Screen Printing

What is it?

The Screen Printing Process

The technique of screen printing is based on that of stencilling. A fine mesh, called a screen is used as a stencil. 

The print design is created by coating certain areas of this screen with a non-permeable material.  A fill blade (a squeegee) is then used to force ink through unblocked areas of the mesh screen and onto the printing surface.

This method of printing only prints one colour at a time, so several screens are required to produce a multicoloured label design.

Screen printed labels can either be surface or sub surface (reverse) printed.  Sub surface printing involves reverse printing onto a clear material and then adding the adhesive behind the print, meaning that the print itself is not exposed to the environment.

This printing process produces highly resilient, long lasting labels, which are often used for machine fascias, industrial equipment or general outdoor usage.

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Key Facts

   •  Screen printing uses highly durable Inks
   •  You can print onto a wide choice of materials (substrates)
   •  It produces vivid colours
   •  Screen Printing is ideal for spot colour
   •  Its not suitable for fine detail (images)
   •  This process is best suited to medium to high volumes