Our special "SWOT: Changes & Challenges" issue brings industry experts together to consider strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to screen printing. Zoomer’s analysis of one of screen printing’s strongest areas, functional printing, includes a partial list of potential applications. Click each link to learn more about some of the most lucrative possibilities.
Our special "SWOT: Changes & Challenges" issue brings industry experts together to consider strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to screen printing. Zoomer’s analysis of one of screen printing’s strongest areas, functional printing, includes a partial list of potential applications. Click each link to learn more about some of the most lucrative possibilities.
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Telephone cards;
Smart cards;
Scratch cards;
Public transportation tickets;
Paper-thin batteries for toys and gift cards;
(Backlit) signage;
Stealth applications, such as a collision protection for wind farms at sea;
And .
Medical applications include:
Blood glucose test strips;
Adhesives;
And instrument monitors.
include:
Touch panels and displays (including electric wiring);
Automotive applications (such as rear window defrosters, black windshield borders that protect the glass adhesive, and integrated GPS with antennae);
RFID tags;
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Glass panes with integrated photovoltaic cells;
Sensors;
And smart packaging.
For more from our "; special issue:
Editorial Insights
, Steve Duccilli
Strengths
Why Industrial Applications Hold Tremendous Promise for Screen Printing, Mike Young
Screen Printing: King of Textiles, Charlie Taublieb
, Wim Zoomer
Weaknesses
The Limitations of Screen Printing in the Graphic Arts, Tamas S. Frecska
Why Web-to-Print Software Matters for All Printing Businesses, Eileen Fritsch
A Sampling of Web-to-Print Software, Eileen Fritsch
Opportunities
What if Screen Didn’t Exist? Andy MacDougall
Are Screen Printers Part of the Maker Movement? Kiersten Wones
Threats
, Mark Coudray
, Sophie Matthews-Paul