![]() ![]() The design needs to be as dark as possible, so that it blocks UV light from the exposure unit to the areas behind the design. Film positives are basically opaque sheets, similar to transparency sheets, that the designs are printed onto using a laser printer. Artwork submitted to Vacord should not have lines finer than 2 point. The higher the mesh count of the screen, then the higher amount of detail that it can hold, given that it is burned properly. Extremely fine lines may not wash out of the screen well in the stencil making process. Printers add crosshairs to the corners of multiple color designs so that he or she can align the screens properly to have proper registration. ![]() Multiple color designs need to be separated by color and then have each color made flat black, as a film will be made for each color. Designs have to be converted to an ebon dark black before it’s outputted, no matter what color ink will be used. Generally, printers use various image editing software, with Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop being popular. Designs submitted on paper should be scanned and converted to a digital format. One needs digital artwork to work with and output to films, so it’s best to receive image files electronically from clients and customers. The process of screen printing starts with artwork, which is then outputted onto a film positive to be “burned” into the emulsion-coated screen. ![]() Some screens are stretched with nylon mesh, but that is not preferable as it doesn’t hold tension as well. Polyester has been used since the 1940s and is by far the most common type of screen mesh. Silk has not been used in screens for 60 years. “ Silk screening” is an antiquated term and not accurate. The technical term for screen printing is serigraphy. ![]() This information is provided to educate customers on the processes of screen printing and also to be a resource to anyone interested in trying screen printing themselves. The ranges can be modified in response to the demands of the market and our Customers, without any reduction in quality.Screen Printing 101 What is screen printing? Most Achitex Minerva printing products are on the Inditex list and hold GOTS, bluesign® and ZDHC certification. Minersil (silicones): eco-friendly products with high elasticity and bonding on synthetic fabrics, suitable above all for sportswear or intimate apparel.An innovative formulation that combines the benefits of Plastisol with the environment-friendly characteristics typical of water-based products. Minerprint® Pure (PVC-free): PVC-free plastisol-equivalent colours, environment-friendly and extremely stable on screens and over time.Plast: plastisol colours for wet-on-wet printing, plastisols for metallic effects (silver, bronze and pearl), plastisols for four-colour printing, and plastisols for fluorescent shades (free from formaldehyde).They provide an extremely soft handle and comply with the strictest environmental standards. Water-based: white, clear and opaque products, lacquers, discharge products, sizes for flock and mylar, pastes for metallic and gloss effects, foaming or high-thickness (3D) pastes, etc.The R&D laboratories have developed products with excellent technical performances that respond to the demands of end users and the customer global fashion brands.Ĭustomer-focus is reflected in quality: the laboratories are at customers’ service to resolve any issues and for the creation of new, leading-edge formulations.Īchitex Minerva screen-printing range includes the following special effects and lines: The frame is placed on top of the fabric for printing and a special rubber trowel (squeegee) is then pressed down on it to force the ink through the screen onto the fabric underneath, precisely reproducing the pattern created by the photo-engraving process. Screen printing is a discontinuous printing technique in which a polyester fabric screen is stretched on a metal frame and then photo-engraved to create clearly defined patterns. Achitex Minerva Group has drawn on its experience in the textile industry to develop a full range of high-performing, eco-compatible products for screen printing. ![]()
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