The new year is here again, and with it comes the usual list of resolutions. You know, the ones we try real hard to do for...
You will deal with file-resolution conflicts as long as you accept customer-supplied digital files. I’m referring to the dots/in. (dpi) of the supplied image file. These...
Anyone who has worked in screen-printing prepress, even for a very short period of time, quickly develops a set of personal peeves. These are the things...
It seems that printers are increasingly moving beyond four-color process into methods of color reproduction that involve printing more than the traditional cyan, magenta, yellow, and...
Screenmaking: The Gateway to Image Quality
Working in the art department exposes us to all kinds of nasty, poorly prepared art. Sometimes it’s the client’s fault. Many times it’s simply ignorance that...
Sure, you know how to coat mesh with a liquid photoemulsion. But do you know the chemistry and physics behind the resulting stencil thickness? Did you...
Using a direct-projection exposure system can be a real benefit to large-format screen printers. Direct-projection systems eliminate the need for costly full-size film by using smaller...
Few things improve the overall productivity and efficiency of a screen-printing operation better than a good pin-registration system. The advantages of such systems are consistent placement...
The screen-printing industry is full of fascinating production recommendations and procedures that are based on common practice. But when we examine them closely, many accepted methods...