"If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it." This is a popular attitude if you create your own separations. You follow the same steps you’ve always used...
My travels give me the opportunity to visit a lot of different shops, in many different states and countries. Of everything I’ve seen, the screenroom remains...
All "output for hire" industries have their fair share of idiosyncrasies, and screen printing is no exception. But one lesson that applies to all of them...
Spontaneity and surprises may keep the fire burning in a marriage, but anything short of control and predictability in your screenmaking procedures can quickly create irreconcilable...
The color gamut of process-color (CMYK) inks has always been a problem for screen printers. Frequently, printers boost troublesome process colors by adding fluorescent pigments, which...
While virtually every screen printer recognizes the importance of properly preparing screens, many fail to apply correct techniques that will allow them to produce quality screens...
Achieving proper and consistent mesh tension is a primary concern when attempting to create a controllable printing environment. Exactly which tensions are considered optimum for any...
Pick up a magazine about commercial printing or visit an industry trade show and you’re left with the impression that large-format screen printing is increasingly being...
Acquiring and implementing new prepress techniques and technologies does not always produce the results you desire. In fact, there are many instances when delivering a product...
Prepress comprises more than just separations, film, and screens. It also entails the creation of art and the decisions about how the art will be reproduced....