Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Pros And Cons Of The Screen Printing Process

By Michael Reed


Screen printing is one of the most commonly used technologies today. This process would include squeezing a blade into a printing paste through the opening of the screen onto a fabric. This process can be used on various types of medium such as on paper boards, fabrics, papers, metals, glass, cotton, plastic, and nylon. And the most common products that can be produced out from these materials are labels, textiles, electronic boards, posters, and signages.

Advantages. Long lasting. Both composition and ink thickness are being considered to be the main reasons why the process of this Maryland screen printing is durable. And for this reason, designing an item through using this method has the ability to withstand more amount of stresses. And thus, this is much better than others without losing the print quality.

Big order friendly. Because this method will be requiring a screen fabrication for each of the color being utilized in an artwork, it can be best for larger orders. So this would mean that there could be much lesser costs for each unit if more garments are being ordered. Great finish. Producing vibrant colors makes the design hard to be replicated using other methods.

More ink. This process allows greater ink thickness compared to the other techniques. And the most possible result of this would be having greater possibilities of finishing the piece perfectly. Versatility. You will surely find a hard time of searching for another method which is as versatile as the screen process of printing. This is good for any surface like fabric, plastic, metal, flat, and wood.

Straightforward. There will be no changes in the processes involved even if there are some changes made in operations, either done automatically or by hand. Another common advantage is the easy process of tools replacement. Obsolete tools are being used, unlike the other techniques or technologies.

Disadvantages. Smaller orders cannot be done. As what is mentioned above, this method of printing needs so much of preparations than the other methods prior to the production. Thus, this cannot be considered as a process that suits best the demand printing. An on demand would mean to create an item once the order is made.

More colors means higher costs. It is a bit hassle to create one screen for each of the colors. And thus, saying that colorful designs could be very complicated, which makes the item become more expensive. So the best suggestion to this is keeping the design simple with fewer tones but with so much of attractiveness.

Not an environmentally friendly method. Though so much of efforts are being exerted already in order to create an eco friendly screen and ink, the reality is still wasting much amounts of water. It is because water is being mixed with the ink and is used to clean the screens. The problem will still be increasing continuously because a thousand of productions are done each day.

Relative complexity. It may be similar to contradiction. However, this process could be a bit complex, depending on the project and the design. This is because more number of steps are involved compared to other methods.




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