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Screen Printing
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Screen printing is a printing process in which ink is pushed through a stencil with a device known as a "squeegee" onto a printing surface known as a "substrate." Typical substrates include t-shirts, sweatshirts, golf shirts, and other apparel as well as "hard goods" which include signage, ad specialty products, and face plates of equipment.
The typical screen is made of polyester mesh (formerly silk mesh, from which the term "silk screening" is derived) which is tightly stretched over a wooden or metal frame. A stencil is created on the mesh using a chemical coating known as "emulsion." A "film positive" of the art that is to be printed is placed on the stencil and using an light exposure unit, the stencil is washed out with water leaving only the image to be printed on the emulsion coated mesh. The screen is then dryed and the emulsion hardens leaving a durable printing stencil ready for printing thousands of impressions. Once the screen is ready, the screen is placed into the screen printing press, ink is placed in the screen and the squeegee is then pulled across the screen forcing the ink through the stencil onto the printing surface. Once the product has been screen printed, it is typically run through a dryer to cure (dry) the ink properly. |
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At Display Spot all screen printing is done in house therefore, we are able to offer extremely competitive pricing along with managing to maintain the highest quality. Screen printing requests generally take 7 - 10 working days from time of the approval of the proof. |
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