metal fibers.
Screen Printing
Screen Printing Process
• Screen printing is a direct printing process by forcing
ink through a stencil.
• The screen printing process uses a porous mesh fabric
stretched tightly and mounted on a sturdy frame made
of wood or metal.
• A squeegee is used to press the ink through a stencil on
the screen and transfer it directly onto the substrate.
• The ink pass through only to the open areas of the
stencil and it is transferred directly onto a substrate
positioned below the frame thus forming an image on
the printing substrate
Screen Printing Process
Screen Printing plate
• The Screen printing stencil serve as a printing plate
and it mounted on a sturdy frame
• Stencil is the image carrier for screen printing. The
stencil is produce in 2 different ways:
1. Manual Stencil Production: For simple, solid-area
print work, the stencil can be produce manually by
drawing or cut stencils and transferred to the
underside of the screen.
2. Photomechanical Stencil Production: For multi
color/halftone; the application of photomechanical
stencil material based on photopolymer
Screen Printing Plate
Screen Printing Inks & Substrate
• The inks are moderately viscous inks and takes
a long time to dry.

• Screen printing is the printing process with


which practically any substrate such as; paper
and card, plastic, glass, metal, textiles,
Physical profiles
of the printed image
• “Slightly raised” effect
on solid color image
because of the
thickness of the ink
• The halftone image
appear coarse and not
sharp compare to other
printing process due to
coarse screen mesh.
(Under magnification )
Screen Printing Press
a) Flatbed Screen Printing
– The printing plate and the printing substrate are
both flat
b) Flat to round Screen Printing
– The printing plate is flat, printing substrate is
curve shape
c) Rotary Screen Printing
– Printing screen is cylinder. Printing plate,
substrate and impression cylinder move together.
Flatbed Screen Printing
Flat to Round Screen Printing
Rotary Screen Printing
Screen Printing Printed Products
• In screen printing almost all materials and
shapes can be printed. The application ranges
from CDs, textiles( t-Shirt), Signboard and
electronic circuit boards and non-flat surfaces
such as toys, bottles, drinking glasses,
Advantage & Disadvantage of
Screen printing process
Advantage
• Most simplest and cheapest method of printing process ; The
equipment costs for screen printing are lower than other
printing processes.
• The most versatile printing process (almost all materials and
shapes can be printed)
• Suitable to print for the small and medium jobs.
Disadvantage
• The speed of production is usually slower.
• Heavy ink applied to the substrate, resulted low quality of
halftone image.
• Extensive drying of printed substrate.

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