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SGIA Workshop Helps Printers Master Screen Making

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9 years ago

April 17, 2015

Back by popular demand, SGIA’s Screen Making: Basic to Advanced Workshop (Fairfax, Virginia, May 11–15) combines classroom presentations and hands-on practice to teach screen printers the how and why of making the right screen for nearly every job.

“Before you can make a quality print, you have to get the screen right,” says Johnny Shell, SGIA’s Vice President of Technical Services. “This knowledge and training is absolutely essential in order to be successful in the screen printing business.”

For one whole week, attendees will learn proven methods to save both time and money to improve their business, including:

Correct methods for choosing the right mesh, stencil and frame
Proper stretching procedures to produce consistently tensioned screens
Correct stencil application methods for optimum consistency and repeatability
Proven techniques for calculation and determining optimum stencil exposure
Troubleshooting printed results

Let’s Talk About It

Creating a More Diverse and Inclusive Screen Printing Industry

LET’S TALK About It: Part 3 discusses how four screen printers have employed people with disabilities, why you should consider doing the same, the resources that are available, and more. Watch the live webinar, held August 16, moderated by Adrienne Palmer, editor-in-chief, Screen Printing magazine, with panelists Ali Banholzer, Amber Massey, Ryan Moor, and Jed Seifert. The multi-part series is hosted exclusively by ROQ.US and U.N.I.T.E Together. Let’s Talk About It: Part 1 focused on Black, female screen printers and can be watched here; Part 2 focused on the LGBTQ+ community and can be watched here.