Manufacturing Process
Screen Printing Process
Process Description
Screen printing process is where stretched silk fabrics, synthetic fabric or metal mesh frame is put on the screen frame, then utilizing hand-engraved film or photochemical plate making to produce the screen printing plate. Modern screen printing technology uses photosensitive material through a photomechanical production of screen printing plate (on the silk screen with the graphic part of the mesh, the holes in the mesh are open; the holes in the other areas are closed). During printing, a scraper will squeeze the ink through the open mesh holes with the graphic part, transferring the ink to form the graphics. Screen printing equipment is simple, easy to operate, low cost, and very flexible. A wide range of common screen printing applications are: color oil paintings, posters, business cards, binding and cover, merchandise logos, and printing and dyeing textiles.